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Busman mod UA5 questions
« on: June 30, 2013, 06:47:06 PM »
Just recieved my Busman mod UA5 Friday...and have a few questions...

 Does it only provide 24 bit?  I cant find any way to switch if possible...A NON 24 bit device will not accept 24 bit correct?

   I understand certain ins and outs are disabled with the Busman mod.

Also curious what your normal initial settings are and how u tweak it in from there...

Sorry...new toy  :)
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2013, 06:54:18 PM »
ADV switch on back toggles between 24-16 Bit I believe.  Someone metnioned a while back that it always does 24-bit though and will truncate to 16 bit recorders if i remember correctly.  It's amazing how rapidly I forgot all this stuff once I got a new pre.  The Busman UA5 is still in my arsenal though  :)

Hi and Lo Z refer to the 1/4' inputs I think if I remember correctly.

I normally ran my dials around 1:30 - 2:30 at club shows FWIW

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2013, 06:59:16 PM »
Bm2p+ ....

What power did/do you use?
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2013, 07:13:18 PM »
Lo z
You can use a 16 bit device even if it is only outputting 24
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2013, 08:18:01 PM »
adv switch on back has to be engaged if you want 96kHz...
hi z is for instruments like guitar cables...
UA-5 always sends a 24bit signal, 16bit devices will just truncate the 8bits
when red led light comes on you are -3db...

power it on, wait a sec, then hit phantom (if you need it), then turn your deck on.

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2013, 12:18:44 AM »
i love my bm2p+ makes great recordings!  I use the above steps per jibooer
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2013, 04:49:32 PM »
The ua-5 is a great little box, and the busman mod sounds great IMO
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2013, 05:35:33 PM »
Stoked to get one....what power supplies seem to work best? I've head discussion between the 9.6 and 12 volt supplies...
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2013, 05:38:36 PM »
Stoked to get one....what power supplies seem to work best? I've head discussion between the 9.6 and 12 volt supplies...

I ran my UA5 on a 9v DVD battery.  It usually lasted about 4-5hours w/ phantom...

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2013, 06:40:36 PM »
Stoked to get one....what power supplies seem to work best? I've head discussion between the 9.6 and 12 volt supplies...

I ran my UA5 on a 9v DVD battery.  It usually lasted about 4-5hours w/ phantom...

Terry

What he said, and I also ran mine with a 9.x RC battery but went back to the DVD batt cause it fit in the bag I was using at the time better that the RC batt did and also gave longer runtimes than the rc batt..

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2013, 08:42:05 PM »
ditto on 9v dvd battery
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2013, 08:44:35 PM »
Dvd 9 or 9.6?
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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2013, 08:55:18 PM »
Dvd 9 or 9.6?

The "DVD Battery" is/was 9v...  http://tinyurl.com/mhrgl9w

The RC battery is typically 9.6v...  http://tinyurl.com/mfduk48

The DVD generally was ~4800mAh (or they used to be), while the RC batteries generally run less than that (ie less run-time).

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2013, 09:03:07 PM »
Someone metnioned a while back that it always does 24-bit though and will truncate to 16 bit recorders if i remember correctly.

Many of us ran the UA5>JB3 combo back when...  No one ever noticed that the 24bit "issue" since the JB3 (only 16/48) recorded just fine...

I think the bigger issue is:  will the 24bit UA5 be compatible with 24bit recorder being used...

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Re: Busman mod UA5 questions
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2013, 10:03:48 PM »
i run my ua-5 with my tascam dr-680.  Works perf
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