MPX 100 Dual Channel Processor Stereo 44.
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Table of Contents Getting Started ......................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 1 Front Panel Overview ............................................................ 2 Setting Audio Levels Rear Panel Connections ........................................................ 4 Audio Connections • Headphones • Footswitch Basic Operation ...............................................................
Getting Started Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the MPX 100 Dual Channel Processor. The MPX 100 is a true stereo dualchannel processor with 24-bit internal processing, 20-bit A/D-D/A and S/PDIF digital output. Powered by a new version of Lexicon’s proprietary Lexichip™, the MPX 100 has 240 presets with classic reverb programs such as Ambience, Plate, Chamber and Inverse, as well as Tremolo, Rotary, Chorus, Flange, Pitch, Detune, 5.7 second Delay and Echo.
Bypass Mutes or bypasses the signal depending on the setting of the System Bypass parameter. (Press for 2 seconds to access System Parameters.) Effects Lvl/Bal Sets the level of the Single effects and the balance of the Dual effects. Input Sets the level of the incoming signal. LEDs indicate acceptable signal level (green), or clipping (red). Edit LED Lights to indicate program is altered but not stored. Front Panel Overview Store Initiates store procedure. (When pressed with Tap, activates MIDI Learn.
Setting Audio Levels 1. Start with INPUT set to 9:00 o'clock and OUTPUT all the way down (fully counterclockwise). 2. Set the instrument output or effects send being input to the MPX 100 to a nominal level and play, or send audio to the MPX 100. The Level LEDs* should light green. If the Clip LEDs light red at this point, turn down the output of the instrument or effects send until the Clip LEDs remain off during the loudest passages. 3.
Rear Panel Connections MIDI Two 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors are provided for MIDI IN and software selectable MIDI OUT/THRU. POWER Use Lexicon 9VAC power pack. OUPUT Single-ended (unbalanced) stereo outputs provide +8dBu typical output level. Use the right output connector for mono output. If no connection is made at the right output, the left output can be used to drive headphones at modest volume. DIGITAL OUTPUT RCA S/PDIF connector. INPUT Single-ended (unbalanced) inputs accept levels as low as -30dBu.
Audio Connections Headphones Footswitch Audio connections to the MPX 100 are unbalanced and should be made with high quality shielded cables with 1/4" tip-sleeve phone plugs at the MPX 100 end. A stereo signal which is adequate to drive headphones is available at the left output (provided no connections are made through the right output). This feature is provided as a convenience for practice purposes, and is intended to provide only modest volume.
The MPX 100 can be used as two independent Effects Processors with Dual Program Variations 11-16. Designate two auxiliary sends on your console and connect one to the left MPX 100 input, and the other to the right input. Refer to the Program Descriptions to take advantage of this configuration.
Basic Operation Selecting Programs All of the programs on the MPX 100 are selected with the front panel PROGRAM and VARIATION knobs. The PROGRAM knob selects Single or Dual program banks. The VARIATION knob selects different program versions. The Single selections are arranged around the left side of the PROGRAM knob; the Dual selections and the User bank are arranged around the right side of the knob.
Dual Programs User Programs When User is selected with the PROGRAM knob, VARIATION selects 16 memory locations available for storing your own programs. When one of the Dual Programs is selected, the VARIATION knob will load 16 different programs, each containing two effects. (When shipped, User variations 1-16 contain duplicates of a selection of the factory-installed programs.
Editing Editing MPX 100 programs is easy. We've arranged the critical parameters of each program under the front panel Adjust knob, so all you have to do is turn the knob to adjust the program to suit you. You can also adjust the level of the Single programs, or the Effects Balance of the Dual programs with the Effects Lvl/Bal knob. Changes made with either knob are recognized as edits, and will cause the front panel Edit LED to light to alert you to the fact that the program has been altered.
Tap Tempo Functions Varying the Rhythm Audio Tap The MPX 100 Tap Tempo feature allows you to set the delay times and modulation rates of tempo-based programs to the beat of the music. To set the tempo from the front panel, simply press the Tap button twice in time with the music. That’s your tempo. No more dialing up what “could be” the delay time in milliseconds — just tap twice — the MPX 100 will figure out the time for you. When you want to change tempo, just tap twice again in the new rhythm.
Setting Tempo via MIDI When used in conjunction with the Learn feature, Tap can be set remotely from any MIDI device. MIDI controllers, such as Lexicon's MPX R1 Foot Controller, can be used to send Continuous Controller messages or Program Changes to the MPX 100 or you can send Continuous Controller or Program Change messages from the button and fader moves of many mixing consoles. The MPX 100 will Learn these messages and allow you to set tempo via MIDI.
Storing Programs When you want to save a program, press Store. The Store LED will flash slowly to indicate that the MPX 100 store function is armed. (If you want to exit without saving the current program, press Store again.) Turn the PROGRAM knob to User, then use VARIATION to select one of the 16 User locations. Press Store again to save your program to the selected location (and overwrite the program previously stored there). The Store LED will flash rapidly while the store operation is completed.
System Mode System parameters and MIDI dumps are activated in System mode. To enter this mode, press and hold Bypass for approximately 2 seconds. The Bypass and Store LEDs will blink slowly to indicate you are in System mode. The adjustable parameters available in this mode are shown in the chart on the following page. Turn the VARIATION knob to select a parameter. Press Store to toggle the state of the parameter, or to execute a MIDI dump. The Edit LED will show the current state of each parameter.
Press and hold Bypass for 2 seconds... ...The Bypass and Store LEDs will blink slowly to indicate you are in System mode. Turn VARIATION to select a parameter. System parameters MIDI Dumps System Mode Parameters Variation Setting Press Store to toggle the parameter state (or to execute a MIDI dump).
System Mode Parameters 1 Bypass Mute/Bypass This parameter sets the Bypass button (or the footswitch, or MIDI controller assigned to Bypass) to mute the inputs, or to bypass the processed audio (passing only dry audio to the outputs). 2 Patching Disable/Enable This parameter allows you to temporarily suspend (Disable) and restore (Enable) any Learned patches. 3 Program Load Mute/Bypass This parameter determines whether the MPX 100 will engage wet mute or simply bypass processed audio during program load.
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Program Descriptions The 240 programs in the MPX 100 are designed to provide a full palette of high caliber ambience, reverb, delay, pitch shift and other effects. As you audition the programs, be sure to vary the Adjust knob. The Adjust knob has been carefully customized for each individual program. In many cases it controls several effect parameters simultaneously to provide simple control of a complicated editing process.
Plate VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Small Plate Medium Plate Large Plate Larger Plate Tape Slap Plate Rich Plate Large Bright Plate Vocal Plate Adjust Liveness Liveness Liveness Decay Time ± Decay/15ips or 7.5ips Decay Time Decay Time Low Cut, Decay Time Tap – – Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) – Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) Echo Plate reverb was originally generated by a large, thin sheet of metal suspended upright under tension on springs.
Gate VARIATIONs 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Straight Gate Drum Gate Slope Down 140 ms Gate 240 ms Gate 340 ms Gate 440 ms Gate 540 ms Gate Adjust Duration* Duration* Duration* High Cut High Cut High Cut High Cut High Cut Tap – – – Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) Predelay (1/32 Note) Gated reverbs were originally created by feeding a reverb, such as a metal plate, through an analog gate device.
Hall VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Recital Hall Small Church Jazz Hall Dance Hall Synth Hall Medium Hall Large Hall Large Church Adjust Tap Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay – – – – – – – – Lexicon's Hall programs recreate the acoustics of actual places, from grand reverberant enclosures to small concert halls. 20 Hall The clean reverberation of the Hall program is designed to add spaciousness, while leaving the source material unchanged.
Chamber VARIATIONs 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Brick Wall Basement Live Concert Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Live Chamber Vocal 1 Vocal 2 Adjust Tap Liveness Liveness Liveness Liveness Liveness Liveness Liveness Liveness – – Eko Delay – – – Eko Delay Eko Delay Historically, recording studio chambers were often oddly shaped rooms with a loudspeaker and set of microphones to pick up the ambience in various parts of the room.
Ambience VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Voice Over Very Small Ambience Small Ambience Medium Ambience Studio D Bright Ambience Dark Ambience Marble Foyer Adjust Tap High Cut High Cut High Cut High Cut High Cut Decay Level Decay Level Liveness – – – – – – – – Ambience gives warmth, spaciousness and depth to a performance without coloring the direct sound, and is commonly used to add a room sound to recorded music or speech.
Room VARIATIONs 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Bedroom Tiled Room Studio C Small Room Studio B Rehearsal Room Studio A Large Room Adjust Tap Wall Reflections Low Frequency Cut Liveness Liveness Decay Time High/Low Equalizer Decay Time High/Low Equalizer – – – – – – – – The Room program emulates actual rooms where there is a more apparent sense of being in a small live place. 23 Room The Room program is very useful on drums and percussion and can also be applied to electric guitar tracks.
Tremolo VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rectified Sine Wave Square Wave Sawtooth Wave Rectified Sine Wave Square Wave Sawtooth Wave Triangle Wave Sine Wave Adjust Tap Rate: 0.4-15Hz Rate: 0.4-15Hz Rate: 0.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rotary VARIATIONs Adjust Rotary Rotary Rotary Slow Rotary Varispeed Rotary Tap Rotary Tap Rotary Tap Rotary Slow/Fast Slow/Fast, Width Slow/Fast, Balance ± Resonance Speed Balance Width ± Resonance Tap – – – – – Rate (Quarter-Note) Rate (Quarter-Note) Rate (Quarter-Note) Rotary speaker cabinets were originally designed to provide a majestic vibrato/ choir effect for electronic theater and church organs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chorus VARIATIONs Adjust Rich Chorus Rich Chorus Rich Chorus Rich Chorus Diffuse Chorus Slap Chorus Slap Chorus Slap Chorus ± Resonance ± Depth Rate High Cut Diffusion Diffusion ± Resonance ± Depth Tap – – – – – – – – Chorus effects multiply the original audio source to create a lush, full sound.
Flange VARIATIONs 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Light Flange: in phase sweep Light Flange: out of phase sweep Light Flange: in phase sweep Light Flange: out of phase sweep Deep Flange: in phase sweep Deep Flange: out of phase sweep Light Flange Deep Flange Adjust Tap ± Resonance ± Resonance Rate Rate ± Resonance ± Resonance Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 Sweep: 0, 90, 180, 270 — — — — — — — — Flanging effects were originally created by simultaneously recording and playing back two identical programs on two tape reco
Pitch VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Semi-tone Shift Glide Shifter +/-100 cents Minor 3rd to 4th Harmony 4th/5th Harmony 5th/6th Harmony 2nd Inversion Triad Power Chords Adjust Tap -2 to +1 octaves ± 1 octave ± 100 cents Flat 3rd to 4th Up 4th to 5th Up 5th to 6th Up Minor/Major 3rd Inversion — — — — — — — — Altering the pitch of a sound allows a variety of effects from subtle detuning to the creation of harmonies and chords.
Detune VARIATIONs 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mild Moderate Heavy FullRange Warm & Mild Warm & Moderate Warm & Heavy Slap Detuner Adjust Tap Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning Detuning – – – – – – – – Detune effects add a delayed/pitch shifted version of the original source — thickening up the sound. They can be particularly effective when used to simulate double-tracking.
Delay, Echo The MPX 100 Delay, Echo variations include mono (5.5 seconds), stereo (2.7 seconds) and 6-voice multitap effects. Each of the 16 variations can be used for digital delay or tape echo effects. When Adjust is turned past its center postion to the right, tape echo effects are produced. (Each repeat is darker and softer.) When Adjust is turned to the left of center, digital delay effects are produced. (Each repeat is the same timbre, but softer.
Delay, Echo VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mono Quarter-Note Stereo Quarter-Note Triplet Shuffle Dotted Eighth-Note Eighth-Note and Triplet Ping Pong Quarter-Note Triplet Rhythm 1 Triplet Rhythm 2 Mono Stereo Tape Slap Multi Bounce Multi Linear Multi Inverse Multi Repeat Multi Pong Adjust Tap Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Time: 0-5.
About the Dual Programs The MPX 100 Dual programs combine either a Delay or Reverb algorithm with a Flange, a Pitch or a Chorus. Effects Lvl/Bal controls the relative balance of each effect in the combination. Four routing configurations are used in the variations of each Dual program: Dual Stereo (Parallel), Cascade, Mono Split and Dual Mono.
Generally, the Effects Lvl/Bal knob controls the balance of the two effects in each dual program. In the cascade variations, rather than simply controlling balance, the knob varies the amount of the first effect or dry signal which is fed into the second effect.
Flange – Delay Flange-Delay VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Deep Flange - Stereo Delay Light Flange - Ping Pong Light Flange - Repeat Light Flange - Bounce Deep Flange>Stereo Delay Deep Flange>Repeat Deep Flange>Ping Pong Deep Flange> Bounce Light Flange+Stereo Delay Ligth Flange+Ping Pong Light Flange+Repeat Light Flange+Bounce Deep Flange/Mono Delay Deep Flange/Mono Delay Adjust Tap Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Echo Feedback Delay/Ec
Pitch – Delay Pitch-Delay VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5th Up/Down - Stereo Quarter-Note Octave Up/Down - Triplet Shuffle Octave Up/Down - Eighth and Triplet 3rd Up/4th Up - Ping Pong Quarter-Note 4th Up/5th Up - Triplet Rhythm 1 5th Up/6th Up - Triplet Rhythm 2 Octave Up/Down > Triplet Rhythm 1 5th Up/Down > Triplet Rhythm 2 Major/Minor Intervals Up 5th Up/Down + Stereo Quarter-Note Octave Up/Down + Triplet Shuffle 4th Up/5th Up + Triplet Rhythm 1 5th Up/6th Up + Triplet Rhythm 2 Octa
Chorus – Delay Chorus-Delay VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 1 - Dotted 1/8 Note Rich Chorus 1 - 1/8 Note and Triplet Rich Chorus 1 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Repeat Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Pong Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 2 - Multi Repeat Rich Chorus 2 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 3 - Multi Pong Rich Chorus 1 - Stereo 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 1 - Ping Pong 1/4 Note Rich Chorus 1 - Crossfeed Rich Chorus 1 - Multi Pon
Delay – Reverb Delay-Reverb VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Stereo 1/4 Note - Small Space Triplet Shuffle - Medium Space 1/8 Note and Triplet - Large Space Ping Pong 1/4 Note - Small Space Triplet Rhythm 1 - Medium Space Triplet Rhythm 2 - Large Space Stereo 1/4 Note > Room 1/8 Note and Triplet > Large Space Triplet Rhythm 1 > Room Triplet Rhythm 2 > Large Space Stereo 1/4 Note + Medium Space Ping Pong 1/4 Note + Large Space Triplet Rhythm 1 + Medium Space Triplet Rhythm 2 + Small Space M
Flange – Reverb Flange-Reverb VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Light Flange - Small Space Light Flange - Medium Space Light Flange - Large Space Deep Flange - Small Space Deep Flange - Medium Space Deep Flange - Large Space Light Flange > Large Space Deep Flange > Large Space Light Flange > Room Deep Flange > Room Light Flange + Medium Space Light Flange + Room Deep Flange + Medium Space Deep Flange + Room Light Flange / Large Space Light Flange / Large Space Adjust Decay Decay Decay Deca
Pitch – Reverb Pitch-Reverb VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Minor 3rd to 4th - Room 4th to 5th - Room 5th to 6th - Room ±1 Octave - Medium Space Power Chords - Medium Space Manual Detune - Room ±100 > Small Space Power Chords - Large Space 4ths > Medium Space Octaves > Medium Space 4th to 5th + Room 5th to 6th + Room 4ths + Large Space Octaves + Medium Space Octaves / Medium Space 4ths / Large Space Adjust 3rd to 4th Up 4th to 5th Up 5th to 6th Up ± 1 octave Decay Time Detuning ± 100 cen
Chorus – Reverb Chorus-Reverb VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rich Chorus 1 - Small Space Rich Chorus 1 - Medium Space Rich Chorus 1 - Large Space Rich Chorus 2 - Small Space Rich Chorus 2 - Medium Space Rich Chorus 2 - Large Space Rich Chorus 1 > Room Rich Chorus 2 > Room Rich Chorus 3 > Room Rich Chorus 1 > Small Space Rich Chorus 1 + Small Space Rich Chorus 2 + Medium Space Rich Chorus 2 + Large Space Rich Chorus 1 + Large Space Rich Chorus 1 / Room Rich Chorus 4 / Room Adjust Decay T
Delay, Echo VARIATIONs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Infinite Reverb The Abyss Jet Flange Chorus Verb Rotary Delay Fader Verb PCM 60 - LgSize LowRumble Ducking Reverb Ducking Chorus>Delay Ducking Triplets Subdividing Delay Panning Delays Dream Sequence Infinite Repeat Diffusor Adjust High Cut ± Pitch Bend Tone High Cut Dly/Echo Time: 0-150ms+Fbk Input Volume Decay Time Decay Time Decay Time ± Resonance Delay/Echo Feedback Beat Value: 1/32-Whole Note Delay/Echo Feedback ± Shift Amount Feedback: 0-
User Programs When shipped from the factory, the sixteen MPX 100 User locations contain duplicates of the following programs: User VARIATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Plate 2 Gate 9 Hall 5 Hall 6 Chamber 13 Ambience 3 Room 14 Tremolo 1 Rotary 9 Rotary 15 Chorus 3 Flange 12 Pitch 1 Detune 12 Delay, Echo 8 Delay, Echo 12 Reinitialization Reinitializing the MPX 100 will reset all of the System Mode parameters to their factory defaults, replace any programs stored in the User bank with the factor
MIDI Operation MPX 100 MIDI Behavior The MPX 100 “learns” MIDI Channel, Program Change and Continuous Controllers in its Learn Mode. As many as five Learn patches (for the front panel Mix, Effects Lvl/Bal, Adjust, Bypass and Tap controls) on as many as five MIDI Channels are supported. Program Change messages 0-15 are reserved for executing program loads on any learned MIDI Channel — or a separate MIDI Channel can be selected for program load.
Assigning a MIDI Channel for Program Load In order to use Program Change messages for Program loads as well as to control front panel buttons, the MPX 100 is designed to have one MIDI channel dedicated to loading programs. This is called the Program Load MIDI Channel. Although this channel can be used to receive other Program Change messages, numbers 0-15 will always load the 16 variations of the currently loaded program. Program Change messages 0-15 will be ignored on all other MIDI Channels.
Using Program Change Messages for Program Load The MPX 100 will allow loading of all of its 240 preset and 16 User programs via standard MIDI Program Change messages. It also conforms to the use of MIDI controller 32 to perform Bank Select, starting with the User bank as the first bank. (For the purposes of this discussion, each setting of the MPX 100 PROGRAM knob selects a “bank” of 16 programs.) The MPX 100 “banks” are ordered numerically from 0-15. Here’s how it works.
Learning Continuous Controllers The MPX 100 recognizes Pitch Bend, AfterTouch and MIDI Continuous Controllers 1-31 and 33-119. To Learn a Continuous Controller: 1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to indicate Learn Mode is active.) 2. Move one of the MPX 100 front panel controls (Mix, Effects Lvl/Bal, Adjust, Bypass or Tap) to assign it to the controller. 3. Move the MIDI controller through its full range.
Activating Bypass or Tap functions with Program Change Messages The MPX 100 recognizes MIDI Program Changes 16-127 (17-128 on some MIDI devices) on any channel. To assign a Program Change message to Bypass or Tap: 1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to indicate Learn Mode is active.) 2. Press the front panel button you want to control (Bypass or Tap). 3. Send a MIDI Program Change to the MPX 100.
Clearing a Learned Assignment 3. Press Store to clear the assignment. The Store LED will flash rapidly. Learnable Front Panel controls and Assignable MIDI Sources MIDI MIDI Front Panel Controllers Pgm Change Control 1-31, 33-119 16-127* 1. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to enter Learn Mode. (The Store LED flashes slowly and the Tap LED lights steadily to indicate Learn Mode is active.) 4. To clear another front panel assignment, repeat steps 2 and 3. 5. Simultaneously press Store and Tap to exit.
MIDI Clock MIDI Dumps The MPX 100 recognizes MIDI Clock messages and applies the tempo (40-400 BPM) to any program which utilizes the Tap-tempo feature. Connect a MIDI device which outputs MIDI Clock (such as the MPX R1 foot controller or a MIDI sequencer) to the MPX 100 MIDI IN jack, to have the MPX 100 automatically recognize and begin to process the MIDI clocks. When you change tempo on the connected device, the MPX 100 will follow along and adjust its delay times or rates to match the tempo.
MIDI Implementation Lexicon MPX 100 Function Transmitted Recognized Basic Channel Default Channel X X 1 1-16 Mode Default Messages Altered X Mode 2 X X X X Note Number Remarks Learned True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF X X X (Off=9n v=0) X After Touch Keys Channels X X X OX used as controller Learned Pitch Bender X OX used as controller, Learned Control Change X OX 1-119 (0 and 32 used as Bank Select) Learned 50
Program Change X 0-15=1-16 Bank Select X O System Exclusive Lexicon Real-Time non Real-Time O X X O X X System Common :Song Pos :Song Sel :Tune X X X X X X System Real Time :Clock :Commands X X O X Aux Messages :Local ON/OFF :All Notes OFF :Active Sense :Reset X X X X X X True # Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO 16-127 ignored; Program message 1-15=Program Change 1-16 for current Program Group Product ID=14 (decimal) Device
Specifications Audio Inputs (2) Level -30dBu to +4dBu Impedance 500K unbalanced for Direct Instrument input (Unit detects a mono input on the right input) 1/4" connectors Audio Outputs (2) Level +8dBu typical Impedance 75Ω for Headphone output (Right only used for mono output; Left only used for stereo headphones) 1/4" connectors Digital Audio Output 20-bit Digital S/PDIF output (always active) Sample Rate: 44.