Roland UA-1610 Studio Capture

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
- The number of entries, self direction.

Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
- Acoustic Drums + Multipad, guitar, bass and vocals.

For what purpose?
- Demo, rehearsals, battery covers youtube ..

What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)?
- Portable Asus 18.4 "Intel I7-3630QM, 16GB RAM, 128GB Crucial SSD, dedicated computer music
Samplitude ProX.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable?
- Perfection downloaded from the site rland Win August 64 bit.

How many tracks you get record / playback simultaneously?
- 16 tracks for recording without a problem, with some effects and 44kHz without 96 Khz:
I avoid using the direct monitoring because it is the only fault I found with this card
it lacks punch and it saturates too quickly for my taste so I prefer to go through the monitoring of Samplitude that makes me use more resources but much more pleasant to use.
Sometimes I make a mix between the two, just to relieve some of the system using the reverb (not transcendent but troubleshoots) and some compression and Rolande GuitarRig for bass on the daw.

Are they often updated?
- No idea, for now it is moving.

What you get lag?
- I did not notice the figure, but the cursor 4 whatever frequency makes a very nice use without annoying latency.

GETTING STARTED

The installation is done it without problems?
- RAS

Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
- No

The general configuration is easy?
- Possessing Quad Capture and having already had a card with 4 monitors possible outputs, yes

The manual is clear and sufficient?
- Yes.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
- About a month.

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
- After how many can you say ..?
This is my fifth soundcard.

What is the particular feature you like
most: Self sense!

least: Direct Monitor output feeble AND saturating .. :/

How would you rate the quality / price?
- Purchased clearance (less than 6 months after its release O_o) on Musikia 750 E,
I consider it great

With experience, you do again this choice? ...
- Even at 900 E yes, clearly!
We must also say that I had a Zoom R24 and before that an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8 Pro even before I make a big leap in terms of quality and stability (M-Audio. ..)

Compatibility Mac / PC
16 audio inputs with meters in front
Nice display
Self-direction
USB 2.0
Pre announced quality!
Roland brand ...
Etc ...
These include what has guided my purchase very recent Friday, October 18, 2013.

My config: Imac 27 "/ I7 / 3.5 ghz / 32 gb memory / Osx V.10.8.5 / DD 3 Tera drive fusion
Software: Logic Pro 9 and Logic Pro X

UTILIZATION

Installation on Mac fast and without any problems.
But after it goes bad!

GETTING STARTED

The first test has been short: (reading from the test provided on the installation CD was good but with his untimely cuts and repeated random sample).
After launching Logic Pro 9 ditto, impossible to work on a full piece (existing arrangement and went perfectly on my card Edirol UA 101 FW)!

All testing and modification of the buffer memory samples in the audio settings have not done anything!
Test in Logic Pro X ditto sound interruptions with a single drum track (loop) read!
Visit the support site to download the Roland driver (other than on the CD-ROM) or an update and surprise there anything about 1610 AU! unknown to the battalion!

The animal may be too recent? my computer too? or internal bug?

I give up and return to the store tomorrow! I'll end up regretting my UA 101 I fortunately preserved!

OVERALL OPINION

Duration of use so a weekend! If a quick fix is ​​not offered to me I think I'll change creamery ... RME probably!
To be continued ....