All user reviews for the Edirol UA-25

What characteristics have motivated your choice?

Full portability, flexibility. I'm working on a tower and a laptop.

For what purpose?
Audio recording, processing, mixing.

What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
AMD Sempron 2600 +, 512ram, as Rock. for the tower.
Intel Atom, 1024ram on an ultra-portable Asus.
With which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
Only then Audio microphone jack headphone output is 6.35 and Beyer dt990 pro or active speakers Esy near05 experience

UTILIZATION

The installation is done it without problems?
Yes but we would have preferred a manual offering French ...

Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
None.

The general configuration is easy?
If you follow the manual's going, but it's a bit choppy, it must go through the SETUPINF.EXE XP ... there are more simple.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable?
Very stable.

What software do you use most often?
4 Wavelab, Adobe Audition 1.5

How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...
2 mono recording (or one stereo) same output.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
Firmly packed 3 years ...

What is so special that you like most and least?
most: complete portability and resistance (that's tough ... despite going back and forth between the permanent tower and laptop).

the least: it absorbs the current train via the power power supply! Standing at a sizzling USB. Never managed to remove ... This phenomenon occurs only on the tower, never on the laptop.

Small size convenient for transport connections with portable two stroke input phantom power ...

homestudio use registration

UTILIZATION

Yes the install no problem and most rapid

not incompatibilities

config facil

etr enough clear manual

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
stable drivers

- Are they often updated?
not often

What software do you use most often?
cubase sx, ableton

- What you get lag?
no latency or mini

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year

most: pocket format, with phantom power 2 entries

not least since it emits a blast in my monitors as well as Min or crackling, but annoying to work seriously, this does not mean of course they will do it all! may be problem with the usb

price / quality ratio right

I do not do it again over the choice I orient myself to a more firewire

Usage: audio timing system (Smaart live)

UTILIZATION

Plug and play

GETTING STARTED

No soft bp

OVERALL OPINION

I decided to invest a year ago in a card with XLR inputs with 48v power supply, to calibrate the audio systems on Smaart Live festival. To my regret the electronic characteristics were not there yourself. This card sulfur from a serious design problem of the internal 5V supply that is made around a switching system, generating a noise on the analog outputs on XLR and greatly exceed 106dB S / N announced by the datasheet. This noise and all the more important when food 48v triggers. The linearity is not the appointment of inputs (measured + / -2 dB from 30 to 550Hz) unacceptable for the acquisition card for audio.
I do not use more and do not think selling either, so I bought one of the uac202 behringer and the measurements are very satisfactory. No breath and amplitude curves in / out are straight. The only downside are RCA inputs and there is no 48v, a small preamp will do the trick.

Good research

Used heavily at a friend who was looking for exits rather than acquisition.
Since, on loan at home due to TC Electronic once again to leave.

Used on any PC (portable, fixed, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 32 & 64 bit), mainly in its output, very little acquisition.

Some limiting points on Caracas
- Obligation to go through a hard switch to change the sampling frequency,
- If an ASIO driver is open, no sound through the WDM.

UTILIZATION

Drivers stable, used Reaper & Reason. Lower latency, but drivers do not support multitasking too, it cracks easily if other apps running (which is not the case with other interfaces).

GETTING STARTED

Easy installation, full.

OVERALL OPINION

Good selection, reliable, convertos D / A clean, without a very high level they have enough work without taking the lead. for mixing / mastering really will require finding the range above, but at that price we are very happy to make the sounds (or foolishly listen to the sound of the other) itself, without the fuss.

Matos although reliable, zero problem for 2 years it is used intensively, the connection holds up (a weakness of a Firebox in the same range), in short, a good horse.

No regrets, except the limits mentioned in the specifications.

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I use it in home studio with a mixing desk for Save my voice, guitar, bass.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are fairly stable, but we need to check in cakewalk, chauqe time we dconnecte, reconnects.

GETTING STARTED

Installation is very simple.

OVERALL OPINION

1 month before I was 24 in PMCA Hoontech dsp. I regret that the silent Hoontech a perfect card, but more edition of drivers.

She does not want more than its price in OCCAZ. I want to try a USB card. But I am by the roland.
There bcp of breath when you push the knobs.

Cheap, Portable USB, the limiter is nice in recording (nothing crazy but practical), the men 96khz I've never served, nor the mind, but otherwise everything is working normally now.
I'd rather robust because a lot trimbalée and after 4 years of using it fills all his part well.



UTILIZATION

I struggled at the time because of the small switch "advance" was set to ON under Windows ... Yes, I have not read the manual. Apart from that, she rarely spineless, drivers are opes.

Latency level we expect any miracles, of course, it is big enough for recording.

GETTING STARTED

RAS



OVERALL OPINION

Like:
- Limiter
- The price after all not abused
- Robust
In this price range, I do not know what happens. In any case I regret this one too, okay. I have often accused it of breath but that was my connection was rotten Today I have enregistrment nickel.

I was motivated by price, MIDI input and output, and everything else that looked really good (it was my first card, I never knew absolutely nothing).
I used it a long time with a Toshiba laptop with external synths (DX7, CS2x + mc-303). Then now, I'm on an iMac i7. My monitors are Alesis MK2 (who are very poor, actually) and my table the Mackie 802 VLZ3.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable, no problem with that (it is on Mac or PC), it is nevertheless regrettable that there are no more updates.
I currently use Logic on, before it was on Reason and Ableton, I'm not too much to complain about latency.

GETTING STARTED

No problem installing the config is a little cheap but not complicated to implement. You pick the gear quickly.
The manual is pretty comprehensive for the installation but rather to use very brief.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years now and am having a big problem with cracking, which seems to be associated with MIDI playback. For example when I take a piano and I'm playing via MIDI many agreements simultaneously, the sound begins to crack and is super uncomfortable. It really limits to what one wants. This problem is likely due to years of use but it is regrettable to have to change hardware for this kind of glitch.
Nevertheless there are practical side, the case is pretty well done, the possibilities are monitoring well screwed. Cons by the headphone jack was very average interest since it is not independent of Out ...
The price / quality ratio is really interesting, I do not regret that choice at all but it is time to move on to something more powerful.

The Edirol UA-25 is a simple, USB audio interface for use in home studios. This type of interface is a perfect way to start building your small home studio. It's definitely not going to be adequate for an sort of in depth recording, but if you're just looking to get some demos down it will do the job. There are a lot of audio interfaces out there like this, so definitely make sure to do your homework before deciding on one. The UA-25 in particular has two dual XLR-1/4" microphone preamps, each with their own gain knobs and a 1/4" headphone jack in the front. In the back it's MIDI and digital (ADAT) inputs and outputs as well as 1/4" and RCA outputs for your main monitors. It has built in phantom power and can support sample rates up to 96 K.

UTILIZATION

If you understand the basics behind audio interfaces, nothing should seem complicated to you about the Edirol UA-25. Once you make your initial connections, there's not too much to be aware of on this, as it's pretty simple. Of course I do understand that those who are looking at something like this probably are just starting out. If you feel lost just looking/hearing about this, grab the manual for some help...

GETTING STARTED

The sound of the mic preamps on the Edirol UA-25 aren't all that great, but are suitable for laying down demos at the least. Those looking at the UA-25 most likely aren't going to need the best sounding preamps, and if you are I'd suggest you stop reading this review and look elsewhere! You probably couldn't make a professional sounding recording, but if you just want something with a few mic inputs to use in your DAW, the UA-25 sounds just fine for that.

OVERALL OPINION

While there isn't too much that sets the Edirol UA-25 apart, it's still a solid USB audio interface for very small home studios where you might have this and a microphone and your DAW basically. I do however, think that you can find a comparable audio interface for cheaper out there, as this seems like it should be a bit cheaper than it is. Definitely check out the full scope of USB audio interfaces like those made by M-Audio and others if you're looking for the best bang for your buck in an interface...

The device offers direct monitoring, a very nice feature. Also, it allows a digital output to input bridge, allowing rewiring sounds into teh UA-25 without leaving the digital domain. It has two decent pre-amps, with phantom power on one and Hi-Z on the other. Less enticing is the fact that it cannot cope with 96 kHz play and record at once. To use 96 KHz, you have to flip a switch between playback and record, and -to make things worse- you have to unplug and reconnect the USB plug everytime you flip that play/rec switch. But the worse of all is that on my PC, everytime I disconnect the UA-25 and replug it in, my PC reports a new USB device, and apparently forgets where the driver is, forcing me to reinstall. A serious drawback, that has made me live with 48 kHz. If you are happy with 44.1 or 48 kHz, this isn't a big deal though.

Price paid: € 230

UTILIZATION

The interface is child easy. You have two inputs with sense potmeters, a Hi-Z and Phantom switch, digital in toggle, and direct monitor switch. It's all there, and easy to use.

GETTING STARTED

A sturdy aluminium case, that can take some abuse. The buttons are long and thin, I would have preferred short and stubby. Overall it's just fine.

OVERALL OPINION

This budget interface delivers a very clear sound, with no audible noise unless you really crank it all the way up. As far as I can tell, it lives up to expectations.

Except for the fact that it has this driver issue, I am totally happy with it. Looks good, red and blue led, rounded corners, I like it a lot. It is in use every single day.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Pruneau ( 8-, 2005)