Released in October 2008, the Lexicon I•ONIX FW810S consolidated interface, mixing and processing into a single 1U rackmount unit for project and professional studios. Beyond its 8-in, 10-out FireWire design, it centred on eight high-voltage, ultra low noise dbx microphone preamps to capture accurate timbre and tonality, while the updated Pantheon II plug-in delivered smooth, lush Lexicon reverbs for creating convincing spaces.
dbx Type IV conversion helped preserve dynamic range at high levels by imparting a forgiving, oversaturated quality reminiscent of large-format analogue recorders.
The integrated software Mixer of teh Lexicon I·ONIX FW810S provided a familiar, true-to-life control surface for routing through 8 inputs and 10 outputs, applying dbx dynamics and EQ on every channel, and previewing zero-latency Lexicon monitor reverbs in real time.
Sessions could be streamlined further by saving and recalling snapshots, including up to five monitor mixes for the control room and individual performers.
Bundled Cubase LE 4, Toontrack EZ Drummer Lite and the Pantheon II reverb plug-in made the Lexicon I•ONIX FW810S a complete studio toolkit from installation, with stable Windows WDM and ASIO drivers plus Macintosh CoreAudio with ASIO support and dependable FireWire 400 connectivity at 24-bit, up to 96 kHz.
Features
- Zero latency Lexicon monitor reverb
- dbx high-voltage, ultra low noise mic preamps on all 8 channels
- dbx dynamics on all 8 channels, including compressor, limiter, gate and EQ
- 6 rear-panel combi-jack mic-line inputs
- 2 front-panel combi-jack mic-line-instrument inputs
- Type IV conversion feature emulates tape saturation at high levels
- Real-time hardware Mixer UI with dbx dynamics and hardware monitor reverb
- 24-bit processing at 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz
- 8 analogue TRS outputs for 7.1 surround plus stereo main outs
- Stereo S/PDIF digital I-O
- MIDI In and Out
- FireWire 400 connection
- Software suite includes Steinberg Cubase LE 4, Toontrack EZ Drummer Lite and Lexicon Pantheon II Reverb Plug-in
- Low-latency drivers for Windows WDM with ASIO and Macintosh CoreAudio with ASIO
