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Topic: profex and lexicon mpx 100 |
Mike Bowles
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Princeton, West Virginia, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2008 1:32 pm |
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is there a whole lot of difference in these processors and where should i hook them up to get the max tone im not very good at these things ixxxxxthink i have a fine steel and too good amps always looking to improve on sound i play a mullen rp sd 10 mullen stock pup nv 112 nv 1000 fx2 thanks for any help
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John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2008 12:47 am
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Mike, I don't claim to be an expert, but I here's my very similar setup:
steel > ProFex II > volume pedal > Lexicon MPX-110 > Webb amp
the ProFex before the volume pedal keeps noise down when I'm not playing, just back off the vp and the white noise goes away
Lexicon after the vp allows the reverbs to naturally decay.
I use the Profex primarily as a tone shaper, very little reverb, let the Lexicon take care of that.
It works for me, give it a try.
Also, my Profex sounds much better after Ken Fox mods (battery-less; Burr Brown chip).
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 29 Dec 2008 3:32 am
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The Profex II is a programmable Preamp and Effects Processor. The Lexicon is only an effects unit and it is a "line level" device and must have a high level signal, not the very low level instrument signal level to operate properly (with the low instrument level you will have a poor signal to noise ratio and thus the signal will be noisy).
The Profex II has the ability to accept a low "instrument level" and an output level adjustment so it can work with instrument level devices (e.g. an amplifier input) or can be set to "line level" so it will drive a power amplifier directly (what it was originally designed to do).
Depending on what kind of amplifier you have and it's inputs and outputs, and effects loops, will determine the best place for the Lexicon. If you have a Nashville 1000 or 112 you can put it in the Post EQ loop and it will work OK (but not the Pre EQ which is the low instrument level). Or you can put it between the Preamp Out and Power Amp in since that is "line level" (what is available on a Nashville 400).
But, if you have a Profex II you don't need the Lexicon as you are just duplicating some of the effects that the Profex II has. No need to have two units with, for example delay and reverb. |
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