While demoing the SSL Duende X-verb I noticed the preset names seemed very familiar. I noticed the similarity to the Lexicon gear that i’m used to dealing with. That got my curiosity churning.  Time for a comparison I say. I pulled up some multitrack drum noodling & a  verb bus comparing both the X-verb & Lexicon m300. The result? It’s now of my opinion the X-verb team was influenced if not down right trying to replace the classic Lexicon hardware we know.

For the comparison I pulled up similar named presets on both the X-verb/ m300 & recorded the results @ 24/48.

MP3 Examples -

  • 300 – Live Drum Room

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  • X – Live Drum Room

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  • 300 Studio A

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  • X – Studio A

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  • 300 – Small hall

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  • X – Small hall

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  • 300 – Rich Plate

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  • X – Rich Plate

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  • 300 – rehearsal room

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  • X – rehearsal room

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  • 300 – large hall

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  • X – large hall

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  • 300 – Hanger

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  • X – Hanger

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  • 300 – Glossy Plate

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  • X – Glossy Plate

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  • 300 – Deep End

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  • X – Deep Space 

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  • 300 – Dance Hall

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  • X – Dance Hall

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  • 300 – Church

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  • X – gothic Church

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  • 300 – chamber

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  • X – Natural chamber

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  • 300 – Brick Wall

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  • X – Brick Wall

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Rough manual settings match -

  • 300m

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  • Xm

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  • pcm70

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  • x70

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After spending sometime with the inner control of X-Verb I feel one can re-create all of the “magic” of the hardware we have come to expect. I didn’t find a “hole/limitation” of control or feature set. Good stuff.

original drum noodle. 24/48 .wav drum-noodle.wav