this is in real time, correct? In which you would still need to capture the signal into your preferred audio editing program on your computer (for me that would be Sound Forge)??
Exactly. Would some editing software have a problem picking up the signal from USB, or are they all fine? I'd need to install the Edirol drivers, but it's not a big deal, right? Until now I never ran the UA-5 connected to the PC, just standalone.
the tapes are not 24/48 correct?
i don't think you can't upsample them and have it sound better can you
Sorry guys, I guess I forgot to mention that we're talking about old school cassettes, which means they are in the analog realm. I've been following the long and heated debates here on TS wheter there's any point transferring analog in 24 bit, but let's not go there. Both sides have their contenders, and I've made up my mind.
When I transfer cassettes the path is Nakamichi BX100 > RCA->XLR cable > MiniMe/Sonic AD2K+ (depending on mood) > Tascam HD-P2. However, I have done quite a bit of recording going source > MiniMe > USB > PC and it has worked without a hitch.
I like to transfer to a dedicated recorder and then dump the files to a PC but either of your methods will work fine.
Well, I have both H1xx and JB3 as bit buckets, but they're only 16bit. My idea was to make use of the full bit depth of the UA5 by recording straight to PC. But maybe the advantages of dumping the digital signal to a standalone recorder outweighs that?