The Front Panel - Lexicon OMEGA - MANUAL 2 Owner's Manual

The Front Panel

ThE FRONT PANEl
For the cleanest
The Omega's front panel offers the following features:
recording, adjust
the Gain knob so
MIC 1-2 GAIN
the microphone
These knobs adjust the input gain levels of the Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs.
level reaches at
least "-6" on the
LINE 1-4 GAIN
meter, but never
These knobs adjust the input gain levels of the Line 1 through Line 4 inputs.
hits "Clip", on the
loudest sound you'll
PEAK LEDS
be recording. If
These LEDs will light when the input signal is within 5dB of analog clipping. If the
you see the PEAK
Peak LEDs flicker occasionally, the signal is approaching clipping levels, but does not
LED on constantly,
necessarily indicate distortion or actual clipping.
turn the Gain knob
USB ASSIGN
down until it flashes
These buttons and LED indicators select which USB audio bus (USB 1-2 (red), USB
only occasionally,
3-4 (green), or OFF) that pair of signals is streaming up to the computer on. For
on the peaks.
example, you can record four separate channels at once: Mic 1 and Mic 2 via USB 1-2,
and Line 1 and Line 2 via USB 3-4. On playback, each of the four sources will be on its
Don't turn down a
own, separate track and can be panned anywhere in the mix that you want.
Gain control simply
to get the right mix
MONITOR ASSIGN
in your headphones
These buttons select whether a pair of analog audio sources will be heard in stereo or
or monitors while
mono in the Direct Monitor Mix. In Stereo mode, the left inputs (Mic 1, Line 1, Line 3)
recording. Use the
are routed to the left monitor and even numbered inputs are routed to the right monitor.
MONITOR MIX
In Mono mode, you'll hear any inputs in the center of the Direct Monitor Mix through
control to do that.
the Omega's headphones or outputs.
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