WORKING CONDITION: Very Good. Each effect is easily accessible from the front panel, and editing is a breeze. There is no "menu diving" required, as everything is available at a glance. The unit is operationally solid, and the footswitch works well.

PHYSICAL CONDITION: Very Good. There are a few scrapes on the top panel from being rack-mounted, but the face, knobs, display screen, and iO jacks are in excellent condition.

INVENTORY #59260

BRAND: Lexicon

MODEL: Vortex Audio Morphing Processor

FUNCTION: Rackmount Effects Unit

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This listing is for a Lexicon Vortex Audio Morphing Processor Stereo Rackmount Effects w/ Footswitch. The Lexicon Vortex is a rare, rackmount stereo audio morphing effects processor introduced by Lexicon in 1993. Unlike standard multi-effects units that simply crossfade audio volume, the Vortex dynamically interpolates the digital algorithms and parameters between two entirely distinct presets. This creates highly complex, unpredictable, and evolving hybrid sounds during the transition phase. It has achieved cult status among experimental musicians and sound designers.

SPECS:

• Serial # K0594-04532
• A and B Architecture: The device features 32 built-in factory presets and 32 user memory registers. Every single patch consists of a paired "A" mode and "B" mode.
• True Parameter Evolution: When you trigger a "morph," the processor glides the values of up to 14 parameters (echo times, feedback, resonance, and modulation depth) from setting A to setting B.
• The "In-Between" Sound: The magic of the Vortex lives in the transition. Because the algorithms change continuously, the intermediate sounds are unique and often mathematically chaotic.
• Transition Control: Morphing can be activated via a front panel button, a dual footswitch, or modulated manually using an expression pedal.
• Built-in Effect Varieties
  The hardware features specialized algorithms optimized for extreme modulation, including:
  • Frequency-gliding delays and echo effects
  • Envelope-follower dynamics
  • Chorus, flanging, and rotary speaker simulation
  • Ring modulation and rhythmic looping

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: This item comes as seen in photos and includes its original Lexicon power supply and 2-button footswitch with cable.

UNPACKAGED WEIGHT: 4 lbs.

UNPACKAGED DIMENSIONS: 19" x 4" x 7"