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Omega Studio™ Lambda Studio™ Alpha Studio™

MicrophoneInputs (2)FemaleXLRPin2Hot (2)FemaleXLRPin2Hot (1)FemaleXLRPin2Hot InputImpedance 600Ωbalanced 600Ωbalanced 600Ωbalanced PhantomPower +48VoltDC +48VoltDC No GAIN +50dB +44dB +44dB EIN(150Ωsource) –120dBA-weighted@50dBgain –120dBA-weighted@44dBgain –115dBA-weighted@50dBgain MaximumInputLevel +18dBu +6.5dBu -10dBu FrequencyResponse +0,–0.2dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,–0.5dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,–0.5dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz THD+N <.005%,20Hz-20kHz <.005%,20Hz-20kHz <.005%,20Hz-20kHzInsertInputs (2)1/4"TRS (2)1/4"TRS — SendLevel(tip) +19dBumaximum +10dBumaximum — MaxReturnLevel(ring) +19dBumaximum +11dBumaximum —LineInputs (4)1/4"TRSbalancedorunbalanced (2)1/4"TRSbalancedorunbalanced (2)1/4"TRSbalancedorunbalanced InputImpedance 20kΩbalanced,10kΩunbalanced 20kΩbalanced,10kΩunbalanced 20kΩbalanced,10kΩunbalanced MaximumInputLevel +22dBu +13dBu +12dBu FrequencyResponse +0,–0.2dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,–0.5dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,–0.2dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz THD+N <.009%A/D,20Hz-20kHz <.009%A/D,20Hz-20kHz <.009%A/D,20Hz-20kHzInstrumentInput (1)1/4"monojack (1)1/4"monojack (1)1/4"monojack InputImpedance 1MΩunbalanced 1MΩunbalanced 1MΩunbalanced MaximumInputLevel +19dBu +8.5dBu +8.5dBu FrequencyResponse +0,–0.25dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,–1dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz +0,1dB20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz THD+N <.0125%A/D <.0125%A/D <.0125%A/D Crosstalk <–74dBanyinputoroutputtoany <–74dBanyinputoroutputtoany <–74dBanyinputoroutputtoany recordingchannel,20Hz-20kHz recordingchannel,20Hz-20kHz recordingchannel,20Hz-20kHz <–95dBat1kHztypical <–95dBat1kHztypical <–95dBat1kHztypicalLineOutputs (2)1/4"TRSbalancedorunbalanced (2)1/4"TRSbalancedorunbalanced (2)1/4"TRSbal./unbal.+(2)RCA Level +19dBumaximum +16dBumaximum +16dBumaximum(1/4"TRS) Impedance 110Ω 1kΩbalanced,500Ωunbalanced 1kΩbalanced,500ΩunbalancedHeadphoneOutput (1)1/4"stereojack (1)1/8"stereojack (1)1/8"stereojack 100mWperchannelat50Ohms 25mWperchannelat50Ohms 20mWperchannelat50OhmsMIDIInterface MIDIIN/MIDIOUT-5pinDIN MIDIIN/MIDIOUT-5pinDIN —DigitalAudioInput CoaxialRCA(S/PDIFformat) — —DigitalAudioOutput CoaxialRCA(S/PDIFformat) — — alwaystransmitstheaudiodata fromtheUSBstream

D/A-A/DSampleRate 44.1kHzor48kHz(determined 44.1kHzor48kHz(determined 44.1kHzor48kHz(determined bycomputerapplication) bycomputerapplication) bycomputerapplication)DynamicRange,20Hz-20kHz: A/D(24Bit) 104dBtypical,A-weighted 96dBtypical,A-weighted 96dBtypical,A-weighted D/A(24Bit) 105dBtypical,A-weighted 100dBtypical,A-weighted 100dBtypical,A-weighted A/D/A(24Bit) 103dBtypical,A-weighted 95dBtypical,A-weighted 95dBtypical,A-weighted AnalogPath 118dBtypical,A-weighted 109dBtypical,A-weighted 109dBtypical,A-weightedUSBTypeBSocket Version1.1,Version1.1hubs Version1.1,Version1.1hubs Version1.1,Version1.1hubs arenotsupported arenotsupported arenotsupportedPowerRequirements PS0913-B9VACadaptersupplied. USBBus-powered USBBus-Powered requires18Wat120VDimensions 4.625"Wx7.25"Hx7.75"D 3.4"Wx6.5"Hx6.5"D 6.75"Wx1.6Hx6.5"D (118mmx184mmx197mm) (86mmx165mmx165mm) (171mmx40mmx165mm)Weight 2 .65lbs.(1.2kg) 1.92lbs(0.86kg) 1.1lbs(0.49kgs)

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Youdon’tfollowthecrowd.Youplaytothem.Youdon’tdreamof

beinginarecordingstudio.Youtravelwithone.

Lexicon’sthreecompletelyintegratedrecordingsystemsletyoucaptureyourmusicalideaswhenevertheystrike.Expandandenhancethoseideasintosophisticatedmulti-trackproductionswith24-bit,audiophilesoundquality.

Areyoureadytorecord—evenifyouneverhavebefore?Readon.LearnhowYOUCAN.

Alpha, Lambda and Omega Desktop Recording Studios™.

Lexicon’s three complete desktop recording solutions make it easy to record, arrange, edit, process and mix your music.

computer not included

Alpha, Lambda & Omega Recording Studios: The Back Story

Alpha, Lambda & Omega Recording Studio Computer Requirements

Windows® Operating System: Windows XP Home� or XP Profe�s-sional; Proce�ssor: Pe�ntium III® 500 MHz� or AMD® K7 (Pe�ntium 4/Athlon 1 GHz� or faste�r re�comme�nde�d); RAM: 256 MB (512 re�com-me�nde�d); Hard Disk Space�: Multiple� Gigabyte�s, 180 MB for applica-tion; USB Port:* USB or USB 2Mac® Operating System: Mac OS X Ve�rsion 10.2.8 or highe�r; Proce�ssor: Powe�r Macintosh G4 450 MHz� or faste�r; RAM: 256 MB (512 re�comme�nde�d); Hard Disk Space�: Multiple� Gigabyte�s. 180 MB for ap-plication, USB Port:* USB or USB 2

* Some� USB hubs may not support full bandwidth

Itdoesn’ttakeadegreeinElectricalEngineeringtostartrecordingwithaLexiconRecordingStudio.Butyoudohavetoplugafewthingsin.Inourmanuals,wecoverstep-by-stephook-upforeachstudioindetail.Here’saquicktouroftheAlpha,LambdaandOmegaRecordingStudio™backpanels.! Microphone Preamp.Thisiswhereyoupluginexter-nalmicrophones.AllthreeLexiconRecordingStudioswillacceptdynamicmicrophones;LambdaandOmegaRecord-ingStudiosprovide+48voltphantompowerforstudiocondensermicrophones.@ Balanced/unbalanced line level inputs.Here’swhereyoupluginanalogkeyboardoutputs,drummachines,CDorMP3players.# Balanced/unbalanced line level outputs.Connectthesetoexternalactivemonitorspeak-ers,aPAorrecordingconsoleoranalogDATrecorderinputs.$ Unbalanced RCA line level outputsgiveyouasecondwaytorouteanalogsoundtospeakersorotherdestinations.% Digital S/PDIF inputs and

outputs(OmegaStudioonly)Letsyoudigitallyconnecttoexternalprocessorsorrecord-ers.^ Channel Insert.Theseare“loops”thatroutethesoundfromaLexiconStudiochannelouttoanexternalprocessor—suchasacompressororequalizer—andthenbackintotheLexiconStudio.& –20dB pad switch.(OmegaRecordingStudio™only)AlthoughLexiconcircuitryandmicpreampsarebuilttohandlestrongsignalswithoutoverloading,thereis alimit.Tokeepreallyloudinputs(suchasdrumsorscream-ingvocalists)fromdistorting,pressthisbutton.* MIDI In/OutforconnectingMIDIkeyboards,soundmod-ulesandexternalcontrollers( USB PortconnectstoyourPCorMacintosh®computer.( High-Impedance input(onthefrontpanelofallthreeunits)letsyoudirectlyconnectelectricguitarsandbasses.

Omega Studio™ Lambda Studio™ Alpha Studio™

Inputs/Buses/Outputs 8x4x2 4x2x2 2x2x2

Simultaneousrecordingchs. 6 4 2

MicrophonePreamps 2 2 1

Hi-ZInstrumentInput Yes Yes Yes

Recordingsoftwareincluded Yes Yes Yes

Inserts 2 2 —

PowerSupply External Bus-powered Bus-Powered

DigitalI/O S/PDIF

FromLexicon®,oneofthemostrespectednamesinprofessionalaudioequip-

ment,comestudioqualityrecordingsolutionsthatareremarkablyeasytouse.

Eachofourcompletelyintegratedrecordingsystemshasthetoolsyouneedtotransformyourcomputerintoafull-onprofessional24-bitdigitalstudio.

All digital recording systems have two important parts.

Thefirstisaninterface.AlsoknownasanI/O box,itdoesseveraljobsatonce.It’swhatyouplugmicrophonesandinstrumentsinto.Itcontrolsthelevelsofthesoundsyoure-cordanddisplaystheirrelativelevelsonanLEDdisplay.Italso

translatesanalogsoundintoadigitalformatthatyourcom-putercanuse.Anditconvertsdigitalaudiobackintoaformyoucanlistentoviaspeakersorheadphones.

Alpha,LambdaandOmegaRecordingStudio™interfacesallperformthesefunctions.Theydifferprimarilyinhowmanyinstru-mentsyoucanrecordatonce,howmanytracksyoucanadjustatonce,andhowmuchcontrolyouhaveoverindividualtracks.

Eachisastudio-qualitydevicethatdeliversfull-range,better-than-CD-qualitydigitalsoundtoyourcomputer.

UnlikestandardcomputerI/Oboxes,Lexiconrecordingstudiosaredesignedaroundthesameparadigmaslarge-formatrecordingconsoles.Youget

intuitivehands-oncontroloverthemostimportantfunctions.They’reeasiertouseandmuchmoreconducivetocreativityandspontaneousrecording.

Software: the other

important part.WedesignedLexiconStudios

sothatyoucanspendmoretimemakingmusic,andless

timefiddlingwithknobs.Butonceyourmusiciscapturedonyourcomputer’sharddisk,it’stimetofiddlearoundtoyourheart’scontent.

Bythat,wemeanediting,addingextratracks,effectsandfinallymixingdownyoursongs.Andthat

meanspowerfulbuteasy-tousesoftware.Steinberg’sCubaseisthepreferredsoftwareforthousandsofcomposers,pro-ducersandrecordingartists.

The48-trackLEversionin-cludedwiththeLexiconStudios

isyoureasy-to-usecreativetoolkitforcapturingandperfect-ingmusicalideas.Itletsyourecordindividualinstrumentandvocaltracks,addandscoreMIDIinstruments,cut,pasteandedittracksintofinalformandthenmixdowntoCDorMP3usinghigh-qualityeffects.

Moreover,CubaseLEletsyoumigrateyourprojecttomorecomplexversionsofCubaseasyoubecomemoreexperienced.SeamlesslyintegratedwithAlphaLambdaandOmegaStudios,Cubase®LEistheper-fectvirtualstudioforeveryusefromquicklycapturingroughideastometiculouslypolishingcompletecompositions.

Pantheon: The finishing touch to your creations.

Whenyoumixdownallyourrecordedtracksintoastereoversion,you’lldis-coverthatreverberationisthemostimportantstudioeffectneededtoaddaprofessionaltouchtoyoursongs.TheLexiconnameissynonymouswith“theworld’sbestreverb”.ThePantheon™plug-inincludedwithallthreeStudioscontinuesthislegacyanddeliversthat“LexiconSound”usedonmostoftoday’srecordedmusicandmovies.Tweaktheparametersofsixdifferentreverbtypes.Oruseoneofthe35factorypresets.Eitherway,you’lllovetheresults.

The right stuff.AllthreeLexiconstudios

includemicrophoneandlinelevelinputs,separateinstru-mentinputforguitarandbass.Eachmodelfeatureschannelpeakindicatorsforeachanaloginput;LambdaandOmegaRecordingStudiosalsohaveMIDII/Oandmeter-

ing/monitoringfunctionsandanassignablebargraphmeter.Bymonitoringthelevelsofvocalsorinstrumentsbeforetheanalog-to-digitalconvert-ers,harsh-soundingoverload-ingcanbeaverted.Interfacesthatrelyonsoftwareforlevelmonitoringcan’tdothatandcanriskruiningtherecording.

Just add mics and some inspiration.

AllthesehardwareandsoftwarefeaturesareputtogetherinthreefullyportableI/Omixers.PlugoneintoyourMac®orPCcomputerwiththeincludedUSBcable,andyou’rereadytocapturethemoment.

VisityourLexicondealertoday.They’llhelpyoudecidewhichStudiobestsuitsyourneedsandskilllevel.Thenstartrecording.BecauseYOUCAN.

•48audioand64MIDItracks•Professionalaudioediting—cut,paste,

copyandloopsongtracks•Awealthofbuilt-insignalprocessing

featureslikeChorus,GatingandEQ•Fullautomationofvolume,pan,muteand

effectsforprofessional-soundingmixdown•MIDIscoreeditorwithadvancedquantization

andlogicalpresets•Supportsupto8VSTinstruments•2insertand4effectsendsperchannel•VSTsystemlinkandReWire2compatible

•35factorypresets•6reverbtypes•16editableparametersper

reverbtype•Mono&stereooperation•Advancedyeteasy-to-use

interface•EfficientCPUutilization•16and24-bitcompatible

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Monitor with Powered Speakers

Monitor with Headphones

MIDI In/Out

Line Level Instrument Inputs

Condenser and Dynamic Microphone Inputs

Guitar/Bass Input