Here's the thing: any two things will *always* sound different from one another. That's why you read about.I dunno, double-blind tests concluding that all audio interfaces sound the same and therefore you may just as well use the built-in computer I/O. It's much harder to hear when you're not in control of the switching. I'm not synthetic, but he's a friend, and I happen to know he's not an idiot.ĭouble-blind tests are very useful, but they tell you something different. Well, this is a bee in my bonnet - when someone on the internet I've never met tells me I didn't hear what I know damn well I did hear. and, when blindly tested, we often find out when we "think" something sounds better it's actually psychological biasĪnyway, the real point is if you like the Lexicon sound than it seems like a no brainer to go for it!! I love these experiments below to remind me now and again that 'expensive' doesn't necessarily mean 'sounds better'.
![lexicon reverb bundle lexicon reverb bundle](https://www.retrosonicproaudio.com/retrosonic-future/images/products/lexicon-pcm-90-digital-reverb-1-1.jpg)
But personally, I believe it's psychosomatic. That being said, the lack of dynamic range on older converters could play a role in preference of fidelity. (Especially when you consider crosstalk, noise, and other anomalies that come into play when using gear requiring a cabled connection.) You literally cannot get a truer digital stereo image than an 'in the box' 1-to-1 clone/port of the original code.
#LEXICON REVERB BUNDLE CODE#
On a purely digital level if the code was ported and is identical in the 'virtual' sense, than not only will the reverb have a 'richer' sound in terms of fidelity, it will also have a richer stereo image than its antiquated lofi predecessor. The MPC actually has less fidelity, as converters have made quantum leaps in quality since the days of the hardware sampler. It's like saying the exact same sample played on an MPC2000 sounds "better" than the same data played back on a computer with better converters.
![lexicon reverb bundle lexicon reverb bundle](https://dt7v1i9vyp3mf.cloudfront.net/styles/news_large/s3/imagelibrary/M/MPX_01-2Xn0iaI667xKww.UKIQj60cEHFmWV4f4.jpg)
IMO any discrepancies between an older 'poorly converted' version sounding "better" than a digitally identical port of the same code are psychosomatic.