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UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« on: January 12, 2004, 11:15:29 AM »
Hey mostly a lurker here. But I've picked up a Warm UA5 & running it with 481's & Jb3/d8 I may try some 24 bit down te road as well via USB.

When running the UA-5 should I have the recording source set to digital or analog?

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2004, 11:16:41 AM »
wow big time lurker that was my first post. :)

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2004, 11:34:08 AM »
welcome and +

the recording source.......the recording source will accept whatever you feed it, which sounds like it will be a digital signal from your UA-5.  Do you have the digi-mod done on the UA-5?

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2004, 11:43:51 AM »
Thanks! Its a Warm UA-5 from Oade. The Manual says when recording from mics have it set to Analog. I guess this is so I get a stereo effect from each mic?

It seems some things in the manual are void due to the mods.

I just want to be sure I run this right the 1st time.

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2004, 11:53:03 AM »
alright, it sounds like you got the digi-mod as well.  The digi-mod allows you to use the ua-5 as a stand-alone unit via the coax or optical output.

I'm not sure what the analog/digital switch is because I don't have one sitting in front of me.

Best bet is to play with it.  Plug everything in (mics, ua-5, recorder) and blast your home stereo system.  Start recording to make sure all the components work right.  Play with knobs and buttons to see what they do, get a feel for your gear.

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2004, 12:56:29 PM »
Set to 'digital' if you are using a digital source, 'analog' if an analog source.

mics, soundboard = analog
spdif coax or toslink optical digital (from analog-to-digital converter, DAT, etc) = digital

The only time I've had mine set to 'digital' was when I tried using it to transfer a DAT to my computer via USB.  When recording from mics, and instrument, soundboard you'd want it set to 'analog'.
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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2004, 09:24:00 PM »
Set it to analog. Enjoy that combo they work well together.

Everything in the manual is correct except going comp>UA-5 & I think the hi-z/lo-z doesn't make a difference due to the mod.

I may be wrong on the hi-z/lo-z but from playing around with it is seems to make no difference.
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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2004, 02:38:11 PM »
I may be wrong on the hi-z/lo-z but from playing around with it is seems to make no difference.

I've accidently ran mine with the hi-z on and noticed no difference.. Not exactly sure if it's due to Oade's mod or not..  ???
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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2004, 02:54:20 PM »
I may be wrong on the hi-z/lo-z but from playing around with it is seems to make no difference.

I've accidently ran mine with the hi-z on and noticed no difference.. Not exactly sure if it's due to Oade's mod or not..  ???

the oade pre-amp mods definitely disable the 1/4" inputs so it's my guess that it disables that switch as well. i'm pretty sure there is a thread on the *old* oade board that discuesses this issue.

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2004, 03:53:54 PM »
Craig T - how did you UA5 work going DAT>UA5>Computer???  I'm thinking of doing the same thing - borrow a friends D8 to do trnasfers thru the UA5 - just not sure on its use...

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2004, 03:53:58 PM »
so if it disables the 1/4" inputs, why not replace the xlr inputs with some regular xlr inputs instead of those shitty xlr-1/4" inputs?

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2004, 05:32:07 PM »
so if it disables the 1/4" inputs, why not replace the xlr inputs with some regular xlr inputs instead of those shitty xlr-1/4" inputs?
ya mean the Neutrik connectors???  shitty why?
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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2004, 07:17:57 PM »
I think they're OK, but it'd be nice if they locked.

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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2004, 07:32:40 PM »
lock in like the mme? ;)
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Re:UA-5 Question Digital or analog?
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2004, 10:39:39 AM »
They may not lock but they're a damn good fit.  Coupla weeks ago I returned to my rig to find the UA-5 hanging from the mic cables.  I had cables running above and somebody knocked it off a table.   :yikes:
It had a 3000mAh battery pack velcroed to the top, adding even more weight.  

And the recording was fine too.
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