Lexicon Lambda Desktop Recording Studio manuel d'utilisation

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    Owner’ s Manual C omplete reCording sol ution[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL W ARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT USE THIS APPARA TUS NEAR WATER THE APP ARA TUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARA TUS. CLEAN O[...]

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    Section Title DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’ s Name: Lexicon Professional Manufacturer’ s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Pkwy . Sandy , UT 84070, USA Declares that the product: Product name: Lexicon Lambda™ Note: Product name may be suffixed by the letters-EU. Product option: all (requires Class II power adapter that conforms to the require[...]

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    SERVICE INFO If you require technica l support , contact Lexi con ® Profe ssiona l Custome r Service. Be prepare d to accurate ly descri be the problem . Know the serial number of your unit , found on a sticke r attached to the bottom of the Lambda Studio™. If you have not alread y taken the time to fill out your warranty registra tion card and [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS T able of Contents 5 INTRODUCTION ......................................... 8 FEA TURES .................................................................................. 8 UNP ACKING THE LAMBDA STUDIO TM .......................................... 9 COMPUTER MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ...................................... 9 Windows ®[...]

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    MIXDOWN CONNECTIONS ....................................................... 15 Connecting to an External Recorder .................................................................... 15 Mixing Within Cubase ® LE ................................................................................... 16 WINDOWS ® SOFTW ARE SETUP .......................[...]

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    Section Title 7[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Lexicon ® Lambda Desktop Recording Studio™. The Lexicon Lambda Studio is a complete package of hardware and soft- ware that turns your USB-equipped computer into a professional multitrack recording workstation. Whether you use it for high-quality stereo location recording with a laptop compute[...]

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    UNP ACKING THE LAMBDA STUDIO™ The Lambda Studio™ is shipped in one carton, containing the Lambda Studio Interface hardware, Steinberg ® Cubase ® LE and Lexicon ® Pantheon™ plug-in software for Windows ® and Macintosh ® based systems. After unpacking, save all the packaging materials in case you ever have to ship the unit. Thoroughly insp[...]

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    THE FRONT P ANEL The Lambda Studio™ front panel offers the following features: MIC 1-2 GAIN These knobs adjust the input gain levels of the Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs. LINE 1-2 GAIN These knobs adjust the input gain levels of the Line 1 and Line 2 inputs. PEAK LEDS These LEDs light when the input signal is within 5dB of analog clipping. If the Peak L[...]

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    MONITOR MIX CONTROL The Lambda Studio™ gives you the ability to hear your analog input signals directly and immediately while recording, without having to adjust levels in software, and before the delay caused by digital converters and computer recording latency . This zero-latency analog monitoring is controlled by the Monitor Mix knob, which yo[...]

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    THE REAR P ANEL The Lambda Studio™ rear panel offers the following features: LINE IN 1-2 These ¼" inputs can accept both balanced (3-conductor TRS) and unbalanced (2- conductor TS or instrument) audio sources. Each input gain is adjusted individually using the Line 1-2 gain knobs on the front panel. INSERT 1-2 Each mic input is equipped wit[...]

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    +48V PHANTOM POWER SWITCH This enables the phantom power to the Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs. Dynamic microphones do not require phantom power to operate, but are not harmed by it. Most condenser microphones do require phantom power to operate. If you are unsure about the phantom power requirements for your microphone, consult your microphone’ s docume[...]

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    both headphones and monitor speakers, adjust the level of the external power amp or speakers using their gain controls after you’ve set the desired level in your head- phones. CONNECTING TO A HOME STEREO Connect the Line Out 1-2 jacks on the rear panel of the Lambda Studio™ to the appropriate inputs on your stereo, typically the T ape In or Aux[...]

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    TO CONNECT A LINE LEVEL SOURCE Plug a ¼" TS (unbalanced) or TRS (balanced) cable directly from the line level source into the desired Line In jack on the rear panel of Lambda Studio. Line level sources include keyboards, drum machines, CD and cassette players, or external microphone preamps and effects. If the line level source has something [...]

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    level using the output level of the recording deck or the input level of the control room amplifier or speakers. MIXING WITHIN CUBASE ® LE Y ou can mixdown directly within Cubase LE or other recording software, and burn an audio CD from that mix (provided your computer has a CD-R drive) . Consult the Cubase LE online manual or documentation for yo[...]

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    MACINTOSH ® SOFTW ARE SETUP Y ou must consult the Software Installation Guide packaged inside the Lambda Studio box to ensure the successful installation of the recording software and USB setup. If you haven’ t already installed the Cubase ® LE and Lexicon Pantheon™ plug-in software, please do so before continuing on to the next section. MAC [...]

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    USING THE LEXICON ® LAMBDA STUDIO™ 1. Start Cubase ® LE. The first time you use Cubase LE with the Lambda Studio™ you may be asked to run the Multimedia test as shown here. Deselect the check box, then click NO . 2. Cubase LE will display the following warning that the configuration has not been tested. Click OK . 3. Once Cubase LE opens, go [...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 19 SECTION I – RECORDING AUDIO WITH THE LAMBDA STUDIO ™ The diagram below shows how the Lambda Studio™ is connected for this particular setup. A. RECORDING USING THE MICROPHONE/LINE INPUT Plug your microphone cable into the Mic 1 XLR jack or line level audio source to the Line 1 ¼" jack on the b[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 20 3. Select Default and click OK. 4. Select a location to store the project (or use the defaul t location ) and click OK .[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input T o set the input of the track to record: 1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the T rack 1 window (label ed as Audio 01 ) . 2. Click the Show Inspector button , located in the upper left corner of the screen. The Inspector window appears on the left side of the screen. 21[...]

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    3. In the Insp ector , click the IN: box and select IN 1 for the track input source. (IN 1 relate s to Mic 1 an d Line 1, IN 2 re lates to Mic 2 and Line 2) . 4. In the Tra ck 1 window , t he Record Enab le button should alread y be red. If it isn't, clic k it so that it turns red. Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 22[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 23 5. In the T rack 1 window , click the Input Monitorin g button so that it is not lit.[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 24 T o check the input level from the microphone or Line Input: 1. If you are using a mic and have connected the Lambda Studio™ to some moni - tors, turn them down or off to avoid feedback. 2. If you want to hear the audio source in headphones, turn up the Lambda Studio™ Output Level knob and turn the M[...]

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    Recording Using the Microphone/Line Input 25 4. Pre ss Rewind and pre ss the Play button to listen to the track you have jus t record ed. 5. T urn the Lambda Studio ™ Output Level knob to adjust the listen ing volume , and make sure the Monitor Mix knob is somewhere in the middle betwe en Direct and Playba ck . T o overdub a second track: 1. Clic[...]

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    of the origina l track in your moni tor by adjusti ng the contro ls for channe l 1 within Cubase ® LE’ s Mixer window . 3. Click on Record and record the second (overdubbed) track. B. RECORDING A GUIT AR USING THE INSTRUMENT INPUT This secti on explai ns how to record usin g the ¼" Instr ument i nput jack on the front panel. 1. Plug your e[...]

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    T o set the input of the track to record from the 1-2 USB channels: 1. Click anywhere in the gray area (not on the buttons) of the T rack 1 window (label ed as Audio 01 ) . 2. In the Insp ector , click the IN: box and select IN 1 for the track input source. 3. In the T rack 1 window , the Record Enable button sho uld alrea dy be red. If it isn&apos[...]

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    SECTION II - RECORDING MIDI WITH THE LAMBDA STUDIO™ The Lambda Studio™ also functions as a MIDI interface. This allows you to record MIDI data into a MIDI track of Cubase ® LE, and play that MIDI data back from the computer into a keyboard, sound module or effects processor . Here is an example of recording a MIDI track in Cubase LE using a MI[...]

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    SECTION III - USING SOFTW ARE INPUT MONITORING The previo us exampl es have turne d off Cubase ® LE’ s Input Monito ring soft ware switc hes while reco rding tracks, and used the Monitor Mix knob on the front of the Lamb da Studio ™ hardware to directly moni tor an input with out latenc y . Softwar e monitor ing lets you liste n to software -b[...]

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    4. Click on an Insert . 5. Select Lexicon ® and Pantheon ™. Using Software Input Monitoring 30[...]

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    6. Choose Large Hall from the drop down menu at the top of the Pantheon™ Edit Window . 7. Because this is an insert effect, move the Mix slider to 50% (see the Pantheon manual for more details) . 8. Change the level to about -52dB. Now you will record with the Lexicon ® Pantheon Reverb on your track. Using Software Input Monitoring 31[...]

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    SECTION IV - ADJUSTING THE BUFFER SETTINGS Audio latency is the minimum time required for a computer to store recorded audio from an audio interface into the recording application memory and playback that same recorded audio back out audio interface output. After the audio has been converted to the digital domain, it is passed to a buffer before it[...]

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    B. ADJUSTING THE BUFFERS IN MAC ® OSX 1. Open Cubase LE and go to Devices>D evice Setu p . 2. Cli ck on VST Multitra ck . 3. Cli ck on Audio Buffer Size and selec t the Number of Samples . 4. Whe n you are finishe d click OK . Adjusting the Buffer Settings 33[...]

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    Specifications SPECIFICA TIONS Microphone Inputs: (2) Female XLR Pin 2 Hot Input Impedance: 600 Ohms balanced Phantom Power: +48 Volt GAIN: +50 dB EIN: −120 dB A-weighted @ 50dB gain (150 Ohm source impedance) Maximum Input Level: +18 dBu Frequency Response: +0, −0.2 dB 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz THD+N: <.005%, 20 Hz - 20 kHz Insert Inputs: [...]

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    Lexicon ® Lambda Studio ™ Signal Routing Diagram Lambda Signal Routing Diagram 35[...]

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    Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway | Sandy , Utah 84070 U.S.A. Phone: (801)-568-7660 | Fax: (801)-568-7662 Lambda Desktop Recording Studio™ Questions or comments? Email us at: customer@lexiconpro.com or vi s it o ur W o rl d Wi d e W eb h om e pa g e a t: w ww .l ex i co np r o. c om Part Number: 18-0350-A Copyright 2005 Lexicon Professi[...]