UA-4FX: USB Audio/MIDI Interface
The Affordable All-In-One Mobile Recording Suite
An international top-seller for years, Cakewalk’s UA series interfaces brought amazing value to computer-recording enthusiasts. Today, Cakewalk pushes the price/performance envelope again with the new UA-4FX. The portable USB audio/MIDI interface sets a new standard for affordable interfaces with its ultra-fast, low-latency audio & MIDI performance, 24/96 audio resolution, phantom-powered XLR mic input, and built-in effects — including a COSM® tube MIC preamp simulator for fattening up your tracks. The UA-4FX also includes a copy of Cakewalk’s SONAR LE recording software and Virtual Sound Canvas plug-in (PC), making it a true all-in-one recording solution at an incredibly low price.- USB audio interface with up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution
- 14 types of powerful, easy-to-use onboard effects, including COSM tube mic-preamp simulator
- XLR input with phantom power, Hi-Z guitar/dynamic mic input
- USB bus powered, no AC adapter required
- MIDI I/O with FPT (Fast Processing Technology) for fast, stable performance
- Supports WDM, ASIO 2.0, and Mac OS X Core Audio
- Cakewalk SONAR LE and Virtual Sound Canvas plug-in included (PC)
- Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround compatibility via S/PDIF output (Windows XP)
- Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels
- Record:1 pair of stereo
Playback:1 pair of stereo
Full duplex (Except 96 kHz) - Signal Processing
- PC Interface24 bits
AD/DA Conversion24 bits (linear)
Internal Processing32 bits (Effect processing) - Sampling Frequency
- Digital Output44.1/48/96 kHz
Digital Input44.1/48/96 kHz
AD/DA Conversion44.1/48/96 kHz
* ADVANCE SWITCH = OFF: 44.1 kHz only - Frequency Response
- 96.0 kHz20 Hz to 40 kHz (+1 dB/-2 dB)
48.0 kHz20 Hz to 22 kHz (+1 dB/-1 dB)
44.1 kHz20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1 dB/-1 dB) - Nominal Input Level
- Line Input Jacks-10 dBu
MIC Input Jack (XLR)-45 to -12 dBu
MIC Input Jack (except XLR)-45 dBu
GUITAR Input Jack-30 dBu - Nominal Output Level
- Line Output Jacks-10 dBu
Residual Noise Level (input terminated with 1 k ohms, MAIN VOLUME: 0 dB, Monitor: OFF, IHF-A typ.)
-105 dBu or less (SN ratio: 108 dB, typ.) - Interface
- USB
Digital Input/Output
Optical type
conforms to IEC60958 consumer format: PCM/AC3 - Effects
- 1. Mastering
Noise Suppressor/Enhancer/Multi-band Compressor-Limiter
2. Listening
Center Cancel/High Boost/Low Boost/Reverb
3. Performance
Voice-change/Amp-Simulator and Distortion/Chorus/Delay
4. Tube-amp simulator
Tube-Amp-Simulator/Multi-band Compressor-Limiter - Connectors
- Line Input Jacks (L, R) (RCA phono type)
MIC Input Jack (XLR type, balanced, phantom power +48 V)
MIC Input Jack (Miniature phone type, plug-in powered)
GUITAR/MIC Input Jack (1/4 inch phone type)
Line Output Jacks (L, R) (RCA phono type)
Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)
Digital Input Connector (Optical type)
Digital Output Connector (Optical type)
MIDI Connectors (IN/OUT)
USB Connector (USB Type B) - Power Supply
- Supplied from the computer
- Current Draw
- 360 mA
- Accessories
- Owner's Manual
Advanced Operation Manual
USB cable
Driver CD-ROM
SONAR LE CD-ROM - System Requirements
- Windows
- OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Me/2000 Professional/98SE
Computer: Windows compatible computer equipped with a USB 1.1 port
CPU/Clock: Pentium®, Celeron® or Pentium compatible processors / 600MHz or higher
Memory: 120MB or more
Hard disk: 120MB or more of free space - Macintosh
- OS: Mac OS X v10.2.3 or later, Mac OS 9 * Mac OS X Classic Mode is not applicable.
Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board USB 1.1 port
CPU/Clock: PowerPC G3/600MHz or higher * PowerPC G4 or higher is recommended.
Memory: (RAM) 256MB or more
Hard disk: 120MB
Software: OMS 2.3.5 or later, FreeMIDI 1.35 or later (Mac OS 9) - Size and Weight
- Width
- 171 mm
- 6-3/4 inches
- Depth
- 127 mm
- 5 inches
- Height
- 44 mm
- 1-3/4 inches
- Weight
- 0.3 kg
- 0 lbs. 12 oz.
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- This is the UA-4FX driver for Microsoft(R) Windows 7. This driver also supports ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface).
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- This is the UA-4FX driver for Microsoft(R) Windows 7 64-bit Edition. This driver also supports ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface).
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
- This is the UA-4FX (Advanced mode) driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM). This driver also supports ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface) 2.0.
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
- This is the UA-4FX (Advanced mode) driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) 64-bit Edition. This driver also supports ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface) 2.0.
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.2 for Windows XP / Windows 2000
- This is the UA-4FX (Advanced mode) driver for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition/Professional and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional.
- UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.1 for Windows XP x64 Edition
- This is the UA-4FX(Advanced mode) driver for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition.
- This driver supports WDM and ASIO (Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface) 2.0.
- You can also use this driver with a MME-compatible application.
- Dolby DIGITAL playback is supported (Windows XP.) - UA-4FX Driver Version 1.2.0 for Mac OS X for Mac 10.5 and Earlier
- This is a driver for using the UA-4FX (Advanced mode) on Mac OS X (Supporting for 10.5 Leopard).
- Compatible with Apple's standards of CoreAudio and CoreMIDI Universal Binary
- Universal Binary Driver (This driver can work on both Intel and PowerPC processors.)
- Single/Multi processor support
- Can customize driver buffer size and managing precise recording and playback latencies - UA-4FX Driver Version 1.0.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 or later
- This is a driver for using the UA-4FX with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
- Compatible with Apple's standards of CoreMIDI
- Universal Binary Driver (32-bit and 64-bit drivers)
- Single/Multi processor support
- Compatible with Mac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard" as of Sep. 9, 2009
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