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(More customer reviews)You will see basically two kinds of reviews for the Lexicon Omega: Reviews from people who love the features and reviews from people who have had problems with the unit. This is because the Omega has some very serious quality control issues with their overseas manufacturing.
I have read many user reviews and have found that as many as 1 out of 4 people have had problems that make this device unusable. If you happen to get a good unit it will be great for a home studio or even a portable system that you can take on the road. Unfortunately many, many units have hardware defects. These cause the unit to disconnect, corrupt the host computer, and add digital noise to the mix.
Some people mistakenly believe that this is a driver issue or a configuration issue. Lexicon tech support will try to lead you down this path before they admit the quality problems. Don't believe it. I have done software and hardware engineering for almost 25 years and I can assure you that if your Omega unit acts erratically, it is most likely a hardware failure. Send it back and insist that they fix it while it is still under warranty.
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Omega Studio is a completely integrated computer recording system that includes the Omega 8x4x2 USB I/O Mixer, Steinberg's Cubase LE4 audio and MIDI recording software, and Lexicon's world-class Pantheon VST Reverb plug-in. The Omega Desktop Recording Studio quite literally contains all the necessary components to transform your PC or Mac computer into a professional 24-bit/48 kHz recording studio.Omega is an extremely flexible USB audio interface solution. With two microphone preamps, it's a great choice for singer/songwriters, duets, or you can record you and a friend playing guitar. There are also two stereo pairs of line inputs, which can accommodate your keyboard or synthesizer. And, on the front panel, there's a hi-Z instrument input, so you can directly plug in your guitar or bass.Omega provides a total of eight inputs featuring ultra-transparent A-to-D converters to capture your performance with pristine 24-bit quality. Two of the inputs feature extremely low-noise dbx mic preamps with +48V phantom power and TRS inserts. Four TRS active balanced line inputs accept up to +22dBu signals. Included is an S/PDIF input combined with an additional DAC for zero-latency, direct monitoring of the S/PDIF source for simultaneous tracking of analog and digital sources. Rounding out the full compliment of connectivity, Omega includes 2 TRS balanced line outputs, a 1/4" high-power headphone output, a hi-Z instrument input, and MIDI I/O. Users can record 4 tracks at once from the 8 input sources. The unique mini-tower design offers individual level controls and peak meters for each microphone and line input.Cubase LE4 integrates seamlessly with Omega to achieve an easy-to-use, 48-track complete recording solution that includes all of the modules that you need to track, edit and mix your masterpiece. Then, to complete your mix with that legendary "Lexicon Sound", Omega includes the Lexicon Pantheon VST Reverb plug-in which offers 35 factory presets and 6 reverb types.
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