"Old Effects" and the MC-1

Posted by Andrew Clark - LEXICON [IP: 208.26.117.2] on August 27, 1999 at 10:54:46
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In Reply to: posted by kent h on August 26, 1999 at 19:28:16:

Kent and all,

Currently, there are no plans to support these effects at 48kHz. There are a few reasons for this:

1) To re-write these effects to support 48kHz is not as easy as many people seem to think.

These algorithms currently utilize ALL of the available processing in the unit and when the sampling rate is increased, the amount of available processing is decreased. For instance; doubling the sampling rate would cut the available processing horsepower in half. This means that the existing algorithms would have to be re-written to support 48kHz...which opens up the possibility of degrading their performance IF they can be re-written to fit the reduced processing space that 48kHz requires. Although the difference between 44 and 48kHz may sound like a small difference, it's not to the scientist who would be forced to discard many lines of code in his algorithm (thereby "breaking" it). It would also mean that this same scientist would have to be pulled from his work on cutting edge things like LOGIC 7, Bass Enhance, etc...

2) Although we agree with the concerns for Mono Logic support at 48kHz for DBS and AC-3 1.0 for mono DVD's...The room simulators (Nightclub, Church, etc...) aren't as useful as they used to be. They are extremely realistic, but almost every recording has AMPLE amounts of ambience already included, which makes these modes redundant and less realistic. Even many "purist" labels and recordings utilize Lexicon processors to add ambience to the mix. The vast majority of recordings will sound MUCH more realistic through ambience extraction modes like Music Logic and Music Surround. That is why so much of our development time is spent on them.

3) The pro world is slowly evolving over to surround, and the need for dedictated MULTI-CHANNEL ambience processing is growing every day. Sounds like a job for Lexicon. Instead of pulling our scientist to re-write his existing (2-channel based) reverb algorithms for 48kHz, why not have him work on new multi-channel reverb algorithms and include those in your pro and consumer gear? Strikes us as a more efficient use of his precious time.

Rest assured that we are listening to everyone's feedback and modifying our development strategies to address these concerns in the most efficient and effective ways possible. We hope this helps to clarify our position regarding the "older" effects in our units.

Best Regards,

Andrew

Follow Ups:

• "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - kent h 16:27:10 08/30/99 (3)
  • "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - Andre Yew 11:57:18 09/01/99 (2)
    • "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - kent h 14:39:59 09/01/99 (0)
    • "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - Philip Brandes 12:39:51 09/01/99 (0)
• "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - Doug Salvas 16:46:41 08/27/99 (0)
• "Old Effects" and the MC-1 - Mark Sironi 16:06:01 08/27/99 (0)

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