| Testing device | Roland/Edirol UA-5 USB 1.0 Audio Interface w/ADV Mode = OFF DirectSound Playback / MME Record |
| Sampling mode | 16-bit, 48 kHz |
| Interface | Coaxial S/PDIF output to coaxial S/PDIF input |
| Testing chain | External loopback (line-out - line-in) |
| RMAA Version | 6.0.5 |
| 20 Hz - 20 kHz filter | ON |
| Normalize amplitude | ON |
| Mono mode | OFF |
| Calibration signal, Hz | 1000 |
| Polarity | correct/correct |

| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB | +0.00, -0.00 |
Excellent |
| Noise level, dB (A) | -95.9 |
Excellent |
| Dynamic range, dB (A) | 95.0 |
Excellent |
| THD, % | 0.0050 |
Very good |
| THD + Noise, dB (A) | -81.7 |
Good |
| IMD + Noise, % | 0.010 |
Very good |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB | -98.0 |
Excellent |
| IMD at 10 kHz, % | 0.0099 |
Very good |
| General performance | Excellent |
| From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB | -0.15, +0.01 |
| From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB | -0.00, +0.00 |
Left |
Right |
|
| RMS power, dB | -93.8 |
-93.8 |
| RMS power (A-weighted), dB | -95.9 |
-95.9 |
| Peak level, dB FS | -82.3 |
-82.3 |
| DC offset, % | -0.0 |
-0.0 |
Left |
Right |
|
| Dynamic range, dB | +94.0 |
+93.9 |
| Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB | +95.0 |
+95.0 |
| DC offset, % | -0.00 |
-0.00 |
Left |
Right |
|
| THD, % | +0.0051 |
+0.0050 |
| THD + Noise, % | +0.0099 |
+0.0099 |
| THD + Noise (A-weighted), % | +0.0082 |
+0.0082 |
Left |
Right |
|
| IMD + Noise, % | +0.0102 |
+0.0102 |
| IMD + Noise (A-weighted), % | +0.0087 |
+0.0086 |
Left |
Right |
|
| Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB | -98 |
-98 |
| Crosstalk at 1000 Hz, dB | -98 |
-96 |
| Crosstalk at 10000 Hz, dB | -92 |
-93 |
Left |
Right |
|
| IMD + Noise at 5000 Hz, | 0.0102 |
0.0102 |
| IMD + Noise at 10000 Hz, | 0.0097 |
0.0097 |
| IMD + Noise at 15000 Hz, | 0.0099 |
0.0098 |
Roland/Edirol UA-5 PDF Documentation |
| Getting Started (Manual in English) [September 10, 2001 - 68 pages - 2,058,676 bytes] |
| Getting Started (Manual in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish) [December 15, 2004 - 274 pages - 5,539,487 bytes] |
| Manual in Dutch [March 5, 2002 - 68 pages - 1,715,826 bytes] |
| Manual in Japanese [September 11, 2004 - 76 pages - 3,122,381 bytes] |
| U.S. Press Release of July 15, 2001 [July 18, 2001 - 1 page - 23,343 bytes] |
UA-5 Photos and Block Diagram |
![]() Roland/Edirol UA-5 Front Panel |
![]() Roland/Edirol UA-5 Rear (Back) Panel |
![]() Roland/Edirol UA-5 Block Diagram (Signal Flow) |
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