Lexicon Omega Studio USB Audio Interface Specifications

• The Lexicon Omega Studio USB Audio Interface is a device that connects via USB to a computer and allows its users to record audio through connectible devices such as microphones or guitars. The Omega Studio Interface contains everything needed to record any type of sound, and offers users high audio quality. The Omega Studio is built not to mimic other audio interfaces, but to give the feel of a real console mixer. The device offers "Phantom Power," which gives users the ability to use condenser microphones.
  
  

Compatibility

• Compatibility refers to the ability that the device has to communicate data with a computer. The Lexicon Omega Audio Interface has been tested and verified to work with Windows XP 32 bit, Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit, and Windows 7 32 bit. Windows XP 64 bit is not supported, and issues have been reported with Windows 7 64 bit. Mac OSX Version 10.4 to 10.6 is tested and verified to work.
  
  

Inputs

• The Omega audio interface comes with inputs for two microphones using XLR cables, four inputs for quarter-inch instrument cables and jacks for both MIDI in and MIDI out using five-pin MIDI cables. Each input is assigned a volume knob to adjust the level of a connected instrument. A switch on the device allows users to increase the supplied voltage to 48 volts, called "Phantom Power," to enable the use of condenser mics that require more power than normal. A quarter-inch stereo input is located on the front of the device to plug in headphones.
  
  

Sound Levels

• The Omega interface has a maximum send and return level of +19 decibels. This means that audio that the device processes can be increased a maximum of 19 decibels. The frequency response of the device is lowered a quarter of a decibel at 20hz to 20Khz, with a spike at 1Khz. This means that sounds at 1Khz are brought out a quarter of a decibel more than sounds above or below. These specifications are independent of the connected devices. Each microphone or instrument has its own frequency response that can further affect sound.