Wow, something brand new for the studio! A vintage Lexicon 224XL reverb and LARC.... FINALLY I manage to get my hands on one of the greatest reverb's of all time! 100smusic.bandc...
Thanks Leon, really nice to see a successful Aussie UA-camr. UA-cam seems to be so focused on the USA these days its hard for anyone to get views! Well done :D
Wow this unit sounds awesome! If I purchase one of these units how would I set this up ? I have Apollo x6 going into mac book pro m1 cubase 13 pro DAW. Thanks so much for your time. 😎
Thanks Alex, and always thanks for the support. Hope you and the family are all doing super well! You realy need to give a real 224 a go. Its amazing. :D
Mate you have essentially my dream studio. Ir's full of state of the art gear from years past (like that Sync and the 224 in this video), but integrated with a modern computer based setup. Perfection. That 224 still sounds fantastic now. Quality is quality, no matter the era.
Thanks man, I'm actually a little grumpy with using DAW's at the moment which is the reason you see the Atari ST on the desk. I'll still use the DAW for audio but maybe play with Creator\Notator as the sequencer again for a while :D
Indeed, it was super special purchasing it directly from Billy Field. He even hooked up a call for me with Kim Ryrie from Fairlight and I had a good chat to him also :D
A guy who has an Atari St on his desk can't be totaly bad! (well, I'm half bad, mine is in the bassment, but 3 year ago it booted and it's monochrom monitor worked) These Lexicons were a revolution in their times, you can see their remote control on every big desks of every big studios in the music magazines we dreamt about. About retrobrighting the LARC: I'm not a big fan of retrobrighting. I've the tendency to prefer things in their historical juice, with the old elephant tusk color of their past. Like me. Would you want you prefered granny with a face lifting and piercings on her intimate parts? I ask the question... 😁
I hear ya, but I guess i'm more of a face lift and nip and tuck guy I guess. Just getting back into the ATARI ST for the first time since 1989! Its amazing how good the software was around then! :D
@@100ThingsIDoyou're right, and the hardware as well, hours of studio work with cubase, a fantastic machine. you added ans sbx80(smpte sync) and you get a full synchronized to tape allowing to replay synth and drum machine during mix
I have been messing about with some HP bubble LED alphanumeric displays pulled from an old language translator, and thought they looked familiar. Must be the exact same displays the LARCs use. That really nice deep red that's hard to get on camera.
Yep, if you check out my instagram I have a photo of the LARC without the cover on it. The HP bubble LED's look amazing. I think I was watching a clip by the IMSAI GUY where he had some pre-production HP LED Displays that looked even more amazing! :D
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Great cult reverb! I used it when I was working in the studio, it remains one of the best I've ever heard
Indeed, I will need to put it up against the Arturia emulation of the 224 and see how close they are. The hardware is always great, but then even without a 224 your mixes always sound fatastic :D
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@@100ThingsIDo Emulation vs Original is always interesting :) Thanks!
Plates are always a good start for Vocals. As its 90's rap you would really keep it very very low and short in the mix .. uness you are doing reverb for FX. Hope that helps :D
Hey! Nice to see you! It sounds sooo good!! Mmmhhh! I can totally understand your excitement! And you got a true piece of history! I bought a first hand PCM70 the other day, which is from the same Lexicon era. It's definitely fascinating how synthesizers are "melting" into this reverb. There is nothing comparable when it comes to plugins, and also newer low budget Lexicons like the MX400 cannot reproduce this transparent deepness. JX-8P Strings through the PCM70s "Large Hall" or "Gymnasium" are highly addictive! 😁There is also a Yamaha REV-7 arriving! They are so cheap now, I just couldn't resist...🤖 All the best from Berlin! 🖖
Indeed I used to have a JX-8P... its a strings machine from the heavens :D You are going to love the REV-7 I suspect it will sound very similar to my REV 5 and that one of my secret weapons to making synths 'sit' in a mix just right! Indeed now is the time to pick up the vintage digital stuff while everyone is looking the other way :D
I think I'll just run individual ones at the moment. I don't use the 300L as much as I am using the 224 so its not so much of the problem. LR4 would be nice but I don't think I have ever seen one for sale on the used market! (or have nto been looking). Hope things are good with you man :D
UAD sounds shattery, cold and twodimensional, IMHO. I know, many people love that UAD 224, me definitely not at all. Their 480L recreation is more on the point, but still not as wide sounding as an original hardware unit. When A/B-ing hardware vs. software reverbs, the only thing that was extremely close is the Savant Audio stuff. Their Quantecs null with my 2 hardware units down to -68dBFS. I'd say they are identical.
100 things i just wanted to holla at you you're the best channel out there, I wasn't even born when this got out, but wow I never I heard a reverb like that
And we're back! Great video man, studio is looking mighty fine. Loved the "out on the streets segment". Oils, INXS, Divinyls, daaaaaamn piece of museum history!
It's awesome to see and hear a classic piece of gear AND a piece of Aussie music history preserved. Sounds INCREDIBLE mate.
Thanks Leon, really nice to see a successful Aussie UA-camr. UA-cam seems to be so focused on the USA these days its hard for anyone to get views! Well done :D
@@100ThingsIDo Thanks mate! I think most of my viewers are in the USA anyway :p If you've ever got the time/desire to do a vid together let me know!
Absolutely my favorite reverb…everything fed into it is returned bathed in pure magic.
Oh I have one of these and one of the original 224 (not XL). I don’t need or use any other reverbs.
Excelente demo podria hacer lo mismo con emt 252 reverb?
holy crap.. the LARC is bigger than the "Falcon" haha.. great vid man
Wow this unit sounds awesome! If I purchase one of these units how would I set this up ? I have Apollo x6 going into mac book pro m1 cubase 13 pro DAW. Thanks so much for your time. 😎
Nice presentation Mike. Also really cool that it has a story.
The 224 remains on my bucket list. I've seen them, but never used one.
Thanks Alex, and always thanks for the support. Hope you and the family are all doing super well! You realy need to give a real 224 a go. Its amazing. :D
Mate you have essentially my dream studio. Ir's full of state of the art gear from years past (like that Sync and the 224 in this video), but integrated with a modern computer based setup. Perfection. That 224 still sounds fantastic now. Quality is quality, no matter the era.
Thanks man, I'm actually a little grumpy with using DAW's at the moment which is the reason you see the Atari ST on the desk. I'll still use the DAW for audio but maybe play with Creator\Notator as the sequencer again for a while :D
Back in the 90s, this thing was the reverb to get. Every serious studio either had one or wanted to have one
Fantastic piece of gear
Indeed, its been worth the wait for sure :D
The One Thing always sounds great and to own the reverb that gave space to Michael’s vocals and Kirk’s sax must be amazing.
Indeed, it was super special purchasing it directly from Billy Field. He even hooked up a call for me with Kim Ryrie from Fairlight and I had a good chat to him also :D
@@100ThingsIDo Buying gear can be a bad habit.
I've got two 224xl's. Hard to beat in my opinion. Great presentation mate.
Thanks! Indeed sound amazing and fits everything :D
A guy who has an Atari St on his desk can't be totaly bad!
(well, I'm half bad, mine is in the bassment, but 3 year ago it booted and it's monochrom monitor worked)
These Lexicons were a revolution in their times, you can see their remote control on every big desks of every big studios in the music magazines we dreamt about.
About retrobrighting the LARC: I'm not a big fan of retrobrighting. I've the tendency to prefer things in their historical juice, with the old elephant tusk color of their past. Like me. Would you want you prefered granny with a face lifting and piercings on her intimate parts? I ask the question... 😁
I hear ya, but I guess i'm more of a face lift and nip and tuck guy I guess. Just getting back into the ATARI ST for the first time since 1989! Its amazing how good the software was around then! :D
@@100ThingsIDoyou're right, and the hardware as well, hours of studio work with cubase, a fantastic machine. you added ans sbx80(smpte sync) and you get a full synchronized to tape allowing to replay synth and drum machine during mix
I have been messing about with some HP bubble LED alphanumeric displays pulled from an old language translator, and thought they looked familiar. Must be the exact same displays the LARCs use. That really nice deep red that's hard to get on camera.
Yep, if you check out my instagram I have a photo of the LARC without the cover on it. The HP bubble LED's look amazing. I think I was watching a clip by the IMSAI GUY where he had some pre-production HP LED Displays that looked even more amazing! :D
Great cult reverb! I used it when I was working in the studio, it remains one of the best I've ever heard
Indeed, I will need to put it up against the Arturia emulation of the 224 and see how close they are. The hardware is always great, but then even without a 224 your mixes always sound fatastic :D
@@100ThingsIDo Emulation vs Original is always interesting :) Thanks!
Lexicon has no equal
Good video, just curious, on rap vocals from the 1990's, what program would you use on the Lexicon 480 l ?
Plates are always a good start for Vocals. As its 90's rap you would really keep it very very low and short in the mix .. uness you are doing reverb for FX. Hope that helps :D
@@100ThingsIDo Thanks, any chance you can face time for 10 minutes if I pay you $20.00 ?
it would be great if you can show how you did connect it to your setup. If someone has two units, how would you connect them that it makes sense?
Hey! Nice to see you!
It sounds sooo good!! Mmmhhh! I can totally understand your excitement! And you got a true piece of history! I bought a first hand PCM70 the other day, which is from the same Lexicon era. It's definitely fascinating how synthesizers are "melting" into this reverb. There is nothing comparable when it comes to plugins, and also newer low budget Lexicons like the MX400 cannot reproduce this transparent deepness. JX-8P Strings through the PCM70s "Large Hall" or "Gymnasium" are highly addictive! 😁There is also a Yamaha REV-7 arriving! They are so cheap now, I just couldn't resist...🤖 All the best from Berlin! 🖖
Indeed I used to have a JX-8P... its a strings machine from the heavens :D You are going to love the REV-7 I suspect it will sound very similar to my REV 5 and that one of my secret weapons to making synths 'sit' in a mix just right! Indeed now is the time to pick up the vintage digital stuff while everyone is looking the other way :D
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So, are you able to run both Lexicon's from the same LARC and switch over with the Machine button or now just looking out for a LR4 Framelink?
I think I'll just run individual ones at the moment. I don't use the 300L as much as I am using the 224 so its not so much of the problem. LR4 would be nice but I don't think I have ever seen one for sale on the used market! (or have nto been looking). Hope things are good with you man :D
Fantastic. The UAD 224, Arturia LX24 and Relab Rev 1A all come close but this thing sounds beautiful 💜
UAD sounds shattery, cold and twodimensional, IMHO. I know, many people love that UAD 224, me definitely not at all. Their 480L recreation is more on the point, but still not as wide sounding as an original hardware unit. When A/B-ing hardware vs. software reverbs, the only thing that was extremely close is the Savant Audio stuff. Their Quantecs null with my 2 hardware units down to -68dBFS. I'd say they are identical.
I'm a "rich plate" guy for vocals. Interesting that you're using the "rich chamber"...sounds cool on synths!
I don't do many Vocal tracks any more, I will check out Rich Plate next time I have to stick a voice in a mix :D So much fun to finally have a 224!
Do you use the split programs ? I am installing one, and questioning if I should wire the 2nd pair of outputs.
Sorry to take so long to get back to you. No i like to keep it pretty simple. I don't even use the splits on the 300L I have! :D
I would like to get a LARC but I cant find one for the 300 maybe for the 224?
They are the same :D More or less
Still my favourite after all this years.
The 224s are for instruments.
100 things i just wanted to holla at you you're the best channel out there, I wasn't even born when this got out, but wow I never I heard a reverb like that
Indeed, it is very magical sounding. More like a warm background than a Reverb :D Thanks!
And we're back! Great video man, studio is looking mighty fine. Loved the "out on the streets segment". Oils, INXS, Divinyls, daaaaaamn piece of museum history!
I know.. finally after all this time. I think I have come up with a way to make making the videos more sustainable and not such a big imposition. :D
@@100ThingsIDo Brilliant! And the quality was top notch
This vs the 300…. Go!
Ohhh great Idea I still do this sometime soon :D
why not have both?
I'm not sure if I like my 300 or if i might trade it for a 224.
300 is great but sparkles a little more in the high end! :D
Thanks!!!!
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Nice! Lexicon has the sound!
Indeed, so smooth :D Really love your photos man!
Sounds absolutely beautiful
Thanks :D
Gosh that is mega vibey!
Indeed, really great. I'm loving it as hopefully you can tell :D
Pleasure as always :)
Thanks, it has indeed been a while.. More to come :D
Real life?🎹
Hey there, hope your doing super well man! :D
@@100ThingsIDo 🎶..send me an angel…..
What.... "Right Now" ? :P Indeed another Aussie Legendary group (and Fairlight users ) that graced my 224 with their sonic goodness :D
9:40 Pocket Calculator. Busted!
Who's the operator here :P I always seems to use it in a noodle, such a simple yet very elegant tune :D
@@100ThingsIDo One of many of that great band… Love your vids!