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Edirol UA-1EX

Here’s how the Edirol UA-1EX install went down:

plug it into the laptop
windows detects it. “can we search windows update for drivers?” sure. “nothing found”. ok.
install the drivers off the cd
“device installed successfully.” easy.
fire up REAPER
selecting the Edirol ASIO device device hangs everything.
asio4all’s fault maybe?
uninstall asio4all
fire up REAPER again
success! audio is going to the headphones! sounds all right.
find the usb cable for my Edirol PCR-50 midi keyboard
plug it into the laptop
windows detects it. “can we search windows update for drivers?” sure. “nothing found”. does this ever do anything?
hunt around for my pcr-50 drivers cd. lost cause.
search the roland/edirol site for it
downloads section “under construction”. awesome.
google search “drivers edirol pcr-50 download”
find a download
install it
“device installed successfully”
fire up REAPER
no VSTis installed, doh
download & install Triangle II
fire up REAPER
success! we’re playing softsynths with my midi keyboard with no noticeable latency.
should test inputs and outputs
maybe later. on to the firebox

So far the UA-1EX gets a thumbs up from me. Cheap little ASIO gizmo that works as advertised. I’ll have to actually read the manual though. There’s an “Advanced Driver” switch I don’t get and the mic input says “MIC INPUT – PLUG-IN POWERED”. Ruh?

Posted on - April 17, 2006 [at] 9:33 pm by Brad
Tagged in - gear, review

3 Comments on this post

menbah! on Edirol UA-1EX
April 18, 2006 at 3:39 am

Sometimes I steal your ideas for gear to get, but this time I was a bit ahead of you. Mind you, I still haven’t actually ordered one yet (I need to get a laptop first), but it jumped out at me from my Sweetwater catalog. Anyway, thanks for testing it for me (:

Peter D. on Edirol UA-1EX
December 3, 2006 at 6:08 pm

Thanks for the review of the Edirol interface. It’s caught my eye too. I really like how you give a blow-by-blow synopsis. That really helps. Good blog!

P.S. Any review of the Behringer MS40 monitors? I’ve got the Edirol MA-10D but I’d like to upgrade a bit. Still, I like the configuration with dials on the front, which both models share.