EDIROL UA1EX USB Audio Interface

The UA-1EX is a simple ASIO-compatible USB audio interface capable of 24-bit/96kHz operation and designed to offer component-quality audio signals in and out of your computer. The UA-1EX offers excellent sound quality for connection to any RCA or S/PDIF optical device. The UA-1EX features professional A/D and D/A converters, ensuring accurate recording and playback, whether you're recording tapes or vinyl to the computer, or just playing your MP3 collection thru a home stereo receiver. The UA-1EX also offers an electret condenser microphone input similar to the MIC-IN on most internal soundcards and a headphone output with volume control to quickly and easily listen to audio from your computer.

The UA-1EX is ideal for use with laptops where audio quality is all but ignored, offering superior audio quality, versatility, and the utmost in portability.*EDIROL designs its USB devices in accordance with USB specifications and has passed all compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

Features:

• Up to 24bit/96kHz audio quality
• ASIO 2.0 (Win/Mac), WDM (Win2000/XP), Core Audio (Mac OS X) compatibility
• USB Powered (no AC adaptor required)
• S/PDIF optical In & Out
• Supports both OS-standard drivers as well as Edirol's drivers* (Win/Mac OS X)

Number of Audio Record / Playback Channels

Record
    1 pair of stereo
    REC SOURCE switch = ANALOG: Full duplex (except for 96kHz setting)
    REC SOURCE switch = DIGITAL: Recording only

Playback
    1 pair of stereo

Signal Processing

PC interface
    24 bits (24-bit operation is available only when ADVANCE switch = ON)

AD/DA Conversion
    24 bits (linear)
    * ADVANCE switch = OFF: 16 bits

Number of Audio Record / Playback Channels

Record
    1 pair of stereo
    REC SOURCE switch = ANALOG: Full duplex (except for 96kHz setting)
    REC SOURCE switch = DIGITAL: Recording only

Playback
    1 pair of stereo

Signal Processing

PC interface
    24 bits (24-bit operation is available only when ADVANCE switch = ON)

AD/DA Conversion
    24 bits (linear)
    * ADVANCE switch = OFF: 16 bits

Sampling Frequency

Digital output
    32/44.1/48/96 kHz

Digital input
    32/44.1/48/96 kHz

AD/DA Conversion
    32/44.1/48/96 kHz
    * ADVANCE switch = OFF: 32/44.1/48 kHz

Nominal Input Level

Line input jacks
    -10 to +4 dBu

Mic input jack
    -40 dBu

Nominal Output Level

Line output jacks
    -10 dBu

Interface
    USB
    Digital input (Optical type)
    Digital output (Optical type)
    * The same jack serves as both the headphones jack and digital output connector.
    (conforms to IEC60958 consumer format)
    *Cable length: connect to computer = 1.2 m / 47-1/4 inches

Controllers
    ADVANCE switch
    INPUT VOLUME
    PHONES VOLUME
    SAMPLE RATE switch
    96kHz MODE switch
    INPUT MONITOR switch
    REC SOURCE switch

Connectors

Line Input jacks
    RCA phono type L, R

Line Output jacks
    RCA phono type L, R

Headphones jack
    Stereo miniature phone type
    * The same jack serves as both the headphones jack and digital output connector.

Digital Input connector
    S/PDIF optical type

Digital Output connector
    S/PDIF optical type

Mic Input jacks
    Plug-in powered miniature phone typeNumber of Audio Record / Playback Channels

Record
    1 pair of stereo
    REC SOURCE switch = ANALOG: Full duplex (except for 96kHz setting)
    REC SOURCE switch = DIGITAL: Recording only

Playback
    1 pair of stereo

Signal Processing

PC interface
    24 bits (24-bit operation is available only when ADVANCE switch = ON)

AD/DA Conversion
    24 bits (linear)
    * ADVANCE switch = OFF: 16 bits