UMC1820 : Good Value interface

I bought this interface a few months ago mainly for recording drums. I'm working from a small attic room with budget microphones so this isn't a professional recommendation by any means.

I Found the Midas Pre-amps to be very clean.Everything I have Recorded hasn't had any noise or hiss so the preamps and converters are all good.

I was able to track drums easily through a PC (with Plugins) without any problems with latency, and if you were to have a problem with latency the interface has a handy direct monitoring feature, where you can monitor inputs directly without latency.

The whole unit is very compact and is solidly built. the rear of the unit is basically a metal box, but the front panel is plastic and felt somewhat flimsy. the xlr combo plugs Gain knobs and buttons were all solid.

Overall I was very happy with the unit. Its a great unit if your on a budget and has the ability to be expanded with another 10 inputs and outputs over Adat and Spdif. However I haven't tried these out yet, I'm still working with the stock 8 inputs and 10 outputs.

Overall I'm giving the unit a 5 star rating as it is an excellent quality interface with plenty of features for the price.