Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  8
• Features

  8
• Unpacking the Alpha studioTM.

  9
• Computer minimum requirements

  9
• Windows®

  9
• Macintosh®.

  9
• The FRONT Panel

  10
• ¼" Instrument Input Jack

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• Line 1/Inst

  10
• Peak LEDs

  10
• Line 2/Mic

  10
• Monitor Assign

  10
• Monitor Mix .

  10
• USB LED

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• Output Level

  11
• ⁄8" Headphone Output Jack

  11
• The REAr Panel

  12
• USB Port

  12
• Line In 1-2

  12
• Mic Input

  12
• ¼" Left/Right Line Outputs

  12
• RCA Left/Right Line Outputs

  12
• Connecting to the Alpha studio

  13
• Monitoring connections

  13
• Connecting Headphones

  13
• Connecting to Monitor Speakers

  13
• Connecting RCA Ouptuts for Monitoring to a Home Stereo

  13
• about Recording connections

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• To Connect a Microphone

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• To Connect a Line Level Source

  14
• To Connect an Instrument

  14
• Mixdown Connections

  15
• Connecting to an External Recorder

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• Mixing Within Cubase® LE 4

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• Connections Diagram

  16
• Windows® Software setup

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• Windows® Vista and XP

  16
• macintosh® Software SetUp

  17
• Mac OS

  17
• Using the Lexicon® Alpha STUDIO™

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• Section I – Recording Audio With the Alpha Studio™

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• A. Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input

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• B. Recording a Guitar using the Instrument Input

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• Section II – Using Software Input Monitoring

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• Section III – Adjusting the Buffer Settings

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• A. Adjusting the Buffers in Windows® XP

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• B. Adjusting the Buffers in Mac OSX

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• Specifications

  34
• Signal routing diagram

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