Topic: UA5>Dell at 24 bit?????

[timP]

anyone tried this setup with success?


I have a nice new P4 2.8Ghz 512MB ram 25GB HD lappy and I could use it to tape some shows where space is not an issue



24/48 is the best the UA5 does bit perfectly, right?

[mirth]

UA-5 is not bit perfect in any regards, when used as a D>D transfer device (DAT > Computer, example).

24/48 is pretty stable, once you get buffers tweaked correctly in your recording app. Some have had successes running 24/96, others have been hit and miss.

[RRobar]

But if your running mic in bit perfect is not an issue. Thats only going Digi>Digi. The UA5 can do 24/96 however the most that USB can reliably do is 24/48.

[timP]

right on


what are these buffers you speak of?

(I am going to do so reading on the ins and out of laptop recording this eve--- planning on using either Wavelab or CDwave)

[mirth]

buffers are software settings which dictate how large 'pools' of temporary memory will be to hold data waiting to be written to the hard drive. Having more than necessary is never a problem, however having less than necessary can result in dropped samples. This comes into play more with older/slower hardware.

The first show I taped with my regular rig & UA-5 was toasted due to 1/2 second dropouts at regular intervals. Sucked, too... I was the only taper in attendance who made it through the whole evening.

[Teen Age Riot]

I'll be using a similar setup soon. Is buffer size an issue when you're recording with WaveLab 5? The reason asking (and I am a little computer stupid I must confess) is because WaveLab writes the file on the hard drive while recording and doesn't use a temporary file. At least that's my understanding. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[RRobar]

I'll be using a similar setup soon. Is buffer size an issue when you're recording with WaveLab 5? The reason asking (and I am a little computer stupid I must confess) is because WaveLab writes the file on the hard drive while recording and doesn't use a temporary file. At least that's my understanding. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm not sure about wavelab 5 but in 4 you had to set it to not record that temp file (which is a backup of the main recording). Otherwise you run out of space quick doing 24 bit. But that temp file could save your ass if the machine goes down.

[mmedley.]

RRobar is right. You DO NOT want to record to temporary files unless absolutely necessary. The main reason being you will not be able to record more than 2 gigs without stopping the recording (i.e. Split Mode unavailable). I run a vxPocket 440 using all 4 channels at 24/48 and have made several successful tapes, but also axed a couple due to not using the split mode and prenamed files. I am using WaveLab 5.01 BTW. Hope this helps.

[Teen Age Riot]

RRobar is right. You DO NOT want to record to temporary files unless absolutely necessary. The main reason being you will not be able to record more than 2 gigs without stopping the recording (i.e. Split Mode unavailable). I run a vxPocket 440 using all 4 channels at 24/48 and have made several successful tapes, but also axed a couple due to not using the split mode and prenamed files. I am using WaveLab 5.01 BTW. Hope this helps.

It definitely helps. Thanks a lot! But does this also mean that there's no need to worry about buffer size at all, or is that something else?

[mirth]

No, still worry about buffer size.... Think of the buffer as a temporary holding pen before the pcm data gets written to the hard drive.

Since moving to CDWave for recording I haven't needed to worry about buffer settings. I don't know if its a WaveLab resource utilization/ASIO issue or what... I know that CDWave uses the MME drivers.

[Teen Age Riot]

That answers my questions. Thanks again!