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Here are the original brochures for the PCM80/81 and 91. These are rare items to find. I have scanned them.

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		Lexicon PCM 80 original brochure

		Lexicon PCM 81-91 original brochure

		PCM 80 Dual FX Card

		PCM 80 Pitch FX Card

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The "Shimmer" FX "Shimmer effect recreated on the PCM80 using the Pitch Card. On the PCM81 you won't need this card as the unit already has the pitch shifting algorithms in it. The Shimmer effect was created by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, using AMS 1580 Delay/Shifter and the Lexicon 224 Reverb. It's basically a pitch shifter up 1 octave, delayed and fed back to itself, creating a staircase of high pitch effects smeared in a huge Concert Hall. Shimmer on the PCM80 is a recirculation of +1 octave pitch shifters with 2 delay times (450/700 ms). Adjust feedback at your liking....depending on how long you want the shifted "staircase" to fade away... The octaves being recirculated get shifted 1 and more octaves up at every feedback cycle, until they fade away 'cause of their extremely high pitch going besides hi freq. response of the unit itself. So, the 2 shifters grow in pitch and time and are smeared in a cloud of very hi pitch verb. Often used with volume swells to create synthish pads. Can also be used with different pitch intervals like -4th/+5th or +5th/+1 oct.


	Shimmer PCM80	(download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

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	Lexicon PCM80/81 Italo De Angelis Presets Library - Part 1


Landscape 1	Plate algorithm This is an inspiring one. Verb doesn't get any betterï¿½ with all sort of modulation on its tail (reverb post processing). Glide modulation before and after reverb AND surround processing continuously changing phases. Listen to this one thru your headphones, then you'll understand what I'm talking about. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Brook 8.4	Glide>Hall algorithms Modulated delays inspired by Michael Brook/Brian Eno legendary recordings.Very ambient space. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Rising Mondo	Plate algorithm This reverb breathes with your playing! Level, detuning and surround processing are all dynamic. Your touch controls them all. Headphones, please! (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

EraserSkull	Glide-Inverse algorithm (Dual FX card) Detuning, delays, reverse reverb, gliding delays post reverbï¿½all their levels, panning and surround imaging processed by different lfo waveforms. True mangling ambience. Inspired to David Torn artworks. Againï¿½headphones are your best friend. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Five Storks	Chorus+Reverb algorithm Reminescent of Michael Landau's tone on Five Storks tune, from Karizma's (Forever In The) Arms Of Love CD. Nice chorus with stereo delays and reverb on a Strat. What else? (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

ECM WideHall	Concert Hall algorithm ECM Records style Hall reverb. Wide but never "in the way". Warm and jazzy. THE Lexicon sound. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Lexicon Class	Glide>Hall algorithm Glide chorusing is really transparentï¿½almost TC likeï¿½you hear 2 strings for one that plays. A touch of delay and reverb makes this a clean sound to die forï¿½ at least for me. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Waterized	Plate algorithm Againï¿½gliding delays pre and post reverb for a full immersion. When you are thirsty, your PCM80/81 can fix you right away. Verb here is loooong... (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

AmbiDelay1	Band Delays-Hall algorithm (Dual FX card) Dry gtr rear pickup and ambient filtered delay/verb in the background and on the sides. If you don't play they can last forever in a spooky cloud. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Swell Pad 2	Chorus+Reverb algorithm Big string pad with delays, chorusing, reverb and surround processingï¿½all from the Pcm80. Play chords and get what you hear. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Dyno_Dlys	Glide-Chamber algorithm (Dual FX card) Nice chorus with far delays. Good approximation to the Dyno My Piano TriStereo Chorus. (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

LeadThik+Amb1	Chorus+Reverb algorithm A thick almost static chorused doubling with far delays and ambience. Great on Lead tones. Strat with middle and rear pickups thru a Tech21 PSA-1. First seconds only dry sound...you'll hear the PCM80 kickin' in! (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

LeadThick+Amb2	Chorus+Reverb algorithm Same as #1... (download aiff/stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

Lexicon PCM80/81
Italo De Angelis Presets Library - Part 2
(Including PITCH EFX)


AMBIDLYS	M-Band+Rvb Multi voice Band Delays are swept thru their filters frequencies range and jump in and out of reverb diffusion. Set Reverb to 0% in the Soft Row if you don't want to hear the unfiltered diffused taps. One of a kind effect with a different twist in front/rear imaging. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

C/SIDES DLYS	Plate Modulated delays alternate between center and stereo sides positions in the stereo field. Tap Tempo controls delays and position bouncing. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

CLEAN SWEEPS	Chorus+Rvb Pcm70 multi-voice chorus and stereo phasey delays thru reverb. Tap Tempo controls delay time. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

FLANGING LEAD	Chorus+Rvb More PCM70 classic lushness! Flangy-like multi voice chorus, stereo delays, thickening and Hall reverb! This one sounds amazing on both clean and distorted classic rock tones. Try your best 1980s lead tone thru this and "OMG!" loud for it. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

HUMONGOUS	Plate Lively large reverb with offset early reflections and stereo echoes. A great depth of field with lots of parameters available in the Soft Row for quick tweaks. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

PCM70 DELAYS	Glide>Hall A lot going on in this classic Lexicon sound! Panning delays set for shuffle feel and flanged diffused texture on them. Great on clean chordal work or pedal swells with more feedback applied to it. Soft Row has everything you need for your custom needs. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

SOUNDSCAPES 2	Glide>Hall 4 glided delays swim into a Hall reverb whose output is swept thru different positions by the psycho-acoustic surround processor of the Lexicon. The effect level is controlled by your inputs dynamics, creating auto-swell effects for pad-like sounds. Great on chords! The Soft Row takes you directly to the AR Envelope parameters where you can change the Threshold of the swell effect, according to your system level. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

SPATIAL XPAND	Glide>Hall Here the Haas effect is static. You won't hear psycho-acoustic panning. The chorus will sound spread to different positions across the stereo panorama, thanks to different static microdelays settings. A mono delay follows the chorus in its space position. Tap Tempo controls delay time. ADJUST provides 5 different space static expansion amounts for your favorite choice. Try this without any dry source mixed in. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

PITCH FX PRESETS


ALLAN CHORDS	Quad>Hall Nice stereo detuners with parallel delayed autopanning octaves, auto swelled by your inputs dynamics. Hall reverb spreads the overall sound. This is what Holdsworth uses pitch shifters for...adding delayed soft octaves to his chordal works. Left Envelope controls the release time for the shifters levels. Available in the Soft Row for tweaking. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

AMBIENT RISE	Quad>Hall Lfo detuned 5ths and octaves thru a gorgeous Hall reverb... all auto swelled by your input dynamics and finally psycho-acoustic surround swept from mono 360ï¿½ phase to reversed phase R/L. Another pad with dynamic response and great panning effects. ADJUST controls reverb decay time. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

CRAFTY PITCHES	Quad>Hall This preset reminds of Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists! +/- Octaves and +/- 5ths jump out at different delays spacings, creating an arpeggio processed thru large Hall reverb. Try playing pentatonics thru this, in time with the delays. Tap Tempo controls them anyway. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

CRYSTAL 5THS	Dual-Plt Highly recirculated detuning and +5th create the typical Eventide "crystals" effect. The pitch shifters are then processed thru a large lively Plate reverb. Use this as a pad, particularly effective with single notes and double stops. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

DOMESPACE	Quad>Hall Large Hall reverb with defined early reflections and a diffused long delay coming back on R/L panorama. One of a kind ambience simulating dual large environments. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

ENO'S GTRS	Dual-Plt Fast pitch shifters vibrato thru stereo delays and Plate reverb. ADJUST controls vibrato speed. Eno's "Another Green World" inspired... (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

GENESIS WORLD	Dual-Plt A 5th above and below, delayed and thru a large Plate reverb. Awesome pad for single notes or double stops. A world of 5ths! (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

GOTHAM GHOST	Dual-Inv Autopanning stereo detuners are processed thru stereo delays and Inverse reverb. The reverb output width is dynamically swept thru different psycho-acoustic surround positions by your input signal dynamics. Use this on clean bright arpeggios or lead lines for a different kind of sound. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

GOTHIC PAD	Dual-Plt Dual pitch shifters thru stereo delays and Plate reverb, all psycho-acoustic surround swept. Spectacular pad effect! ADJUST chooses 6 different tunings for the shifters. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

METAL FATIGUE	Quad>Hall One of the most popular gtr riffs ever! Holdsworth heavy distorted sound thru thickening +/- maj 2nds and detuning... all processed by a tight diffused room ambience. A true guitar wall of sound! Requires distortion and rear humbucker pickup. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

MULTI FX 2DYN	Quad>Hall Stereo pitch detuning with a parallel mono detuned delay panning across the stereo field. Delay level is dynamically ducked by your input dynamics and so is the panning speed, running faster when you don't play. A touch of Hall reverb adds space! TC2290 style dynamic effect applied to the mighty Lexicon PCM80/81. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

PITCHDLYHALL	Quad>Hall Stereo detuning with stereo detuned delays in parallel, all thru Hall reverb. Nice pitch multi-fx preset for your clean guitar. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

SHIMMER	Quad>Hall The Shimmer effect was created by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, using an AMS 1580 Delay/Shifter and the Lexicon 224 reverb. It's basically a pitch shifter up 1 octave, delayed and fed back to itself, creating a staircase of high pitch effects smeared in a huge Concert Hall. Shimmer on the PCM80 is a recirculation of +1 octave pitch shifters with 2 delay times (450/700 ms). Adjust feedback at your liking....depending on how long you want the shifted "staircase" to fade away... The octaves being recirculated get shifted 1 and more octaves up at every feedback cycle, until they fade away 'cause of their extremely high pitch going besides hi freq. response of the unit itself. So, the 2 shifters grow in pitch and time and are smeared in a cloud of very hi pitch verb. Often used with volume swells to create synthish pads. Can also be used with different pitch intervals like -4th/+5th or +5th/+1 oct. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

BONUS MUSIC FX PRESETS


NO QUARTER	Chorus+Rvb Similar to the effect on the vocal and Rhodes of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter". Best when not mixed with dry source signal. Great on clean guitar too! ADJUST controls vibrato/panning speed. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

TWO 42's+DLY	Glide>Hall A classic effect simulating 2 PCM42 with short delay and modulation, with trailing delays added in from Voice 2 and 5. It would take 4 PCM42s to create this effect! You can even add ambience in the Soft Row. Great effect on vocals and guitar. ADJUST controls delays feedback. (download aiff 24bit/96KHz / stream mp3 @320k)	Audio Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.