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    Owner’ s Manual Complete reCording solution[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL W ARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT USE THIS APPARA TUS NEAR WATER THE APP ARA TUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARA TUS. CLEAN O[...]

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    Section Title DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’ s Name: Lexicon Professional Manufacturer’ s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Pkwy . Sandy , UT 84070, USA Declares that the product: Product name: Lexicon Alpha™ Note: Product name may be suffixed by the letters-EU. Product option: None Conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: IEC[...]

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    SERvICE INFO If you require technical sup port, contac t Lexicon ® Profe ssional Customer Servi ce. Be prepare d to accurately describe the prob lem. Know the seria l number of your unit, found on a sticke r attached to the botto m of the Alpha Studio™. If you have not already taken the time to fill out your warranty registrati on card and send [...]

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    T AblE OF CONTENTS T able of Contents 5 INTROdUCTION ......................................... 8 FEA TURES .................................................................................. 8 UNP ACKING THE ALPHA STUDIO TM ............................................. 9 COMPUTER MINIMUM REqUIREMENTS ...................................... 9 Windows [...]

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    MACINTOSH ® SOFTW ARE SETUP ............................................... 17 Mac OS ................................................................................................................... 17 USINg ThE lExICON ® AlPhA STUdIO™ ...... 18 Section I – Recording Audio With the Alpha Studio™ ...................................... 19 [...]

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    INTROdUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Lexicon ® Alpha Desktop Recording Studio™. The Alpha Studio is a complete package of hardware and software that turns your USB-equipped computer into a professional multitrack recording workstation. Whether you use it for high-quality stereo location recording with a laptop computer , or for m[...]

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    UNP ACkINg ThE AlPhA STUdIO™ The Alpha Studio™ is shipped in one carton, containing the Alpha Studio Interface hardware, Steinberg ® Cubase ® LE and Lexicon ® Pantheon™ plug-in software for Windows ® and Macintosh ® based systems. After unpacking, save all the packaging materials in case you ever have to ship the unit. Thoroughly inspect[...]

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    ThE FRONT P ANEl The Alpha Studio™ front panel offers the following features: ¼" INSTRUMENT INPUT JACK This ¼" jack accepts unbalanced, low-level, high impedance instrument sources such as electric guitar , acoustic guitar with a pickup, and electric bass. The input gain is adjusted using the Line 1/Inst knob on the front panel. When [...]

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    the faders on the Mixer screen of the software. T o hear only the live source input sig- nals plugged into the Alpha Studio TM , turn the Monitor Mix knob fully left to Direct . T o hear only the mix from the computer , turn the Monitor Mix knob fully right to Playback . The output from the Moni tor Mix control is routed directly to the Line and He[...]

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    ThE REAR P ANEl The Alpha Studio™ rear panel offers the following features: USB PORT The USB Port is used to connect the Alpha Studio to your computer and provides the Alpha Studio hardware with power . A standard USB cable is included. The Alpha Studio supports USB 2.0 full speed. LINE IN 1-2 These ¼" inputs can accept both balanced (3-con[...]

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    CONNECTINg TO ThE AlPhA STUdIO TM The Alpha Studio TM is both a 2 x 2 x 2 mixer and a USB audio interface that can be used in a variety of audio setups. This section describes how to make basic connections for the following applications: • Monitoring Audio • Recording Audio • Connecting a Recorder for Mixdown MONITORINg CONNECTIONS The Alpha [...]

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    AbOUT RECORdINg CONNECTIONS Analog audio signals are created by microphones, synthesizers, mixers, and instru- ments with magnetic pickups. Of these sources, microphones and magnetic instrument pickups have the lowest output level, and generally require the most amplification. Keyboards, preamps, and mixers output “line level” audio, which vari[...]

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    MIxdOWN CONNECTIONS After you record and mix your sessions in either Cubase ® LE or other recording software, you may want to mix them down to a DA T , audio cassette, or other stereo 2-track recording device. Mixdown Deck Headphones Chan 2/Mic Chan 1/Inst Monitor Mix Output Level Instrument Monitor Stereo Mono Peak Peak USB CONNECTING TO AN ExTER[...]

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    CONNECTIONS dIAgRAM Chan 2/Mic Chan 1/Inst Monitor Mix Output Level Instrument Monitor Stereo Mono Peak Peak USB ¼" Mixdown Deck WINdOWS ® SOFTW ARE SETUP Y ou must consult the Software Installation Guide on the included CD to ensure the successful installation of the recording software and USB drivers. If you haven’ t already installed th[...]

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    MACINTOSh ® SOFTW ARE SETUP Y ou must consult the Software Installation Guide on the included CD to ensure the successful installation of the recording software and USB setup. If you haven’ t already installed the Cubase ® LE and Lexicon Pantheon™ plug-in software, please do so before continuing on to the next section. MAC OS A USB device mus[...]

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    USINg ThE lExICON ® AlPhA STUdIO™ 1. Start Cubase ® LE. The first time you use Cubase LE with the Alpha Studio™ you may be asked to run the Multimedia test as shown here. Deselect the check box, then click NO . 2. Cubase LE will display the following warning that the configuration has not been tested. Click OK . 3. Once Cubase LE opens, go to[...]

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    Recording Audio with the Alpha Studio TM 19 SECTION I – RECORDING AUDIO WITH THE ALPHA STUDIO ™ The diagram below shows how the Alpha Studio™ is connected for this particular setup. A. RECORDING USING THE MICROPHONE/LINE INPUT Mic Input Line In 1 Chan 2/Mic Chan 1/Inst Monitor Mix Output Level Instrument Monitor Stereo Mono Peak Peak USB Plug[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 20 3. Select Default and cli ck OK. 4. Select a location to store the project (or use the default location) and click OK .[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input T o s et the input of the track to recor d: 1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the T rack 1 wi ndow (label ed as Audio 01 ) . 2. Click the Show Inspector button , located in the upper left corner of the screen. The Inspector window appears on the left side of the screen. 21[...]

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    3. In the Inspect or , click the IN: box and selec t IN 1 or IN 2 for the track input source . (IN 1 r elates to Line 1/Inst , IN 2 rel ates to Line 2/Mic inputs .) 4. In t he T rack 1 window , the Record Enable butto n should alread y be red. If it isn't, clic k it so that it turns red. Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 22[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 23 5. In the T rack 1 wi ndow , cl ick the Input Monito ring button so that it is not lit.[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 24 T o check the input level from the microphone or Line Input: 1. If you are using a mic and have connected the Alpha Studio™ to studio monitors, turn them down or off to avoid feedback. 2. If you want to hear the audio source in headphones, turn up the Alpha Studio Output Level knob and turn the Monitor[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 25 Rewind and Play Buttons 5. T urn the Alpha Stud io™ Output Level knob to adjust the listeni ng volume, and make sure the Monitor Mix knob is somewh ere in the middle bet ween Direct and Playba ck . T o o verdub a second track: 1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the T rack 2 wi n[...]

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    B. RECORDING A GUIT AR USING THE INSTRUMENT INPUT This secti on explains how to record using the ¼" Ins trument input jack on the fron t panel. 1. Plug your electric, acoustic, or bass guitar into the Instrument inpu t jack on the front of the Alpha Studio™ hardware. Inst rume nt J ack The Instrument input uses the same recording channel as[...]

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    T o set the input of the track to record from the 1-2 USB channels: 1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the T rack 1 wi ndow (label ed as Audio 01 ) . 2. In the Inspect or , click the IN: box and selec t IN 1 fo r the track input sourc e. 3. In t he T rack 1 window , the Record Enable butto n should alread y be red. If it isn[...]

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    SECTION II - USING SOFTW ARE INPUT MONITORING The previo us examples have turned off Cubas e ® LE’ s Inp ut Monitori ng software switches while reco rding track s, and used the Monitor Mix knob on the front of the Alpha Studio ™ hardware to direct ly monitor an inpu t without laten cy . Software monitoring lets you liste n to software-b ased e[...]

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    4. Click on an Insert . 5. Select Lexicon ® and Pantheon ™. Using Software Input Monitoring 29[...]

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    6. Choose Large Hall from the drop down menu at the top of the Pantheon™ Edit Window . 7. Because this is an insert effect, move the Mix slider to 50% (see the Pantheon manual for more details) . 8. Change the level to about -52dB. Now you will record with the Lexicon ® Pantheon Reverb on your track. Using Software Input Monitoring 30[...]

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    SECTION III - ADJUSTING THE BUFFER SETTINGS Audio latency is the minimum time required for a computer to store recorded audio from an audio interface into the recording application memory and playback that same recorded audio back out audio interface output. After the audio has been converted to the digital domain, it is passed to a buffer before i[...]

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    top slider is the buffer size; this number gets multiplied by the bottom slider , labeled Number of Buffers . 4. When you are finished adjusting the buffer size, click the OK button and return to your project to test the results. B. ADJUSTING THE BUFFERS IN MAC ® OSx 1. Open Cubase LE and go to Devices>D evice Setup . 2. Click on VST Multit rac[...]

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    Specifications SPECIFICA TIONS Microphone Input: Female XLR Pin 2 Hot Input Impedance: 600 Ohms balanced GAIN: +50 dB EIN: −115 dB A-weighted @ +50dB gain (150 Ohm source impedance) Maximum Input Level: –7 dBu Frequency Response: +0, −0.5 dB 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz THD+N: <.005%, 20 Hz - 20 kHz Line Inputs: (2) 1/4" TRS balanced or[...]

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    Lexicon ® Alpha Studio ™ Signal Routing Diagram 35[...]

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    Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway | Sandy , Utah 84070 U.S.A. Phone: 801-566-8800 | Fax: 801-566-7005 Alpha Desktop Recording Studio™ Questions or comments? Email us at: customer@lexiconpro.com or vi si t o ur W or ld Wi de W eb ho me pa ge at : w ww .le xi co np ro .c om Part Number: 18-0346-A Copyright 2006 Lexicon Professional ®[...]