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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: plucks on January 17, 2004, 03:30:28 PM
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Looks pretty sweet!
http://www.edirol.com/products/info/fa101.html
phil
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wow that looks cool, can't wait to hear a review of it
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did you catch this part in the description?
At an event, all of the band's hardware can be routed through the FA-101 to output to monitors and at the same time the show can be recorded and during the break, CD's burned to sell on the spot.
The front preamp section looks like the UA-5.
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Still a single level meter (granted atleast it's gradient this time)..
Looks pretty bad ass, i want one :P
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I'm noticing a lot more optical-only devices coming out - first the UA-5, then the new G5's, now this...pretty sweet for JB3 users!
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I'm noticing a lot more optical-only devices coming out - first the UA-5
The UA5 also receives and sends coax S/PDIF.
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I wonder how much those will go for
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I'm noticing a lot more optical-only devices coming out - first the UA-5
The UA5 also receives and sends coax S/PDIF.
Once again proving that in addition to :iamwithstupid:, I need an "i AM stupid" smiley...
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looks like edirol's answer to the m-audio firewire 410. it should be interesting to see if this unit can be modded in the same way the ua-5 can.
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Actually, with the routing, etc it looks like they might be trying to capture a bit of the market for the Metric Halo MIO.. although the MIO is a much more solid machine than can be offered at the pricepoint that Edirol will probably try to match.. but who knows, we may be surprised.
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Looks like the Firewire410, but I don't like how the phantom power switch and the unit power switch is on the back...
The Firewire410 is better! (gotta justify my purchase, you know) ;)
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any clue if you would have enough power to run it from a jb3 with 2 batteries through firewire?
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any clue if you would have enough power to run it from a jb3 with 2 batteries through firewire?
doubt that would work as it is likely gonna need to install console/driver software on the host pc...
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And even if you could operate it standalone, would the jb3 even supply power over its firewire connection? For some reason I highly doubt it...
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saw one today at NAMM show. looked really nice and the Edirol tech gave me some really good techy info about the unit.
the MSRP was noted as $695.
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is it possible to send power via a firewire pcmcia cardbus adaptor on windows XP, i saw this and would love to get one for my band when they come out, just dont have a firewire connection on my laptop and would buy a cardbus firewire pcmcia card if it supplies power, any of you computer geeks know the answer to this one?
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the Edirol tech gave me some really good techy info about the unit.
Inquiring minds want to know. :)
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I wonder if the preamp and/or AD is any different than the UA-5 ?
I was fortunate enough to be on the Edirol developer list for the ua5, and was able to get one a few months before they were released for retail sales. I've emailed Edirol with the same request (to beat on one for review and to get it early and cheap!), so we'll see. Maybe i'll get lucky again.
if its just the same as the ua-5, then I dont need a different box that costs 2x as much just for firewire output and toslink jacks on the front.
though, the meetering feature would be an added benefit.
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anything w/ out locking connectors makes me weary anymore, but i dont tape in good environments sometimes!!! 8) :P
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is it possible to send power via a firewire pcmcia cardbus adaptor on windows XP, i saw this and would love to get one for my band when they come out, just dont have a firewire connection on my laptop and would buy a cardbus firewire pcmcia card if it supplies power, any of you computer geeks know the answer to this one?
anyone have an answer on this Q?
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I think you need an external power source to pass power through the card, and even then, only on some cards. If I'm wrong, post a link b/c I'm sure it'd help a few others too.
As far as I know the answer is ... are you ready ... get a mac! *ducks*
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If I can see clearly, it takes DC, so power shouldn't be too big a deal. Whether it works stand alone should be the big question.
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i'd plan on using it with a computer, so standalone isnt a problem, just need to power that sucker, dont have firewire that produces juice
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my pcmcia card (a cheapie from compusa) sends power to charge my ipod...
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I heard back from my Edirol contact. They will be seindng me a demo unit in April sometime. I get it for a month to review, and if i want to buy it I can acquire it at a discount, though i dont know how much.
I asked my contact, who is one of their techies, about the upgrades/differences from the UA-5s analog section and A/D/A and am waiting to hear back from them. I'll be sure to post it when I do. Im hoping they made some changes. I believe the A/D/A might be different as they are talking about 192khz performance, but i'd be surprised if the mic pres are any different. We'll see!
:)
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I heard from my contact again concerning the questions i asked above.
his responce:
Hi Nick,
Yes the pre's are different from the UA-5 as are the A/D converters. I
can't get into specifics because our engineers don't like me to, but they're really well matched together & they are really clean. Off the record, the preliminary tests suggest a S:N of over 100dB.