Lexicon announces I?ONIX line of USB desktop recording interfaces

If Line 6's POD Studios just weren't down your alley, Lexicon's hoping to suit your fancy with its new line of I?ONIX Desktop Recording Interfaces. The USB-enabled I?ONIX U22, U42S, and U82S were designed to fill the obligatory void between your keyboard and monitor, and each one features dbx microphone preamps on all analog inputs. The U22 can record two channels simultaneously and includes a pair of analog combi-jack mic / line inputs, two TRS balanced line outputs, a Hi-Z instrument input, a 0.25-inch headphone output and MIDI I/O; the U42S and U82S include four and eight analog combi-jack mic / line inputs (respectively), S/PDIF I/O, two instrument inputs, and two 0.25-inch headphone outputs. Full specs for each box are listed in the read link, though -- strangely enough -- prices are not.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 8:41AM]

I'd buy it just because it looks good!

[kaimonkey Posted Dec 21st 2008 8:43AM]

seconded* :D

[Wwhat Posted Dec 21st 2008 8:50AM]

Agreed, not bad at all, and the picture is well done too.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 9:22AM]

If musical talent comes with the gizmo, I'll buy one too!

[GingerFox Posted Dec 22nd 2008 5:39PM]

does look good, agreed

[Wwhat Posted Dec 21st 2008 3:29PM]

When you can feign it by having this gadget having talent is overkill.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 9:10AM]

Why aren't there any letters on the keyboard?

[tomaskn Posted Dec 21st 2008 9:56AM]

crappy lcd ftw

[Deyanimay Posted Dec 21st 2008 10:10AM]

There are letters but they are very light gray.

[Rob Conway Posted Dec 21st 2008 9:31AM]

damn it! why won't my lexicon omega break already so i can justify buying this one?!?!??!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 10:15AM]

Can I get one in all black to match my keyboard? Or is this only meant for Mac users?

[Rob Conway Posted Dec 21st 2008 10:32AM]

Absolutely, it works with Windows! Lexicon is a great brand of audio interfaces. All their interfaces also come with Steinberg Cubase, though I can't stand it at all.

For the Mac users, don't forget Lexicon units have Legacy Drivers (is that the right term?) built-in so as soon as you plug it in you can select it from the sound system preference pane.

[CTTHosting Posted Dec 21st 2008 12:47PM]

I think he was referring to the fact that the color of the recorder is like a "Mac Silver" and it matches the Apple Cinema display pictured and the Apple Aluminum keyboard also pictured.,

[Rob Conway Posted Dec 21st 2008 1:31PM]

oops, he very well might have meant that! well, at least if anyone else had any compatibility concerns, they're already covered. lol.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 10:39AM]

wait.. you mean your lexicon omega hasn't broken yet? That unit is the biggest piece of garbage, I have been through 3 of them via warranty and all have sucked.

[Rob Conway Posted Dec 21st 2008 1:29PM]

Nope! not at all, it's worked perfectly for me for the last 8 months. and plus i ordered online from a certain center which sells guitars amongst other things, it was supposed to be this crappy little microphone to hook into this trashy tascam interface i had, and they sent me the Omega for the price of the $20 microphone. that was a come up!

[Ross McLean Posted Dec 21st 2008 11:06AM]

Sucks if you're using a laptop...

[Theblindman2 Posted Dec 21st 2008 1:45PM]

It'd still looks sexy under a riser or next to a macbook pro.

[ReadyKilowatt Posted Dec 21st 2008 11:31AM]

That's so pretty it makes me want to start a podcast.

Now if I only had something to talk about...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 3:13PM]

Heh, that hasn't stopped anyone before.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2008 6:11PM]

How come Lexicon's site doesn't say one word about these things?

http://www.lexiconpro.com/NewsSplash.aspx

http://www.lexiconpro.com/ProductPortal.aspx

[mitchsw Posted Dec 21st 2008 6:45PM]

More DJ/Music Production posts on Engadget!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2008 5:15AM]

I like some lexicon stuff, but not their interfaces. I guess the dbx pre's are a bonus, but I'd still in for a RME or Motu any day.

[Mawich Posted Dec 22nd 2008 4:04AM]

Where's the XLR input then?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2008 8:25AM]

The XLR combos jacks are on the back of the unit (in line with the control knobs) with phantom power, along with a 2 midis, a USB (the square one, not the flat one), two quarter-inch jacks, and two BNC jacks.
On the sides there are four more quarter inch jacks (two per side), except on the U22, which only has one per side.

The cool part is you can run all your cables forward underneath the unit, since it has feet and it's lifted up a half inch or so.