Behringer U-Phoria UM2 Reviews

I can't believe something that cheap actually works!

I bought it for my secondary, non-studio pc for playback, web teaching and podcasts and it actually works plug-and-play on my Windows 10, it's got just enough gain (and quite linear!) for ribbon mics and the preamp is very surprisingly quiet even maxed out!

The playback is somewhat dull and boosted around 200Hz but for 35€ who cares?

The only thing I'd change is the direct monitoring, the button is cool but I'd prefer a volume pot because the fixed level is most of the times a tad quieter than I'd like.

I've been using it for a few months and I never had dropouts or connection issues, if you want a secondary interface or you're starting out, this will totally work for you, I'd easily record demos or do pre-production with this, I can't believe I can do all these with such a cheap interface!

Good interface

I bought this recently with a mic and for my piano. The mic sounds great with it and it's very easy to use. I was a bit disappointed after hearing how the piano sounds like in it. It is my first one, so it is impossible to compare it with others.

Would recommend.

Great budget interface

No explanation needed. The best budget audio interface. Beginners will enjoy this

The best budget Audio Interface.

I bought this during my university's first year. Its been 5 years and I still have this audio interface with me. Its the best piece of equipment if you need an input and an output. For the price currently I dont think any other audio interface would beat this one in terms of value. Strongly recomend this one.

Strong downsides for this AI is the lack of more than 1 XLR input abd 48k recording. However these options are usually sold for a higher price.

Nice and very easy to use

I use the UM2 for connecting to my iMac for recording and controlling both Guitar and Mic inputs.

It is basically just plug and play. In Logic Pro X you are presented with two Inputs (1 & 2), 1 goes for Mic/Line 1 and 2 for Instrument fx. Guitar). Both inputs gain can easily be adjusted by the two knobs on the UM2. Sound quality from inputs are really good. Using the UM2 as sound output on the iMac is quiet nice, as the iMac has no other output than headphones or Bluetooth, where BT has a delay, using the UM2 there basically isn't any delay. My speakers have analogue RCA input, which works well with the UM2. Output sound quality is good, which means that the UM2 has a good D/A converter build in. Monitoring is also nice, it can be used easily to monitor the inputs directly throug headphones. I'm using both acoustic Western Guitar and Electric Guitar with the UM2, and the result for clean sound is awesome.

Pros/Cons: Build quality is actually quiet good, though the knobs would have gotten a better "touch" if there were made en metal instead of plastic, but that is just a cosmetic feel. It is very easy to use and adjust. It's good it has signal LED's to show when it can register signal, and it also has a clip LED so you easy can adjust input gain to a normalized level.

I am new to using instruments through the computer, but this made it really easy to get started.

One of my best purchases

Took it with the idea to practice my bass through it. I was a little disappointed when I understood that when using the direct monitoring, only the left/right output is used. Later on I understood this is intentional so I found my way around it - Y-cable or using some virtual effects on the PC.

Since then this is my main tool to practice my guitar/bass.

The unit itself looks and feels really sturdy. My cat actually pushed it a couple of times from the desk but it still works :)

Price/Features/Performance - 5 stars

I've been using it with my mc for the last months. It performs decent. For the price i think it is the best option. If someone wants to use it professionally as a studio equipment there might be more advanced options, but until now i saw no flaws or issues.

I wish it could be plugged directly to a usb charger to use it as a headphone apm without needing to power it from my mac.

Had some issues with setup, now works great

I had some issues setting this interface up initially.

If you're having the issue where audio from your DAW comes through fine but no other audio plays (youtube, spotify etc.), go into the ASIO driver control panel and set input and output sample rate to 44.1khz, also disable exclusive mode.

Quality of the materials is ok and there isn't much noise coming through.

Pros

¤ Price

¤ Official ASIO Driver

¤ Good Build Quality for Price Range

Cons

¤ ASIO Drivers work well, but hard to find.

Perfect choice

Really cool audio interface for its price. I've bought it to use with my laptop to record vocal and guitar. Everything is fine. Works perfectly with Adobe Audition CC. Recommend it.

Beginner

Bought it because I read it's good for beginners, and this is my first audio interface.

It's compatible with ubuntu (plug-&-play) no need to install any driver. I use it with Jack2 and an electric guitar, the sound is clear but there's a bit of white noise in the background (acceptable).

[EDIT]: I start using as default interface for listening music in my regular days because the sound is way better than the build-in laptop audio. You can hear all the details of the music

Brilliant!

Just what I needed. Does the perfect job!

The best plan B

So, i bought this Behringer because i was looking for a plan b interface, to go out and record in battle, so yeah, for the price you get a very nice quality and a very portable and handy interface. Very recommended.

I will start saying that my review is so good, because I considered price and my usage

Indeed, I wanted something lightweight, straight forward that connect seemingly to my iPad and that I can put into any gig bag pocket. Also inexpensive since I will only use it for that purpose. At my home studio I have all pieces of gear I need. So this is for the moves. The built quality is okay and even good if we consider the price. It looks cool and it is very easy to use. Do not expect a professional full featured 192 KHz, great headroom, metal cased interface for this price :-) This is not intended for that and therefore it is far from that. But, if you need a noiseless 48 KHz, right sounding, lightweight, just ok headroom, inexpensive sound interface for mobile usage, just go for it. You will not regret. Just €33!

Behringer UM2

Great interface!

Would recommend for condenser mics, and dynamic mics which don’t require much gain.

On Mac don’t be fouled in the audio settings, as it it says the device has no input controls, I was fooled by this, it does work, you just use the controls on the interface.

Weird, comes sealed, but looks like it was used due some scratches on it

Wow.

For £37 after shipping this product is the best for starters or someone getting into the XLR mic scene. WOW!

Don't go with cheaper interfaces than this one

I use it for microphone XLR recording mostly, and in that capacity, it works fairly well. As a guitar interface, you'll have to fiddle a lot in ASIO to hit just the right noise to bitrate quality of the signal.

Pros: Viable solution for microphones

Cons: I'd avoid it as a guitar interface

Cheap but handy.

It has a really good sound. I don't like cheap plastic parts in any equipment but the quality is really good with this one.

there were problems with the drivers, everything was set up,a good device for little money

Good Starter Interface

The UM2 is a simple but effective interface that definitely does what you need to.

I had this coupled with an AT2020 and haven't had any issues with compatibility at all over the years. The only fault I could find was that if you raised your sound output to about 75% in the sound settings of your computer, you might find some static coming through your headphones/speakers. I tested this with my microphone unplugged so it's possible that Win10 might be argumentative at times.

Even with that, I can't fault it. It does what you need as a starter for any mic that needs phantom power and simple enough even for the newest of techies.