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Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio

Low-noise mic preamp. Balanced XLR inputs. High-impedance front panel input.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          7 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          7 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
 
 

"Best price for simple, professional I/O"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          6 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 8/10/2009
Style of Music: Industrial
Musical Experience: Producer, Vocalist, Live Musician
Location: Martinsville, Indnana, United States

 

 
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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.

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.

Desirability:
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

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.

Ease of Use:
Very to use. Especially with an ASIO 4 All driver.

Support:
No service needed for me. Simple set up. Just follow the instruction on the setup.

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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"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."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 12/21/2007
Musical Experience: ive got a gibson without a case

 

 
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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"like i said its great to learn with and use"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 2/7/2007
Style of Music: rock. metal.newbbie at recording
Musical Experience: active
Location: chester wv usa

 

 
Feature:
cubase le is a great tool to learn the basics plus alittle extra

Quality:
it is great

Value:
yes it is

Desirability:
i dunno about sex appeal but i will upgrade

Sound:
not a bad deal if your just getting started

Ease of Use:
it was almost to easy

Support:
no so fast to respond to a question

Overall:
it works great,

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"Lesson learned."

Overall:
          4 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          4 out of 10
Sound:
          2 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          4 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 12/28/2008
Style of Music: hip hop
Musical Experience: producer, beat maker.
Location: Portland, OR

 

 
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.

Desirability:
it was just a practical addition. I do regret buying it though.

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.

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.

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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