Unpacking the Alpha StudioTM

unpacking the Alpha STUDIO™

The Alpha Studio™ is shipped in one carton, containing the Alpha 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 inspect the Alpha Studio and packing materials for signs of damage. Report any shipment damage to the carrier that delivered the product or dealer from whom you purchased the product at once.

The following items are included:

•Alpha desktop audio interface hardware

•Installer CD-ROM containing Cubase LE Recording Software, USB drivers and the Lexicon Pantheon Reverb Plug-in for Mac® and Windows®

•USB Connector Cable

•This Owner’s Manual

•Lexicon Pantheon Reverb Plug-in User’s Guide

•Lexicon Professional warranty registration

NOTE: The full Cubase LE manual is located “online” on the software CD

Computer minimum requirements

Powerful software for audio recording requires a powerful computer with the right operating system software, processor, memory, and hard drive space. Most computers currently sold already meet these requirements, or can be upgraded to be compatible with the Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio. As with all such systems, adding more RAM than the minimum will allow you to do more processing and improve perfor- mance, and more disk space will allow you to record more tracks for a longer time. See the Alpha Studio Software Installation Guide and the Cubase LE manual on the software installation CD for more information.

Windows®

•Pentium® III 500 MHz or AMD K7 processor, or better (Pentium 4/Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)

•Windows XP Home or XP Professional

•256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

•1 GB of available hard disk space

•7200RPM hard disk type or better

Macintosh®

•Power PC®, G4 Processor (450 MHz or faster)

•Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or higher

•256 MB RAM minimum (512MB recommended)

•1 GB available hard disk space

•7200RPM hard disk type or better