All user reviews of 3/5 for the Lexicon Alpha

I wanted a record with tracks that do not drool over each other (like Behringer UCA 202 to not name)
I use it to plug the instruments one by one or so my mixer behringer eurorack UB1002.
I make home studio: a few songs where I play (or sample), keyboard, drum, voice, guitar, bass.
I have win7 on a laptop Acer proco dual core 2Ghz, 3Giga Ram, HDD 250 Go. Something mid-range, so a little older I've boosted the ram max.

USE

I find that there are parasites em sound problems ... I do not know much but I have the impression that the Asio driver is unstable. These are settings to never end.
I never pushed beyond 6 tracks. It was going.
I have 10 ms latency but I'm not absolutely satisfied with the result.
I have not yet looked SHIFT.

IMPLEMENTATION

The install is done without problème.Ceci said, I use Adobe Audition and Adobe Audition and Reaper seems less latencer. The manual is ok, fine.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for two months now. This is the first model that I use apart from Behringer UCA202, and of course, there is no comparison.

I find that it is limited inputs, with this story that we must always choose between in front and rear entrances.
In addition a detail annoys me no way to record skype but hey, it might be just my software (I'm learning a foreign language by skype and for me it is important to Register my lessons).

I think I'll sell it. I would like a model with phantom power 4.8v and more entries. Oh, and I have an electric acoustic bass: the preamp is really just right.
Now I'm not a connoisseur. I do not want this sack. I think it would be: requires a minimum of knowledge to fully exploit!

I is for the purchase price at the beginning I used to Ableton Live on XP has the time now that I started to have a good config and larger project it is no longer fit to my needs and after 2 and a half years of use crack can be heard as soon as you touch the knob facade and regular problem for the set asio following conflict has certainly end she starts to get a limit that is with me; )

UTILIZATION

I use it daily in Ableton Live but not for long because too capricious with ASIO Driver

GETTING STARTED

after so simple is more functional than basic not as stated in my title to start well in Mao config panel

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years and a half I was buying for its price that fills me most with this card is that it is impossible to listen to more stuff has kind of put both player and ableton window in background this still will come into conflict with each other really boring it is not stable and goes very often in conflict after 2 years of use we already hears creaking when you touch the knob before I had an Edirol FA 101 which was perfect for my use I really regret having sold it to buy the final ca few months later that the price was not the same at all now if I need to change I think I'd go on a rm Babyface or the right Track16 motu also not all the same price thus summarized to return to this lexicon alpha ben we pay for c on a 50 or 60 balls ben not expect a great wonder and stand on length but do anyway his taff and sufficient for novices after confirming or those who have had greater ben interface may be disappointed but I repeat 60 euros y 'will not even better I think she certainly better than other more expensive interface ca range so ...

The Lexicon Alpha is a 2x2x2 Recording Interface that will go perfect with your laptop set up. I used the Alpha before on my Dell Laptop back when I was trying to get use to a few new software DAW’s that I was working with. It has pretty high powered head phone amps that are pretty clear when providing power to your headphones. The Alpha gets its power from USB when plugged into your laptop or computer so you really don’t have to worry about a power cord. I don’t think it even has a spot for a power cord if I remember correctly.


UTILIZATION

Everything with the Lexicon Alpha was very stable, I never encountered any problems when I was using the interface. There are a lot of things I would change about it though. Yes, you will experience some small latency while recording but that was not what bothered me. The issues I was having seemed to be between the Alpha interface and the DAW that I was using at the time which was FL Studio. We all know that Fl Studio can be a pain from time to time, but with this interface I experienced so many problems, I would have to basically re install every time I opened it in order for FL Studio to recognize it.


GETTING STARTED

I had that small compatibility issue when using it with FL Studio, it could have just been my system because I never had that problem with other interfaces. The manual was easy to read and understand, I was reading through the manual a lot trying to figure the problem out.


OVERALL OPINION

The Alpha by Lexicon cost a good price for the average person, I was in search of a low priced interface and decided to go with this one, yes it worked but it also gave me problems. If I had to make the choice again I would not buy this, I would get something a little more stable.

What characteristics have motivated your purchase choice?

Stereo input on jack 6.35 and stereo outputs on RCA (well for a power amp). 24/48 (a pity that this is not a 24/96)

For what purpose? What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk ,...)?

It was for me to recover the stereo outputs of my BEHRINGER EUROMIX 1602 to inject the signal into Samplitude (on PC so).

With which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) do you use it with? ...

I therefore used it primarily for the stereo input jack 6.35. However, I happened to plug a microphone or a guitar.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable? They are often updated?

Hard to say since my PC itself is not very stable! (Very old cuckoo ram ...).

What software do you use most often? What latency you get?

I use it with Magix Samplitude Studio 16. The latency is 36 ms, but this is in no way troublesome.

How many tracks do you manage to record / playback simultaneously? ...

If I remember correctly, plugging in an instrument in front disconnects the stereo inputs on the back. But it is to be verified. In any way, I use it in my home studio for songs. So I'm doing track to track (synth and after guitar, etc.) and I also use a lot of virtual instruments.

GETTING STARTED

Installation works with no problems? Have you experienced any incompatibilities? The general configuration is easy? The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

You plug the USB, it installs the driver and ... that's all!

Did not read the manual ...

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?

2 years

What thing do you like most/least about it?

+ Simplicity and low latency
- Reliability! The left channel just give dies! So, I am obliged to record in mono (small button in front). Not cool for some of my programmed Yam AN-1X!

Did you try many other models before getting this one?

I just tried an interface BEHRINGER (I forget its model name and, frankly, I preferred to forget the rest!)

What is your opinion about the value for the price?

In view of the price, if the reliability was there, I would say that is a correct price/value ratio.

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

No, sir! I'll invest in an M-Audio Audiophile 192 (PCI-e port on 24/96 in!).

Bought to enter a keyboard to singing on vista mac compatible software Samplitude.
2 Input jack 1 x XLR, 2 RCA output jack outputs and casque.ALIM IN

UTILIZATION

USB2 drivers used on Samplitude are stable, no latency if ON MONITORING THE CUP on samplitude; slight coloration of the sound; My pc config is very small

GETTING STARTED

Installation without problem, which comes with Cubase LE4, very clear and simple

OVERALL OPINION

More than two years of daily usage, small cracks on the knobs but not so bad; single flat is used on the INPUT XLR we lose one out of two INPUT JACKs; a privilege for small home studio setup