returning the MPX100 - now what's good for a snare drum?

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I bought an Lexicon MPX 1 and MPX100 yesterday, expecting to have a couple of good effect units for my studio. I thought I'd use the cheap one for simple stuff, like a snare plate or something, and the nicer one for the big stuff.

Well, the MPX100 stinks. I can't feed a signal into it without it clipping, and the legendary one-light meter is getting my goat. The sound coming out of it stinks as well. So it goes back tomorrow.

I'm thinking of replacements for it, and I'm not going to be as cheap this time. I've looked at the Lexicon MPX500 and it looks a little better - I'm also wondering if anyone has used the T.C. Electronics M-One or if the Alesis Quadraverb is decent given the same price range, or if I should just get another Yahama REV500 or another M-1 (but that's the expensive route - I'm trying not to do that again - $700 bucks is a lot when you still need a couple more compressors and you want to dedicate one effect unit to the snare drum to get a good plate sound.

I'll check the archives, but any additional info before tomorrow afternoon is cool.

RB
 
yeah..the mpx100 does kinda stink, imo too. Have you tried an Alesis Wedge? (see reverb post)...they are pretty budget friendly, and might supprise you. How did you like the mpx1, btw?
 
yeah man,

how does the mpx 1 sound?. I've also been wanting to get that for a while. I read a review about the tc m-one , and it sounded like he had either been paid or he really liked it.
 
At this point, I dig it, but I haven't tested out it's snare plate yet - ain't had time to mess with with drummer. Decent room reverbs and lots of presets including some wacky stuff (delay left channel - detune right channel - for those really screwed up artsy breaks) . I've been meaning to check out the T.C. M-one, but can't afford to buy one at this point.

One think I tend to praise pretty highly (at least sometimes) - is the Yahama REV500 - I use that for a basic room reverb, and am trying to get one esp. for the snare plate, and maybe something to fatten vocals - (and help those very small intonation problems that I have) -

The MPX1 appears to have better meters then the MPX100, and I can get stereo bouncing between channels if I hook it into the board instead of aux returns. All in all, even though I owe a hell of a lot more in taxes then I thought when I make my quarterly estimates, I didn't return it.
 
I used the quadraverb to record a few songs about two years back, and was VERY impressed with the sound. Highly (and I do mean highly) tweakable. If you can't get the sound you want out of that thing, then good luck getting it anywhere else. Of course, the down side to this is that there is a steep learning curve, and things tend to get confusing, especially since the manual, while detailed, is not laid out very well. Luckily, there are an assload of cool presets, from subtle ambiences to over-the-top caverns and whatnot, so you can tweak those to your liking and save as user presets.

Try going to a local music store and trying it out before you buy it, just to see if you can use it in your situation.

Good luck,
Ryan
 
wow, you didn't like the MPX100? i think they're great:-) im actually using a Lexicon 460L (the big bitch), for my main reverb. now THAT is where lexicon gets it's name. i think it's about 18,000 dollars though, maybe more but if you do have some money lying around, invest in it, its multi channel.

on the slightly cheaper side (!), the Roland SRV-3030 is great, infact, im staring at it right now. really good edit facilities, you can edit with very good detail. theres a preview option to test reverbs before applying, its 24bit, xlr in/out, and you can store 1000 settings on the memory card which is optional. excellent unit. still cant believe you didnt like the mpx100 though!
 
I'm working in a studio right now that has a TC M-1 and a D-2 and I think they are great. I havent poked around in 'em too deep, but the 'verbs are lush and very programmable.
The D-2 is cool because it has two seperate stereo effect engines that can be set up lots of different ways.
 
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