User manual LEXICON 480L

[. . . ] opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer's warranty. if liquid is spilled on the unit, shut it off immediately and take it to a dealer for service. disconnect the unit during storms to prevent damage. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR WATER CLEAN ONLY WITH A DRY CLOTH. DO NOT INSTALL NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS, HEAT REGISTERS, STOVES, OR OTHER APPARATUS (INCLUDING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT. [. . . ] Connect headphones to the Headphone jack located on the front panel of the Omega Studio. Adjust headphone volume via the Output Level knob. CONNECTING TO MONITOR SPEAKERS WITH A POWER AMP OR SELF-POWERED MONITOR SPEAKERS: 1. Using 1/4" cables, connect the Line Outputs on the rear panel of the Omega Studio to the appropriate inputs on your mixer, power amp, or powered speakers. If using both headphones and monitor speakers, adjust the level of the external power amp or speakers using their gain controls after you've gotten the desired level in your headphones. CONNECTING TO A HOME STEREO: 1. Using 1/4" cables, connect the Line Outputs on the rear panel of the Omega Studio to the appropriate inputs on your stereo, typically the TAPE IN or AUX IN jacks, with a 1/4" to male phono (RCA) connector or adapter. Keep the OUTPUT LEvEL control of the Omega low to start, raising it slowly to match the level of other units connected to the stereo. RECORdING AUdIO Digital and analog audio sources can be connected directly to the Omega. ANALOG AUDIO: Analog audio signals are created by microphones, synthesizers, mixers, and instruments with magnetic pickups. Of these sources, microphones and magnetic pickup instruments output the quietest signals, and generally require the most amplification. Keyboards, preamps, and mixers output "line level" audio, which varies with each device between the -10 dBV and +4 dBu standards. 12 480LTM TO CONNECT AN ANALOG AUDIO SOURCE: Recording Audio 1. Plug an XLR or TRS 1/4" phone cable directly into the desired Mic/Line Input on the Omega Studio. The Mic Inputs accept XLR connectors, the Line Inputs accept TS or TRS connectors. TO ACTIvATE PHANTOM POWER: If your microphone requires phantom power, first make sure the microphone is connected, then press the Phantom Power switch (labeled +48V). The +48V LED on the front panel indicates the phantom power is active. The blue USB light will flash and after three seconds the Omega Studio will be properly initialized. 16 480LTM Recording With The Omega - Section 1 USING ThE lExICON 480LTM STUdIO SECTION I ­ RECORDING WITH THE 480L Now that we've covered the operation of the Omega hardware, let's see how to use the Omega Studio in some typical recording situations. The diagram below shows how the Omega Studio is connected for this particular setup. V A. Plug your microphone cable into the Mic 1 XLR jack on the back of the Omega. If the mic needs phantom power, push the +48 V switch (located just above the POWER input) in. 2. On the front of the Omega locate the USB ASSIGN button between the Mic 1 and Mic 2 Gain knobs. This means we are now streaming audio to the computer via the USB 1-2 input drivers from the Microphone Jacks. Next, press in the MONITOR button between Mic 1 and Mic 2 so it is in the MONO position. Since we are recording only one microphone right now we will want to be able to hear it on both sides of our headphones. 17 Recording A Microphone Input - Section 1 3. To add an audio track, right click in the dark gray column and select Add Audio Track. In the Add Audio Track dialog, set the configuration to Mono and click OK. Now we need to set the input of the track so we can record from the 1-2 USB assign. [. . . ] If you don't see data in the track, check the settings of the keyboard to make sure it's set to transmit on the same MIDI channel that Cubase is set to receive on. In some cases, you may want to set the keyboard to "LOCAL OFF" and set Cubase to "Echo" mode. For more information, consult the Cubase manual and your keyboard's manual. SECTION Iv - USING SOFTWARE INPUT MONITORING In previous examples we have turned off Cubase's input monitoring software switches when we have recorded tracks. We have used the monitor mix knob on the front of the Omega to directly monitor an input without latency. [. . . ]