Trying to get started with Lexicon Omega

[KEW]

I'm hoping to use REW to identify treatments necessary for my very modest bedroom studio. I'm using a Lexicon Omega usb interface, and I can't seem to get things to work properly. I've tried to calibrate the soundcard by connecting one of the outputs (it has separate L & R outputs) to one of the inputs (has 4 line inputs), but there appears to be no signal going through.
So for grins, I skipped ahead just to see if I can do any test at all, (using the old-style RS meter). But I can't find a way to disable input monitoring, so I get feedback when the levels are set anywhere high enough to be measured.

One strange thing, the suggestions I've seen for disabling input monitoring say to mute the line-in on the playback mixer. But my playback mixer only has faders for Wave, SW Synth, and CD Player (I'm using XP SP3). Oh, and there's no Record mixer at all.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kevin

[brucek]

You're definitely going to have to solve the monitoring problem. The Lexicon isn't giving access to Windows to control the line in volume, and so that must be controlled using the Lexicons hardware or application software. Similar with the monitoring. This must be a hardware function that is either controlled directly with hardware controls on the unit itself or in its own application.

Don't waste time with skipping ahead. You must solve the soundcard calibration with a loopback cable first or you'll be wasting your time. I trust you used a TRS loopback.

Does REW see the card and any of its inputs and outputs in its devices pulldowns or is it only offering default status?

brucek

[KEW]

Thanks for the reply. I have searched for a way to disable the input monitoring, but apparently it's not a very common question for this device. I'm trying to contact Lexicon about it, but they're not terribly responsive.

If you have any other suggestions on how to solve that problem, I'm all ears.

Kevin