Top 20 Lexicon Omega Desktop Recording Studio Sound Card Questions & Answers

You probably won't have luck finding driver for windows 7, try and find a driver for windows vista. Here is the link to the downloads available from LEXICON's page http://www.lexiconpro.com/downloads.php Sorry couldn't be more helpful without the model number.

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the sound drivers could be on it click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll to sound,video and game controllers you might see a yellow question mark? Right click to reinstall drivers click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers make sure you have selected the (((appropriate speakers))) also audio you will find 3 drop down lists make sure you have the correct settings there also click start control panel sounds and audio devices you can adjust the volume there also select speaker volume you can change your settings there you can also tick in the box place icon in taskbar if his does not fix the problem

have you tried this control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers select the appropriate speakers from the drop down list or navigate to the device manager scroll to system devices + to expand,system speaker right click properties then select use this device (enable) also you might check the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the sound card and the CPU central processing unit dust causes static to build up in a computer hope this helps

That means that the card was installed on your computer. If so, then follow thw link below to uninstall and then reinstall the drivers.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559995-installing_devices_on_pcs_and_laptops

at first resistering your product. then you download your vista driver on lexicon website; thanks

If you are trying to set it up on a new computer it probably has Winsows Vista. The older cd is probably setup for Windows XP and below. You should be able to download the Vista installation package & drivers from the manufacturers website. Just click the Support link and lookup your specific model #; select Vista as the operating system and the files should appear. Download and Install and you should be all set. Hope this helps.

Need to set it to stereo. There may be a switch on your mixer, and you will also need to change the settings in Cubase to record in stereo, not mono.

Welcome to my nightmare. I have been having nothing but grief with this box. Try going into your control panel and click the hardware tab. Under device manager, look in the sound, video and game controller and see if your Lexicon Input 1-2 an 3-4 are enabled. If not right click and enable them.

Could be the monitor settings don't match the video output or the video card has failed. Try entering the BIOS setup screen at startup. Usually the 'DEL' key held down. If screen is displayed (It will be in default VGA mode at that point), then you know the video stream is OK. Continue booting, and press F8 to enter windows safe mode, and continue from there to get the display parameters corrected.

I don't think it's broken. I think you've cleared some registers (probably number 5 from your description, maybe more) and now you're "us[ing] cleared registers as loop points." This means that you're looping 1-2-3-4 then back to 1 again. This is actually a feature of the Alex and it's awesome as long as you're using it intentionally :) If you don't know you're "using" it the unit have symptoms similar to what you're describing. It's possible that it is broken, but it's more likely that you're in this mode.

I attached a pic of my user's manual.

Also here are the directions as printed in the manual to clear or restore a register (i.e. a number spot on the dial):

1. Briefly press STORE/CLEAR until a minus sign (-) is displayed.
2. Press and hold STORE/CLEAR. If you were in preset mode, the register LED will go on, indicating that Alex has automatically switched to register mode -- selecting whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER/PRESET knob. The "-" symbol in the display will flash, indicating that the CLEAR function is armed.
3. Releasing STORE/CLEAR will clear the displayed register. The display will flash briefly to indicate the clear was successful. (The ID number of any cleared register flashes when selected with the REGISTER/PRESET knob.)

To restore a cleared register, simply repeat the clear operation with the "+" displayed.

in my system sound not working
my system is VIA samuel 2

I get this too. I don't know how to stop it happening in the first place, but if you find you can't record after it happens, this is what sorts it for me:

Go to 'Devices' and then 'Device Set-up'. Make sure you're in the 'VST Audio System' part of the menu. Click on 'Set to Defaults', then 'Apply' and 'OK'.

I have to say, though, I'm finding the Omega a total pain because of all these random issues!

i think ur local disk d is dvd writer driver.
this problem is check the dvd driver.
otherwise go and replace the dvd driver. comfirm ur dvd writer problem. other wise disc problem. please check your dvd driver.

dear sir,
your problem is very simple. please check the didi key board seriel pin.some time the seriel pin is broken. your goole problem is network problem.please check the network connectivity. otherwise operating system problem.sometimes while your installing the operating system some files missing. so first check your computer network and serial port.
thanks & records
sakthivel

You said the magic phrase premiume HOME computer...
and the key word VISTA.
I've heard of VISTA pro running this but the home version is really not that robust for the type of gear you have there.
vista just has to many bugs.
go back to xp pro sp2 for good results.
good luck
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I've had this problem and similar ones. Following these steps seems to help:

Starting Cubase before switching on the Omega.

Go to 'Devices' and then 'Device Set-up'. Make sure you're in the 'VST Audio System' part of the menu. Make sure the Omega is selected as the ASIO driver - if not, switch it. Then click on 'Set to Defaults', then 'Apply' and 'OK'.

Or re-setting the Omega sometimes helps too.

It's a pain, though.

Yep that's Vista for you! Try microsoft. com for a patch or the product's website.

well ground is a major issue and part of my professional services

happens with a mixed ground issue. I had same thing with my laptop. only way to avert this is to super ground your digital sound devices...and connect them to ground/chassis of the desktop, if that's your option.
used to be called 60 cycle hum in olden days.

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Hi,

I tried the above - works perfect!

Thanx lumps...
Thomas

find the lexicon usb driver in device manager. uninstall it and reboot and let plug and play install a generic usb driver from windows.
I think this might help.
goodluck
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