Maker
Lexicon
American studio reverb and effects maker
Lexicon is an American manufacturer of professional digital audio processing equipment, founded in 1971 in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company pioneered digital reverberation technology with landmark products including the 224, 480L, and PCM series. Lexicon reverb units became studio standards used across recorded music from the 1970s onward.
Models
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Lexicon 480L
Recording equipment · United States
The Lexicon 480L is a digital reverb and effects processor introduced in 1986, comprising a mainframe unit and a remote LARC controller. It offers a wide range of reverb algorithms alongside chorus, pitch shift, and other spatial effects, and was adopted as a studio standard across film scoring, pop, and rock production. The 480L remained in production for many years and its reverb programs appear on numerous landmark recordings.
Categories
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Studio Processors
Outboard compressors, limiters, equalizers, and related recording processors.
Representative model
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Lexicon 480L
Recording equipment · United States
The Lexicon 480L is a digital reverb and effects processor introduced in 1986, comprising a mainframe unit and a remote LARC controller. It offers a wide range of reverb algorithms alongside chorus, pitch shift, and other spatial effects, and was adopted as a studio standard across film scoring, pop, and rock production. The 480L remained in production for many years and its reverb programs appear on numerous landmark recordings.