Product Description

Record anywhere you can carry your laptop! Studio quality hardware and powerful software that turns your PC or Mac into a 24-bit recording studio.

The Alpha Desktop Recording Studio is extremely compact, yet it gives you the features needed to get professional recording results anywhere! Designed with many of the same features found in professional studios, Alpha Studio is your complete recording solution: a USB powered I/O mixer with Cubase LE, the popular recording production suite from Steinberg, and our acclaimed Lexicon Pantheon VST reverb plug-in. A dual-input, 2-bus, 2-output USB I/O mixer with extra high-impedance instrument input and separate headphone output gives you the freedom to not only record but also mix anywhere.

4 Inputs: Record Up to 2 Tracks at Once
Stereo line inputs for keyboards, drum machines or analog output of a CD/MP3 player. RF-filtered TRS active-balanced inputs accept either balanced or unbalanced signals

Low-noise mic preamp with balanced XLR inputs

High-impedance front panel input for electric guitar or bass

Professional Mixer
Separate mic and line level input controls with individual peak indicators

Monitor mix control for balancing an audio source between live input and playback mix level while recording. Can be switched to stereo or mono

High-powered headphone amp offers ultra-clear fidelity while delivering ample power for any type of headphones

RF-filtered and TRS balanced Line outputs for speaker monitoring

USB Powered
Connect to your computer with the included USB cable. No need for a power supply'so you can record anywhere you can take your laptop

Technical Description

Microphone Inputs: (1) Female XLR Pin 2 Hot

Input Impedance: 600 ohms balanced

Phantom Power: No

GAIN: +50 dB

EIN: -115dB A-weighted @50dB gain (150 Ohm source impedance)

Maxium Input Level: +10dBu

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 in. TRS balanced or unbalanced

Input Impedance: 20 kOhm balanced, 10 kOhm unbalanced

Maximum Input Level: +12 dBu

Frequency Response: +0, ?0.2 dB 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1KHz

THD+N: <.009% A/D, 20 Hz - 20 kHz

Instrument Input: (1) 1/4 in. mono jack

Input Impedance: 1 MOhm unbalanced

Maximum Input Level: +8.5 dBu

Frequency Response: +0, ?1 dB 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz

THD+N: <.125% A/D

Crosstalk:
<-74dB any input or output to any recording channel, 20Hz - 20kHz <-95dB at 1kHz typical

Line Outputs: (2) 1/4 in. TRS bal./unbal. +(2) RCA

Level: +16dBu maximum (1/4 in. TRS)

Impedance: 1k ohm balanced, 500 ohm unbalanced

Headphone Output: (1) 1/8 in. stereo jack 20 mW per channel at 50 Ohms

D/A - A/D Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz (determined by computer application)

Dynamic Range:
A/D (24 Bit) 100 dB typical, A-weighted, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
D/A (24 Bit) 100 dB typical, A-weighted, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
A/D/A (24 Bit) 97 dB typical, A-weighted, 20 Hz - 20 kHz

USB Type B Socket: Version 1.1, Version 1.1 hubs ar not supported

Power Requirements: USB Bus-Powered

Dimensions: 6.75 in. Wx 1.6 in. Hx 6.5 in. D

Weight: 1.1 lbs. (0.49kgs)

Lexicon engineers are constantly working to improve the quality of products. Specifications are, therefore subject to change without notice.

Catalog Description

Powerful little USB audio interface@XLR mic input@1/4" instrument input@Stereo TRS I/O@Headphone and RCA outs@Includes Pantheon reverb plug-in and Cubase LE for Mac/PC

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