OK Bob, I'll bite on this one.
Never used Edirol before (I used one of the first Tascam USB boxes a few years ago and it was alright for single track use), but Roland is a solid company, been in the business for years. Solid drvier support too - I looked at their download section and seems like they've got you well covered.
One niggle - I can't seem to find anywhere on the specs if this
UA-1EX is USB 1 or USB 2. Before I purchased it I would call them and ask.
If USB 1, then I would be a bit hesitant. I know this is a simple box without a lot of bells and whistles, but USB 1 is very bandwidth limited. If it's USB 2, then I'd be much more comfortable with it. (12mbits vs 480mbits is quite a bit)
My only thought would be for $75...maybe you could pay just a little more and get a better box, such as one w/ full duplex recording if you ever want to do more than one track at a time later. The firewire boxes seem to be the most popular, but I'm sure USB 2.0 box would be ok.
Hope that helps for what it's worth.
Jed
