Problem with Lexicon Alpha audio device

[Peter Berger]

Originally Posted by Paul R Johnson

Don't worry about the pin 2 hot statement. The general trend is for pin to to be the 'hot' connection, leaving pin 3 'cold' and 1 always ground - it is balanced.

Anyway, with 10m/30feet cable I hear extremely loud hiss. With 3m cable its a lot of better.

Originally Posted by Paul R Johnson

The Steinberg License Control Centre is a system they use on their full ticket price software and requires programmes to store license info on a removable dongle type device. In the free, cut-down feature products often supplied with proper sound devices, the dongle part isn't needed, but the programme does need the LCC to run properly. It isn't unknown for it to freeze during installation - often virus protection or firewalls can make it misbehave. You can get an updated LCC from steinberg on the net. Cubase LE is a very good free product.

I tried to trun off virus protection and firewall, but it didn't help. I succeeded in installing different version of LCC from the internet, but when I run it, its telling me: "No licenser found".

Originally Posted by Paul R Johnson

My best guess is that you have a driver problem. I've got a Lexicon Omega sitting on this laptop, and the windows generic drivers don't work well with it. Cubase installs ASIO drivers and these can make a difference.

These ASIO drivers are installed from the begining - I won't help.

Originally Posted by Paul R Johnson

the other thing is that there should be a new control for it in control panel - sound. It should show up as a usb device, and hidden somewhere will be an in and out control. The default on my Omega is about half volume.

This could be the problem, but I really can't find any new cotrol. And there is no information about any new control in user guide.

Originally Posted by Paul R Johnson

The Alpha is a decent bit of kit, and has pretty good mic preamps, even though it doesn't have phantom.

With Rode NTG2 I can get to -12db sound only with full mic/input volume and I have to speak very loud and in very close distance to the mic. But there is noise about -45db.