Lexicon Alpha 2-Channel Desktop Recording Studio

The Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio continues the tradition of excellence established by its popular siblings, the Lambda and Omega desktop recording studios. Alpha Studio is a bus-powered 2x2x2 USB I/O Mixer packaged as a complete recording solution with Cubase LE and the Lexicon Pantheon VST Reverb plug-in. The Alpha Studio features one XLR microphone input, two TRS line inputs, and two TRS & RCA line outs. Alpha's front panel features an ultra high-z 1/4-inch instrument input for direct to computer recording and a 1/8-inch high powered headphone output for use with professional or consumer headphones. Record anywhere you can carry your laptop! Studio quality hardware and powerful software that turns your PC or Mac into a 24-bit recording studio. FOUR INPUTS: RECORD UP TO TWO TRACKS AT ONCE! Stereo line inputs for keyboards, drum machines or analog output of a CD/MP3 player. RF-filtered TRS active-balanced inputs accept either balanced or unbalanced signals. Low-noise mic preamp with balanced XLR inputs. High-impedance front panel input for electric guitar or bass. PROFESSIONAL MIXER FEATURES Separate mic and line level input controls with individual peak indicators. Monitor mix control for balancing an audio source between live input and playback mix level while recording. Can be switched to stereo or mono. High-powered headphone amp offers ultra-clear fidelity while delivering ample power for any type of headphones. RF-filtered and TRS balanced Line outputs for speaker monitoring. USB POWERED Connect to your computer with the included USB cable and record with the included Cubase LE software. No need for a power supply... so you can record anywhere you can take your laptop.

As usual, high-end USB adapters like this will not work on older hardware. What many don't realize is that the i3, i5 and i7 CPUs that are older than 5 years simply cannot handle HDMI to USB input. The USB 3.0 controller chipsets built-in were total garbage up until 2010. After that, everybody switched to the proper USB 3 version and all has been well.

Magewell claims it will work over USB2.0 -- but end users have found that's only at Standard Definition, not HD.

Laptops that struggle with this device:

Any AMD "A" or "E" series. The only one from this series that won't choke is the WalMart exclusive HP 'Sonoma', a red colored laptop with the updated USB 3 chipset.

Laptops that will work best:

All modern intel i5 and i7 CPU based units. Celeron, Pentium and i3 lack the required built-in chipsets.

Apple Mac OS X is a crapshoot; depending upon the current OS update, the Magewell may or may not work. There's no way to determine which one will, so it's best to avoid Macs altogether, unless they've running Windows on it (oh, the irony!)

Desktops are highly recommended for this device!

Product Descr. from Amazon:

The Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI dongle delivers huge results from a tiny device with a footprint smaller than a credit card. HDMI live capture - for any application from videoconferencing to streaming to video wall display - has never been easier. This driver-free device is truly plug-n-play, and compatible with Windows, Linux and OS X systems, and across multiple USB 3.0 and 2.0 chipsets. The Magewell HDMI dongles support up to 1920x1200p60 with error-free, reliable, stable, high quality video processing. Firmware can be updated remotely. From hardware scaling to automatic deinterlacing, flexible features are packed into its compact design including support of numerous APIs. SDK available.

We've had an increase of people who are getting the Elgato capture device and come to find out it does not work with our recommended Broadcasters. El Gato Game Capture's software is NOT a supported program with our livestreaming service. 

As of now OBS studio is the only software to work with El gato's capture device.

***Elgato Game Capture HD does not work with Open Broadcaster Software for OS X or Windows 7.***

There is a work around for Windows pc's but depending upon your set up and computer, as it is not reliable. Although we've had success in many cases livestreaming through RevmediaTV.  

Here is a link on how to get started. 

https://help.elgato.com/customer/portal/articles/1020250-how-do-i-use-open-broadcaster-software-to-stream-with-elgato-game-capture-hd-

You will need to configure the RTMP server settings in OBS. You can follow this link below on how to get the stream url. (Scroll down past our list of 3rd party Broadcasters to view how to get the server settings.) 

http://www.revmediatv.com/manual/dashboard/broadcast-using-3rd-party-broadcasters/about-3rd-party-broadcasters/

Once you've completed these steps you will hopefully be able to Test and view your livestream. Again, OBS and Elgato are not our recommended device and software to stream with. If you choose to continue to stream and this set up works for you, That is great! As RevmediaTV support team does not provide support on these products. Any problems will have to be sought out by you.