Re:UA-1G latency
2011/08/01 05:48:20
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I use a UA-1G and get good results with it. I rarely use guitar amp soft synths but when I do i can play with minimal latency. it's low enough that I don't notice it. If you're using the Radial JDI you can also run into a guitar amp while recording the direct guitar signal and monitor that.
If gain staging is correctly observed when recording the guitar signal I don't know why it wouldn't be good enough for reamping. I record at 48 kHz/24 bit and it's a pretty clean signal. The manual says to adjust the Input Level Knob so that no red clipping light flashes but in my experience adjusting the knob so that the loudest peaks are in the -9 to -6 db range will cause the red light to blink intermittently. But hugging that fine line between clipping and not clipping is where you'll get your best signal to noise ratio.
I would suggest using the Radial JDI with the UA-1G Guitar/Mic switch set to Guitar if using the Thru-put output and Mic if using the XLR Output.