WAVE IDEA UASC 1 larger size UASC-1 external self-powered sound system for digital and analog audio on Mac, PC or Notebook UASC-1 offers musicians, DJ's and producers a mobile monitoring studio solution that satisfies the requirements of both analog and digital audio applications. Once connected to the USB port of a Mac, PC or Notebook, UASC-1 delivers to the user a 48 kHz at 96 dB Signal to Noise Ratio. Full duplex Ultra low latency (ASIO2 support) Analog inputs & outputs @ 48 kHz Digital inputs & outputs Optical inputs & outputs Built-in headphone amplifier Digital volume control Extreme portability USB self powered
FA Questions I'm looking for a USB Audio interface, that can be easily connected to my computer, in order to listen my favorite CD, DVD and MP3. Does UASC-1 answer to my needs ? Yes, if you are not a music composer, you don't need to install any driver, you don't need to configure any IRQ, DMA. Simply connect UASC-1 between the USB port of your Mac, PC or laptop and your amplifier. UASC-1 is Plug & Play with all generic audio drivers, and does not require any additional configuration for this simple application What can I do with digital and optical inputs and outputs since I don't own any studio equipment ? You can connect your DVD player or Minidisc digital or optical output to USAC-1 in order to record audio with absolutely no loss of quality. Indeed, recording from a digital source allows to avoid any loss of quality, resulting in a digital sampling Is UASC-1 compatible with my USB computer port? Yes, UASC-1 is fully compatible with all computer featuring a USB port. It is plug & play with both Mac & PC, without any driver requirement I create music with my computer, using soft synth such as Reason, Reaktor, Rebirth, Fruity loops, ... Is UASC-1 compatible with these soft ? Is UASC-1 able to fully exploit these enhanced soft ? Yes, UASC-1 is fully compatible with Mac & PC software that play and record audio. In addition, an enhanced ASIO driver is delivered with UASC-1, in order to reduce audio latency down to few milliseconds. UASC-1 is compatible with ASIO-2, MME and directX. Using the ASIO driver allows to transform your computer into a low cost studio I have a Mac OS-X, do I need an ASIO driver to reach low latency ? No, Mac OS-X doens't require an additional ASIO driver to reach very low audio latencies, Wave Idea performed complete tests using this OS, and measured latencies lower than 4 ms with a standard Mac laptop I'm a confirmed musician, I own a computer and hardware gears (synth, sampler, ...), is UASC-1 interesting for my professional application ? Yes, UASC-1 features a complete set of Input and outputs (Analog, Digital, Optical, headphone). It is therefore able to be connected to your instruments digital and optical outputs, inputs, as well as to your amplifier analog input. In addition, any analog audio source can be connected to UASC-1 line input. With the above connections, digital and analog recording and monitoring will become possible Contacts Wave Idea - 1300, route des cretes , BP 255 - 06905 - Sophia Antipolis Cedex - France T el : +33 (0)616 552 335 - Fax : +33 (0)492 388 080 , info info UASC-1 worldwide distribution, |
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