Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio User Reviews at zZounds

"Best price for simple, professional I/O" submitted August 10, 2009

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Musical Background: Producer, Vocalist, Live Musician

Music Style: Industrial

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Sound: Just got mine today. It's probably the cheapest USB interface available. Perfect, does exactly what it says. 4 inputs all together, but you can only use 2 at a time. The XLR and the front 1/4 input are both routed to the same channel as Line 1 input in the back. As for the outs, I most likely won't be using the RCA ports, but I'm sure some DJ's will appreciate it. Feature: the L and R outputs are not 2 separate outs, they are only left and right. Still, you can use them as separate outs by panning the tracks to only left or right. For example, I ran 2 microphones through the inputs, and had one mic's sound going to the left channel, and the other mic went to the right. Neither one went through the other side at all. Maybe that's a no brainer, but I thought I might try to help out a little. Ease of Use: Very to use. Especially with an ASIO 4 All driver. Quality: It would be nicer if it was metal because the plastic would be more likely to break, but it seems pretty sturdy and strong Value: Best pricing on a simple audio interface I've seen. Everyone else wants to overprice a simple in and out. This is a good deal. Manufacturer Support: No service needed for me. Simple set up. Just follow the instruction on the setup. The Wow Factor: sits on top of anything nicely. simple sleek design makes it look "high dollar." not too bulky, but could have a little more space between inputs. it's not bad, just if someone was using some huge cables, the might have to squeeze a little. if you're into all this smaller is better stuff though, and use slim cables like a normal person, you should be fine. It just doesn't waste any space Overall: Someday I look forward to getting the Omega, but in all honesty, this is enough for me. I'm very proud of my Alpha, and I will keep it forever. No disappointments because I knew exactly what I was getting. And if anyone is disappointed, it's probably because they though they were getting more for some reason, or their having setup problems, and are blaming it on the box instead of their computer of software. Just get an ASIO driver and everything will work out fine!

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"overall a straight 9." submitted April 21, 2010

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Musical Background: active lap top musician

Music Style: outsider electronic ambient found sounds

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Sound: for the price i paid ($79.00) at guitar center i cannot complain. nice that it uses usb to power it up. use it with my lap top worked right out of the box. i would say that it compares with some of the cheaper pci cards i had used in the past like the m-audio stuff. that said do not expect anything except stereo/mono 2 channel. i work in surround 5.1 at times so it is a pain to have to switch back to my lap top soundcard. but not a real killer. i would buy another one in a second. Feature: had everything you would need right out of the box. i use steinberg nuendo 4. so cubase was unused. Ease of Use: plug and play for the most part. Quality: made well enough for me. quality is typical lexicon (means good)! Value: worth every penny. Manufacturer Support: have not required any help.been running it for 2 years i think. no glitches yet. The Wow Factor: sex appeal? Overall: maybe another year or two and go for another lexicon usb deal but i will spend more money.

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"Studio in a box, all you need is a computer and some chops. You can actualy use it to record on to a tape deck as well." submitted December 21, 2007

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Feature: Many similar products on the market do not come with a usb cable, this one do wah didy! Value: I paid 99.00 for mine, its a great bargain conidering its multiple use factor and the sofware package.

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"Lesson learned." submitted December 28, 2008

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Musical Background: producer, beat maker.

Music Style: hip hop

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Sound: My main soundcard broke and I got this to get me by while i saved up to get a better card. The sound was drastically different as soon as I hooked it up. I really didn't think the playback would be affected as well, but the lows were not well defined and the highs were not pristine. Ease of Use: Lots of problems getting it compatible with sonar. I did get it working though, lots of trial and error. Getting a great sound can be achieved, you just have to keep the high noise floor in mind. I wouldn't recommend this for someone doing acoustic or acepella work. Quality: Cosmetically its fine. It's compact, lightweight, doesn't get in the way. The quality of playback is horrendous, and the recording itself wasn't very good. Very high noise floor in my opinion. Value: You get what you pay for. This would be great for someone just starting out with 1 or 2 inputs to record. Manufacturer Support: The cd it came with didn't read in my brand new cd drive. Aside from whatever software it comes with, I couldn't even access the drivers needed to install. Had to get them off the website - as recommended by the sales guy I bought it from when I called back. The Wow Factor: it was just a practical addition. I do regret buying it though. Overall: I new I needed to buy another soundcard after a few days of use. It took a few days to get it installed and working properly because the drivers were buggy, hard to find, and the quality just wasn't there.

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"like i said its great to learn with and use" submitted February 7, 2007

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Musical Background: active

Music Style: rock. metal.newbbie at recording

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Sound: not a bad deal if your just getting started Feature: cubase le is a great tool to learn the basics plus alittle extra Ease of Use: it was almost to easy Quality: it is great Value: yes it is Manufacturer Support: no so fast to respond to a question The Wow Factor: i dunno about sex appeal but i will upgrade Overall: it works great,

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