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Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« on: August 21, 2007, 09:46:51 PM »
Hey yall.

Looking into helping a friend get into the game.  He ran my UA-5 forever but i recently had to sell it.  Now he would like to buy his own pre for about 200 and I told him I'd help gather info for him.

What is yalls pick?  FWIW... his bit bucket is a H120.

I know nothing about CA's gear and am quite familiar with the UA-5.  As far as sound goes....what do yall think?

His mics as of now are akg 391's


Thanks for any opinions.

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2007, 02:32:57 AM »
in this case, ua-5 all the way.

since he is running with a optical capable bit bucket (ihp120) and using full size mics, why not get the box that also allows for some growth.

if he was using at853s and a r-09, i would have said the ca.
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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2007, 04:18:57 AM »

I agree.  I am running a BusMod UA-5 and a Church pre.  For the AKG mics and H120, the UA-5 ADC is the way to go.  IMHO.

For the "small" set-up, I like the small mics > Church pre > R-09.

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2007, 05:33:32 AM »
babysitting ebay for a unmodded ua-5 and sniping can really pay off.......

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2007, 02:24:24 PM »
Hey all,

I am the friend in question. Thanks for doing my grunt work for me Kev, and for using cool lingo like "bit bucket."

I can see which way this is going already, so i mostly likely will try to be patient and snag a good deal on a ua-5. it fit my needs before, it's relatively cheap, and most important since I am a techno-retard, I already know how to use it.

I can''t help but do a little research and shopping though. I was wondering if any of these would meet my needs (I want an all-in-one box, and would rather not have to get a new battery set-up, but i could if i got something that needed it). Are any of these as good as a ua-5 in terms of pre-amp and converters?

Edirol FA-66
M-Audio Firewire 410
M-Audio 1814
Presonus Firebox

Will the M-Audios work without a USB?
Will an S/PDIF out go directly into the digital in on my H-120? I have an optical cable already.

Finally, the Apogee Mini ME is obviously very popular, but outside my budget. what do you think would be the best price I could score on one of those, just in case i thought i could get away with paying a little more?

Thanks for the input everyone.

Jeff

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2007, 02:39:10 PM »
i dont think any of these

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Edirol FA-66
M-Audio Firewire 410
M-Audio 1814
Presonus Firebox

have been modified as stand alone like the ua-5.  that is what the digi-mod does on a ua-5, it allows it to be used without a computer.

a S/PDIF coax will not go directly into the iriver.  it only has mini toslink (optical) for a digi in.  while both are digital signals, they are 2 different animals.  there is a hosa box (i think 276) that turns a coax into a toslink connection if your future a/d does not have optical out.
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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 03:33:51 PM »
I also recommend M-audio Fast Track pro which works stand alone on 9v battery pack without any mod.

Only problem is the missing optical digi out.

Hose 276 or M-audio Co2 can conver spdif to optical for you.


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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 08:13:37 PM »
I've got your D-Mod UA-5, PM sent.

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,87706.0.html


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« Last Edit: August 27, 2007, 08:24:14 PM by rePat »
DPA 4021 >SD MP-2>Sony PCM M10

Church Audio Cardoids>Edirol R-09

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 10:20:06 PM »
Thanks, everyone. KLowe snagged me a UA-5 off eBay for $187 incl shipping. Now I just need to get some kind soul to do the digi-mod for me. can offer a few bucks, trades, tickets, good vibes, etc.

Is there a thread that explains all the mods succinctly? Kev sent me something at one point, but not surewhere it is now. The W mod can only be done on a unit purchased from Oade? And that's not something that anyone can do?

Jeff

p.s. sorry I missed rePat's offer. It was about the same price and would have saved me the trouble of getting the mod. Someone buy his box!

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Re: Church Audio Pre or Digi-UA5.... what would you do?
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 10:28:33 PM »
Nevermind. Found the UA-5 FAQ, duh.... :P

 

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