MANUAL (Preliminary Release - Features subject to change at the sole discretion of Meris, LLC) MORE THAN LOGIC. UNITING ART + ENGINEERING. C O N TAC T email: info@meris.us phone: 747.233.1440 website: www.meris.
TAB LE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 PG. 1 - 2 - OVERVIEW LVX Navigation Controllers (C1, C2, C3) Highlighted Features Back Connections SECTION 2 PG. 2 PRESET PAGE SECTION 3 PG. 3 EDITING (EDIT PAGE) - EDIT PAGE - Navigation Controllers, Favorited Parameters - UI Map in GRAPHIC VIEW SECTION 4 PG. 5 - SAVING (SAVE AS PAGE) SAVE AS PAGE - Navigation Controllers, Save, Quick Save Selecting Fields 2 FAVORITE PARAMETERS SAVE PRESET or CANCEL QUICK SAVE SECTION 5 PG. 8 FAVORITES BANK SECTION 6 PG.
SECTION 1 1 PG. 17 MIDI CC TABLE (PRELIMINARY) SECTION 1 2 PG. 2 1 TUNER SECTION 1 3 PG. 22 GLOBALS SECTION 1 4 PG. 23 TEXT VIEW (ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF EDIT PAGE) SECTION 1 5 PG. 23 FACTORY RESET SECTION 1 6 PG. 24 FIRMWARE UPDATE SECTION 1 7 PG.
01 - OVERVIEW IS A MODULAR DELAY SYSTEM WITH PRO AUDIO HERITAGE, ADVANCED PROCESSING, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE SIGNAL PATH Make Room for New Memories. LVX is what we’ve been dreaming of for many years. It is a Modular Delay System which breaks the paradigm of pre-set delay types in favor of freedom and flexibility. The architecture of LVX allows ultimate creative freedom to design a custom delay, exactly as you’ve dreamed of.
BACK PANEL CONNECTIONS 5 PIN DIN MIDI I/O JACKS POWER SUPPLY 9VDC center-negative power and at least 300mA of current to the 2.1mm power input required. LINE/SYNTH LEVEL Indicator LED is lit when enabled. EXPRESSION PEDAL JACK realtime control of multiple parameters simultaneously. USB-C Used to connect to computer for firmware updates only. 02 - PRESET PAGE (GRAPHIC VIEW) When you first power up LVX, you will enter the Preset Page. By default, LVX is shipped in “GRAPHIC VIEW”.
03 - EDITING (EDIT PAGE IN GRAPHIC VIEW) EDIT PAGE From the PRESET PAGE, push C3 to enter EDIT PAGES. The EDIT PAGE is where you select categories and change parameters within each preset. The middle bubble is your category. Turn C3 to cycle through categories. Turn C1 knob to carousel through the parameters. The colored bubble is your selected parameter within each category. Turn C2 to edit the selected parameter. Category Colored sphere indicates selected parameter Turn C3 knob to cycle through blocks.
UI MAP - (IN GRAPHIC VIEW) From the PRESET PAGE (home), push C3 to navigate into the EDIT PAGES (2nd level). The 2nd level, consists of EDIT PAGES, GLOBALS, SYSTEM INFO and TACTILE PAGE that wrap around when turning C3. Preset Page - (Home) From Preset Page, push C3 to go to Edit Page. Turn C3 to navigate thru 2nd level.
GLOBALS Globals is located at the end of the Edit Page, after you cycle thru all categories. A shortcut to Globals is to start from Edit Page and turn C3 L. Globals is before System Info. Globals carousels the same way as the Edit Page but will be colorized in solid gold. 04 - SAVING (SAVE AS PAGE IN GRAPHIC VIEW) SAVE AS PAGE Once edits are made within a preset, hold down C3 knob to enter SAVE AS PAGE. Sphere will change color.
2 FAVORITE PARAMETERS (ASSIGNABLE TO EACH PRESET) 2 FAVORITE PARAMETERS can be assigned to each preset. They are located on each side of the preset bubble, directly above C1 and C2. In the SAVE AS PAGE, turn C3 to select either the L or R field. The field will highlight as an outlined box AND a dot will appear on either side of the preset bubble to indicate which side is selected. Turn C1 or C2 to change parameter. HOLD C3 to save your assigned favorite parameter.
SAVE PRESET OR CANCEL Hold down C3 knob again to save. Or QUICK SAVE. To CANCEL a save, press any of the four footswitches. This will exit the SAVE AS PAGE without writing over your preset. If you cancel, no edits are saved. QUICK SAVE To QUICK SAVE without changing the name or favorite status, hold the active/lit LED button or foot switch directly below. The completed save will return you to the PRESET PAGE and you’ll notice the “edited” glyph will have been removed.
05 - FAVORITES BANK We created what we call the FAVORITES bank. The purpose of the FAVORITES BANK is to have a shortcut access to your top 3 favorite presets without the need navigate thru banks. The FAVORITES bank is located before bank 1. To jump to the FAVORITES bank, HOLD 1 + 2 footswitches. While the Favorites Bank is highlighted in the screen, use the 3 footswitches to choose which favorite preset to jump to. To bank up, PRESS 2 + 3 at the same time. To bank down, PRESS 1 + 2 at the same time.
06 - MODIFIERS LVX has MODIFIERS which allow automatic control of your knobs. In Edit Page, turn C3 to MODIFIERS (named in middle bubble). Choose parameters: LFOs, Envelope Generator, Sample and Hold and Sequencer. For MODIFIERS, you can set the speed, note division, assignment, and the min and max knob scale values.
Envelope Modifier Attack Time Decay Time Shape Linear Exponential Clipped Attack Assign Minimum Maximum Sample & Hold Modifier Speed Note Division Assign Minimum Maximum Sequencer Modifier Speed Note Division Assign Step 1 - 16 07 - EXPRESSION An expression pedal on LVX works the same way as the Modifiers. Turn C3 to navigate to the Expression Pedal section, to get ready to make our first assignment. You get six in total (labeled A through F).
08 - LOOPER LVX has an always available 60 second stereo looper. The looper has customizable footswitches and the loop itself can also be moved, before the delays, after the delays, in the dry path, and even in the feedback of the delay lines. You also get a unique warp control that scrubs through the current loop with the expression pedal. To access the looper, Hold Tap to enable the controls.
09 - DELAY STRUCTURES The heart of LVX are the stereo delay lines. The first two delay parameters are Structure and Type. Structure reorganizes the delay lines to add delay taps and filters, reverse the direction, and twist the delays into a dual poly structure adapted from our Polymoon. The Type parameter changes the tonality and quality of the delay lines. Each type has its own built in modulation controlled by the front panel’s MOD knob.
10 - CATEGORIES AND ELEMENTS The processing elements are grouped into categories. The categories are: Dynamics, Preamp, Filter, Pitch, and Modulation. Important: the Modulation Category is separate from the front panel Mod knob which directly controls the modulations built into the delays. All the processing elements in LVX, with the exception of Poly Chorma, are stereo and can process the left and right audio signal completely independently.
Also shown in the above diagram is the Mixer for LVX. The Mixer is directly connected to the front panel mix knob. To adjust the Dry and Wet Trim levels, use C3 to enter Edit View and page over to the MIX section. The following is a breakdown of each Category and the processing Elements they contain: Dynamics Category Compressor - an upgraded fully adjustable stereo compressor adapted from Enzo.
Filter Category Ladder Filter - our unique stereo ladder filters adapted from the Enzo, use the Frequency parameter to set the center frequency for both the left and right sides of the filter, use the Spread parameter to offset the center frequency on the right side. When the Spread parameter is at zero, both sides of the filter are set to the same frequency.
Dynamic Flanger - envelope driven flanging from the PolyMoon, this element can provide a wide range of creative effects from subtle double-tracking, wild pitch bends, and deep flanging that tears across the frequency spectrum. Parameters: Attack Speed, Depth, Feedback, Direction, Mix Cassette - the Cassette element provides the warbles and degradations of a failing reel of tape.
11 - MIDI CC TABLE (PRELIMINARY) CONTROL CHANGE LVX CONTROL RECEIVE VALUE RANGE CC# 01 mix 0 to 127 CC# 02 dry trim 0 to 127 CC# 03 wet trim 0 to 127 CC# 04 expression pedal 0 to 127 CC# 05 preamp type 0 to 127 CC# 06 preamp loCation 0 to 127 CC# 07 preamp parameter 1 0 to 127 CC# 08 preamp parameter 2 0 to 127 CC# 09 preamp parameter 3 0 to 127 CC# 10 preamp parameter 4 0 to 127 CC# 11 preamp parameter 5 0 to 127 CC# 13 delay struCture 0 t
CC# 22 delay parameter 1 0 to 127 CC# 23 delay parameter 2 0 to 127 CC# 24 delay parameter 3 0 to 127 CC# 25 delay parameter 4 0 to 127 CC# 26 delay parameter 5 0 to 127 CC# 27 delay parameter 6 0 to 127 CC# 28 delay parameter 7 0 to 127 CC# 29 delay parameter 8 0 to 127 CC# 30 delay parameter 9 0 to 127 CC# 31 delay parameter 10 0 to 127 CC# 32 delay parameter 11 0 to 127 CC# 33 delay parameter 12 0 to 127 CC# 34 delay parameter 13 0 to 127 CC# 35 delay
CC# 46 delay parameter 25 0 to 127 CC# 47 delay parameter 26 0 to 127 CC# 48 delay parameter 27 0 to 127 CC# 49 delay parameter 28 0 to 127 CC# 50 delay parameter 29 0 to 127 CC# 51 delay parameter 30 0 to 127 CC# 52 delay parameter 31 0 to 127 CC# 53 delay parameter 32 0 to 127 CC# 54 delay parameter 33 0 to 127 CC# 55 delay parameter 34 0 to 127 CC# 56 delay parameter 35 0 to 127 CC# 57 delay parameter 36 0 to 127 CC# 58 delay parameter 37 0 to 127 CC# 5
CC# 70 pitCh type 0 to 127 CC# 71 pitCh loCation 0 to 127 CC# 72 pitCh parameter 1 0 to 127 CC# 73 pitCh parameter 2 0 to 127 CC# 74 pitCh parameter 3 0 to 127 CC# 75 pitCh parameter 4 0 to 127 CC# 76 pitCh parameter 5 0 to 127 CC# 77 pitCh parameter 6 0 to 127 CC# 78 filter type 0 to 127 CC# 79 filter loCation 0 to 127 CC# 80 filter parameter 1 0 to 127 CC# 81 filter parameter 2 0 to 127 CC# 82 filter parameter 3 0 to 127 CC# 83 filter pa
12 - TUNER To engage TUNER, HOLD 3 + TAP footswitches. Notes are automatically detected and turn green when accurately tuned. Tuner reference frequency can be adjusted if desired. HOLD 3 + TAP footswitches to engage TUNER.
13 - GLOBALS GLOBALS is located at the end of the EDIT PAGES. To reach the end, continue to turn C3 knob (clock-wise) and cycle through all categories until you reach GLOBALS. For a shortcut to GLOBALS, it is also behind SYSTEM INFO. See map. Global settings affect all presets and do not change per preset. CONTROLLER 3 (OR C3) Turn C3 knob (clock-wise) and cycle thru all categories until you reach GLOBALS. These settings are universal to the entire LVX and do not change with the presets.
14 - TEXT VIEW (ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF EDIT PAGE) The default appearance of the EDIT PAGE is GRAPHIC VIEW, which contain orbiting bubbles that allow for a focused approach to editing. An alternative view of the EDIT PAGE is TEXT VIEW which displays 6 parameters per page. Turn C3 to cycle through categories. 6 knobs control settings simultaenously. You can change from GRAPHIC VIEW to TEXT VIEW in GLOBALS. In GLOBALS, turn C1 to carousel to EDIT PAGE. Turn C2 and change from GRAPHIC VIEW to TEXT VIEW.
16 - FIRMWARE UPDATE To enter firmware update mode, press and hold footswitch 1 and 3 while powering up LVX. The screen will show a Copy File graphic screen. Connect to your computer via the rear USB C jack. LVX will appear on your computer as a USB drive. When updates are available, drag and drop the latest LVX firmware image (downloadable from http:// www.meris.us/product/lvx/) from your computer onto the LVX drive. The LVX will display a load meter.
