UA5 questions: Which input for board patch; What is (stock) mic preamp?

[poorlyconditioned]

I've got a (stock) Edirol UA5.

If I get a board patch, which input should I use?  What cables would I likely need?  I could either use the front Neutrix (sp?) connectors, perhaps  an XLR or 1/4" (unbalanced?) plug, and set gain very low.  The manual states that gain goes from 0dB to 50dB.  Or I could use the back RCA jacks. Those are standard consumer (-10dB?) line level, right?  Ideally I want to use one input from the board and one input from a condenser mic.  Is this possible?

Second question: does anyone know what the stock mic preamps are?  I know it uses 4580 opamps for the mixer parts.  Does it use those for the mic preamp as well?

Thanks for any info...

  Richard

[dklein]

welcome fellow canuck,

all the info you're after is searchable on this board but I'll give you some quick answers.

- rears are more appropriate for board feed as they provide the sometimes required attenuation.  front goes from unity to +50 with no opportunity to cut a hot signal
- most boards in the kitchener/waterloo area are just gonna have 1/4" unbalanced outputs so there is no benefit in running XLRs
- run the mic(s) to the front input, board to the rear - that way you can adjust gain on each source independently.  The output will be mixed on the fly, no chance to redo it later (unless you're doing two mono channels).
- stock opamps are 4570s

I know you were recording on md before and probably know that you won't get a digital out without modding your UA-5 but just thought I'd mention it.

david

[poorlyconditioned]

welcome fellow canuck,

all the info you're after is searchable on this board but I'll give you some quick answers.

- rears are more appropriate for board feed as they provide the sometimes required attenuation.  front goes from unity to +50 with no opportunity to cut a hot signal
- most boards in the kitchener/waterloo area are just gonna have 1/4" unbalanced outputs so there is no benefit in running XLRs
- run the mic(s) to the front input, board to the rear - that way you can adjust gain on each source independently.  The output will be mixed on the fly, no chance to redo it later (unless you're doing two mono channels).
- stock opamps are 4570s

Dear Dave,

Hello, and thanks for the help!

Yes, I'm currently recording to HiMD (PCM, 94min per disk).  I'm thinking of using the UA5 with a laptop for now.  Maybe later to a NJB3 or another hard drive recorder.

  Richard