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OWNER'S MANUAL
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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT
SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. 3–p. 6). These sections provide important
information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to
feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your
new unit, OWNER'S MANUAL should be read in its entirety. The manual should be
saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.
Level Indicators
Direct Monitor Mixer
Level Indicators
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Copyright © 2005 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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  • Page 1 Level Indicators Direct Monitor Mixer Level Indicators Copyright © 2005 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

  • Page 2: Federal Communications Commission

    Responsible Party : NOTICE AVIS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Model Name : UA-101 USB Audio Interface Roland Corporation U.S. Address : 5100 S. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938 Telephone : (323) 890 3700 For the U.K. For EU Countries For the USA...
  • Page 3 (except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page. • Never use or store the unit in places that are: •...
  • Page 4 • Before using the unit in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page. • DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a conven- tional audio CD player. The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss.

  • Page 5: Important Notes

    However, in certain cases (such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order), we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data, and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.

  • Page 6: Additional Precautions

    (including padding) that it came in, if possible. Otherwise, you will need to use equivalent packaging materials. • Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using some other make of connection cable, please note the following precautions.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    No sound... 48 Noise or pops are heard when recording/playing on your computer... 52 Noise or distortion occurs when the UA-101 is not connected to your computer ... 56 The sound is too weak... 56 Others ... 58 Deleting the driver... 59 Main specifications ...

  • Page 8: Usb Cables

    This is the dedicated AC adaptor for the UA-101. Use only the supplied AC adaptor. ■ USB cables Use one of these cables to connect the UA-101 to the USB connector of your computer. * Use only the USB cables. If the supplied USB cable becomes damaged or lost and you need a replacement, please contact the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information”...

  • Page 9: Front And Rear Panel

    Front and rear panel Front panel fig.front.eps_60 fig.jack-type_70 Combo input jacks These are analog audio signal input jacks with mic preamps. Since they can accommodate either XLR type or phone type plugs, you can use the type of connector most suitable for your equipment.
  • Page 10 Digital input switch Turn this on ( pressed inward) if you’re recording from the digital input. This lets you synchronize the UA-101 with an external digital device connected to the digital input connector (8). (External synchronization mode) The LEDs will light red at a level immediately before distortion occurs (- 6 dB).
  • Page 11 Use this when you need to output a digital audio signal to a MD/DAT or similar digital audio device. Signals output from EDIROL UA-101 9-10, which are the audio output ports of your computer, are output from the UA-101’s digital out connector.

  • Page 12: Power Indicator

    Sound will still be output from the rear panel monitor output jacks (27) even if headphones are connected. USB indicator This will light when you connect the UA-101 to your computer via a USB cable. The UA-101 is correctly recognized by your computer in Hi-Speed Lit red USB mode (p.

  • Page 13: Grounding Terminal

    Malfunctions will occur if phantom power is supplied to dynamic mics or audio playback devices. For details on the requirements of your mic, refer to the owner’s manual for the mic you’re using. (The UA-101’s phantom power supply is DC 48V, maximum of 20 mA.) Front and rear panel...

  • Page 14: Hi-Speed Usb Mode Switch

    * If the UA-101 is correctly recognized by your computer in Hi-Speed USB mode, the USB indicator will be lit red. If it is blinking, the UA-101 has not been correctly recognized, either because your computer does support USB 2.0, or for some other reason.

  • Page 15: Midi In/Out Connectors

    You can use UA-101 Control Panel to adjust the input level for each input jack and the output level of each audio port. For details, refer to “UA-101 Control Panel” (p. 38).

  • Page 16: Installing The Driver

    Installing the driver In order to connect the UA-101 to your computer and use it, you will need the correct driver. This section explains how to install the driver you’ll need when using the UA-101 in Hi-Speed USB mode on the Windows XP operating system.
  • Page 17 fig.signature Click the Hardware tab, then click [Driver Signing]. The Driver Signing Options dialog box will open. In the Driver Signing Options dialog box, make sure that “Ignore” is selected. If “Ignore” is selected, simply click [OK]. If this is not set to “Ignore,”...
  • Page 18 The “Setup is now ready to install the drivers” dialog box will appear. Now you are ready to install the driver. On the rear panel of the UA-101, turn the Hi-Speed USB mode switch ON. If you need to check the drive name, choose start ➔...
  • Page 19 Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer. With the power switch in the standby position, connect the AC adaptor to the UA-101. Connect the power cord of the AC adaptor to an AC outlet. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer.
  • Page 20 Installing the driver If you changed the “Driver Signing Options” setting (step 4 on p. 17), restore the original settings after Windows has restarted. Log onto Windows as the user who installed the driver. From the Windows start menu, choose Control Panel. In “Pick a category,”...

  • Page 21: Giving Priority To Background Services

    Giving priority to Background Services If you don’t make this setting, you may experience problems such as clicks or pops in the sound. To ensure that audio and MIDI data is handled smoothly, proceed as follows to make this setting. Open the System Properties dialog box.

  • Page 22: Driver Settings

    * For details on making settings in your software, refer to the owner’s manual for your software. You should also read “Software settings” (p. 33). * If you’re unable to choose the UA-101 device in the device settings of your software, it is possible that the UA-101 driver has not been installed correctly. Please reinstall the driver.
  • Page 23 * If you want to use input/output jacks 3–10 in software such as Windows Media Player that does not support WDM or ASIO, you’ll need to make settings in UA-101 Control Panel. For details, refer to “Using Separated ports” (p. 42).

  • Page 24: Input/Output Device Settings

    Installing the driver Input/output device settings If you’re using the UA-101 with the Media Player included with Windows, make input/output device settings as follows. The method of making device settings may differ for your software. For details, refer to the owner’s manual for your software.

  • Page 25: Verifying That You Hear Sound

    * The demo songs were created at 48 kHz. Set the UA-101’s sample rate switch to 48 kHz. If you change the setting of the sample rate switch, you’ll need to switch off the UA-101, then turn it on again.

  • Page 26: Software Settings

    Installing the driver Software settings Before you start up your software, use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer, and power up the UA-101. If your software allows you to make MIDI and audio input/output settings, choose EDIROL UA-101 For details, refer to the owner’s manual for the software...

  • Page 27: Basic Connections And Settings

    * When connection cables with resistors are used, the volume level of equipment connected to the inputs (Input jacks) may be low. If this happens, use connection cables that do not contain resistors, such as those from the Roland PCS series. Basic connections Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer.

  • Page 28: Input Sensitivity Knob

    Basic connections and settings Recording a mic or guitar When you record on your sequencer by singing or playing your guitar along with audio data that’s played back by your computer, only your vocal or guitar performance will be recorded on the computer. fig.mic-guitar Guitar/bass Turn this on if there...

  • Page 29: Input Impedance Select Switch

    Set this to the same sample rate that you’ve selected in your recording software. After you’ve changed the sample rate setting of the UA-101, you must cycle the power to the UA-101 in order for the setting to take effect.

  • Page 30: Recording A Digital Signal

    Set this to match the sample rate you’ve selected on your digital audio playback device and in your recording software. After you’ve changed the sample rate setting of the UA-101, you must cycle the power to the UA-101 in order for the setting to take effect.

  • Page 31: Connecting Various Equipment

    Connecting various equipment fig.various Guitar/bass Computer Connections Connect output jacks 1–8 to your external mixer, etc. Connect the outputs of your external mixer, synthesizer, etc. to input jacks 3–8. Direct monitor volume This adjusts the monitor volume. Using the Direct Monitor volume control to adjust the volume will not affect the recording level.

  • Page 32: 5.1 Channel Monitoring

    For details on UA-101 Control Panel, refer to “UA-101 Control Panel” (p. 38). In the PATCH BAY area of UA-101 Control Panel, set OUTPUT 1-2 to WAVE OUT 1-2, OUTPUT 3-4 to WAVE OUT 3-4, and OUTPUT 5-6 to WAVE OUT 5-6.

  • Page 33: Software Settings

    In this example we are using SONAR 4 Producer Edition. You must make the following settings if you have switched the UA- 101’s sample rate or have changed the buffer size in the UA-101 Driver settings dialog box. Power up the UA-101, and then start up SONAR.
  • Page 34 Restart SONAR, and from SONAR’s Options menu, choose Audio to open the Audio Options dialog box. fig.sonar-1b.eps In the General tab, make sure that Playback Timing Master is set to EDIROL UA-101 1/2, and Record Timing Master is set to EDIROL UA-101 1/2. Output devices EDIROL UA-101 1/2 EDIROL UA-101 3/4...
  • Page 35 Click [OK] to close the Audio Options dialog box. From SONAR’s Options menu, choose MIDI Devices to open the MIDI Devices dialog box. In the MIDI Devices dialog box, choose the UA-101 in the Inputs area and the Outputs area. fig.sonar-5.eps Restart SONAR.

  • Page 36: Cubase Sx

    If you’re using Cubase SX, and the UA-101’s sample rate setting differs from the setting of your Cubase SX project, a message such as “Unable to set the sample rate” will appear, or you may be unable to record or play back correctly.

  • Page 37: Various Settings

    Various settings Various settings of the UA-101 can be made from your computer. You will use UA-101 Control Panel to make these settings. UA-101 Control Panel lets you adjust the monitor mixer’s on/off, volume, mute, and pan settings. You can also adjust the patching, and make the settings described in “Adjusting the audio latency”...

  • Page 38: Ua-101 Control Panel

    This provides a convenient way to temporarily ignore the software settings when you need to do things such as check the connections. fig.monitor-off.eps The above is displayed if you start up UA-101 Control Panel when the direct monitor soft control switch is off.

  • Page 39: Main Window

    INPUT INPUT MONITOR MONITOR Input monitor Input monitor mixer mixer DEVICE PANEL Each block of the UA-101 itself can be directly controlled from UA-101 Control Panel. fig.int-block.eps WAVE IN WAVE OUT 1-10 1-10 INPUT 1-10 Input jacks 1-10 1-10...

  • Page 40: Input Monitor

    If the settings have been modified from the default state, the PATCH BAY button will be lit. Here you can select the signal that is sent to each of the UA-101’s output jacks. The five stereo channels of audio data sent from the computer, the audio data input via the UA-101’s input jacks 1–10, and MONITOR OUT can all be sent to...

  • Page 41: Adjusting The Audio Latency

    Latency is the time from when your software plays back audio data until you actually hear the sound from an audio device such as the UA-101. In UA-101 Control Panel, choose Driver Settings from the Driver menu. Adjust the Audio Input/Output Buffer Size.

  • Page 42: Using Separated Ports

    Player, you won’t be able to freely select jacks other than input/output jacks 1 and 2 as input/output destinations. If you want to select the UA-101’s input jacks 3–10 or output jacks 3–10 as input/output destinations in your software, you’ll need to enable (turn on) Separated Ports so that these jacks will be available to select.

  • Page 43: Minimize The Asio Buffer Size

    Minimize the ASIO buffer size If you’re using the UA-101 with ASIO-compatible software, you can minimize the buffer size. If you experience clicks or pops in the sound, uncheck this check box. * After adjusting the audio input/output buffer size (p. 41), check the “Use Smaller ASIO Buffer Size”...

  • Page 44: Using Asio Direct Monitor

    Various settings Using ASIO Direct Monitor If you’re using the UA-101 with ASIO 2.0 compatible software, you can let your software control the on/off status of the UA-101’s Input Monitor function. In UA-101 Control Panel, choose Driver Settings from the Driver menu.

  • Page 45: System Settings

    System settings Restoring the factory settings (Factory Reset) This operation will restore the following items set from UA-101 Control Panel to their factory-set state. • Direct monitor mixer (p. 39) • Patch bay (p. 40) • Memory (p. 40) Disconnect the USB cable from the UA-101.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Install the UA-101 driver once again as described in “Installing the driver” (p. 16). Is the UA-101 connected correctly? Make sure that you have used a USB cable to correctly connect the UA-101 to the USB connector of your computer.
  • Page 47 If you have not updated Windows XP, the CPU may be heavily burdened when you record or play back audio, and your system will not operate correctly. Before you begin using the UA-101, please perform either of the following actions. For details on updating, refer to the enclosed pamphlet.

  • Page 48: Can't Record Or Play Back Audio Or Midi

    The audio output will be muted if the Output Monitor output setting is turned off in UA-101 Control Panel or if the slider is all the way down. Turn on the monitor setting in UA-101 Control Panel. Refer to: “UA-101 Control Panel”...
  • Page 49 For details on making these settings, refer to “Driver settings” (p. 22). If you are using the 192 kHz sample rate on Windows XP, the UA-101 may not appear in the Sounds tab of the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box. If so, please update your system to Windows XP Service Pack 1.
  • Page 50 Set the sample rate to the same setting. If you switch the UA-101’s sample rate, you must turn the power of the UA-101 off, then on again to get the setting to take effect.
  • Page 51 Can’t record/play MIDI Have you made the correct settings for the MIDI device you’re using? In order to record/play MIDI via the UA-101, you must install the UA-101 driver correctly. In addition, you must also make settings in your software to specify the MIDI device you want to use.

  • Page 52: Noise Or Pops Are Heard When Recording/Playing On Your Computer

    Troubleshooting Noise or pops are heard when recording/ playing on your computer Noise is heard during audio playback Pops/clicks occur during audio playback Noise is heard in the recorded sound In Windows, did you make the setting described in “Giving priority to background services”? In order to ensure that audio/MIDI processing occurs smoothly, make the setting described in “Giving priority to background services.”...
  • Page 53 Are you using a USB device in addition to the UA-101? Try switching off USB audio devices other than the UA-101. If you have connected the UA-101 to an external USB hard disk, please connect the UA-101 directly to an USB connector on the computer itself.
  • Page 54 Set your software and the UA-101 to the same sample rate. If you switch the UA-101’s sample rate, you must turn the power of the UA-101 off, then on again to get the setting to take effect.
  • Page 55 CD-ROM drive or network? If a heavy processing load occurs while the UA-101 is being used, it may not work correctly. In this case, stop playback/recording, and then start playback/recording once again.

  • Page 56: Noise Or Distortion Occurs When The Ua-101 Is Not Connected To Your Computer

    Noise is heard in the sound Has a mic or guitar been left connected? If a mic or guitar is connected to the UA-101, disconnect the mic or guitar and turn the input sensitivity knob all the way toward the left (lowering the input level).
  • Page 57 A substantial amount of noise is present in the guitar sound Does the noise decrease when you turn down the volume of your guitar? If the noise decreases when you turn down the volume of your guitar, the guitar pickup may be affected by noise from your computer or display. Try locating the guitar as far away from the computer as possible.

  • Page 58: Others

    Can’t start the Cubase Are you using the UA-101 for the first time with Cubase? The first time you use the UA-101 with Cubase, turn on the power with the UA- 101’s sample rate select switch at the 44.1 kHz position.

  • Page 59: Deleting The Driver

    Click “Switch to Classic view” to choose the Classic view. If the Classic view is already selected, proceed to the next step. Double-click the EDIROL UA-101 icon. From the Driver menu of EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel, choose Uninstall. Follow the instructions in the dialog box to uninstall the driver.

  • Page 60: Main Specifications

    Main specifications ● Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels <44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz> Record: 10 channels Playback: 10 channels (Full duplex) <192 kHz> Record: 6 channels Playback: 6 channels (Full duplex) * Depending on the computer you are using, you may be unable to obtain sufficient performance.

  • Page 61: Power Supply

    ● Interface USB (Hi-Speed, Full-Speed) Digital input/output Optical type (conforms to IEC60958) MIDI IN/OUT ● Connectors <Front Panel> Input Jack 1–2 (XLR type / 1/4 inch TRS phone type) XLR type (balanced / phantom power +48 V) 1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced) Digital Input Connector (Optical type) Digital Output Connector (Optical type) Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)

  • Page 62: Index

    OUTPUT MONITOR PATCH BAY Phantom power switch Power indicator Power switch – Sample rate select switch SEPARATED ports SONAR Sound playback Sound recording STEREO/MONO select switch Sync indicator UA-101 Control Panel USB cables USB connector USB indicator USB1.1 USB2.0 – –...
  • Page 63 For EU Countries...
  • Page 64 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest EDIROL/Roland Service Center or authorized EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country as shown below. HONG KONG Parsons Music Ltd. 8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 EUROPE Chatham Road South, T.S.T, EDIROL (Europe) Ltd.

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