Overall User Ratings (based on 42 ratings)
Submitted July 19, 2003 by a customer from yahoo.com
"WOW! Totally impressed!!!!!!!!!!"
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Great product, you won't go wrong buying one of these. Great for portable recordings.
Sound
The sound I get from this piece of gear is just what I put into it. I am very impressed with the quality.
Features
I wish it had MIDI in and outs on it. But I don't work too much with MIDI at this time so it's no big deal.
Quality
Great, nothing more to say.
Value
Great price for the recording quality you will get with it. Only thing I wish it had was the MIDI. Other than that it is excellent.
Manufacturer Support
I have yet to use the support so I will give it a ten.
The Wow Factor
I own it!
Musical Style:
Country, Southern Rock, and Classic Rock
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Submitted June 8, 2004 by a customer from yahoo.com
"better than ok. not brilliant."
Do yourself a favor; record at the highest resolution you can and downsample it when it comes time to burn your cd.
Sound
As a mic pre or ADC/DAC, this isn't the living end. But, for an all-in-one box to use with a notebook computer, the sound is clear and quite usable. For under $300, the sound is remarkably good.
Features
This does a lot: mic-pre, analog line in, digital i/o, and analog outs. But really, it only does one thing at a time. It's limited in many respects. I think the term "sound capture" is apt: It's ideal for 2-track live location recordings and simple projects. If you're Joe Superproducer, well, why are you even bothering to read this?
Quality
This is a consumer-grade unit. The controls and jacks are PC mounted and won't take kindly to jostling. I give it 3 years before it hums and buzzes.
Value
It's a value. It's very portable and sounds good.
Manufacturer Support
The manual is easy to read. New drivers are available on their website. If you're looking for any manufacturer these days to hold your hand and help you figure out every little problem for you, save your money for a time machine.
The Wow Factor
this is a stupid question.
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Submitted June 21, 2003
"If it breaks today, I'll order another tomorrow!"
If it breaks today, I'll order another tomorrow!
Sound
Completely satisfied. Consider the cost/quality of two mic preamps without the all the digital converters, etc. For the money, I think the UA-5 sounds great!
Features
Very versatile input/output combinations. My recordings are archived to CD with little (if any) editing, so I have only experimented with 24bit/96kHz sampling. Full duplex input/output is missed at this bit rate.
Quality
Probably rugged enough for some work on location, but it is intended to be used in a "desktop studio."
Manufacturer Support
No experience.
The Wow Factor
Are you going to keep wondering about the "sex appeal" of this thing, or are you going to GO PRACTICE?!!!
Musical Style:
Classical
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Submitted May 23, 2003
"Great piece."
Very, very, satisified. I love the size. I have made a 9v battery pack for use in the field. Works perfect.
Sound
Sounds great. Clean.
Features
Every type of I/O i need.
Quality
Made of metal - woo hoO!
Value
Best price for quality+i/o selection.
Manufacturer Support
The support rep guy did a remote session and fixed the driver FOR ME!!!!! HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT!?
The Wow Factor
METAL, RACK, BLUE. 'Nuff said.
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