Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD 5-stars Reviews

I am a biggener on recording and because of its ease of use it helps me a lot to learn and explore things on recording

Pros

Easy to use

Lots of features

High sample rates

Pads

Direct monitoring

Build quality

Price

Cons:

Headphone Will produce shhhh sound when turn all the way up. But you don?t need to and it doesnt affects your recorded audio or sample.

Highly recommended for the price, quality and lots of features. I recommend to use monitor speakers. But headphones is also fine you don?t need too up the volume full because the sound is already loud. I only used almost half the volume.

Perfect for home use

I use this for daily practicing and recording (amateur level).

Works really well with anything I plug into it - no complaints there.

No hiss, weird sounds or anything, crystal clear sound quality.

With this interface I was able to reach 2,5ms latency on 4-year old cheap laptop without any glitches.

The build quality seems very nice and the XLR/jack inputs won't break for a long time.

Awesome

I bought this interface to use for my band recordings. We already have a mixer containing enough channels and for this reason I just need 2 channels on the interface, cause in this way it's possible to record stereo using the main output of the mixer. Although this is the main plane, I'd like to use this device to personal recordings, like bass guitar or guitar and voice directly on the interface input.

For the first impression I need to say that this interface is really interesting, and for this price, I thing it wouldn't be possible to find something better. We have 24 bits, 2 channels, which fits very good to my situation and I'm very satisfied with the Midas preamp performance as well. Besides that, the headphone amp is really good and I hope you can enjoy this interface like me.

I use windows and I didn't have any problem to download and install the drivers, everything is fine. I highly recommend!

Affordabe and great

I needed an interface with two Line Ins for recording my keybaord and to be able to mic my guitar amp with two microphones.

This interface delivers good sound and very low noise (no noise at all if you set the Gain levels right)

One thing I have to complain about; when using only one Line input I get sound only out of one side of my headphones! Which side of the headphone depends which Line In Im using! Would be great if Behringer added a MONO switch to this box as the UCM204HD has it! Any way, I will keep this one as I bought it for recording stuff in Stereo. For Mono I still can use my old U-Phoria UM2 (another great box by Behringer which served me well for 4 years now and still going strong)

You won't find something better in the price range

The truth is, this audio interface works really good. You will have to deal with a noisy headphones channel at high volumes but it isn't something that cripples the functionality of the device. I would recommend this audio interface for those who have a small home recording project and wish for something better than the cheapest. The recording quality is perfectly fine for this purpose and even for something a little more serious. Don't expect something amazing because it isn't, but like I said on the title, you won't get something better for this price.

Very easy and functional device

The device has very good quality. Recorded tracks are having no noise at all.

Operating the device is very easy. And very easy to set it up with your computer. I use Adobe Audition.

Very low latency when you use it to record guitar; only the slightest bit more when you record voice, but that could have to do with a variety of other factors. What matters is you get quality recordings with strong, transparent sound.

Excellent, solid build. The casing looks like it could take a hit (but I'm not going to test that, for obvious reasons!) and the same attention to detail and quality material is evident throughout. I would buy this again if I had to, no hesitation.

Great for a beginner home studio.

Bought this to use it with elctric guitars. The overall quality of the product is great, but lack o support from behringer.

Pros:

Free DAW software from 'their' site

Midas preamps

line and instrument switches

Very sturdy and well built

Feels like a tank looks like a Mercedes

Direct monitoring

Good knobs that dont wooble around.

Cons:

Drivers need to be dowloaded from the site, Windows 10 didnt install them.

I would recomend this to anyone, its good and cheap, wont find anything better to start with.

A good job

I am no producer but to keep track of your evolution in the rehersal room, it seriously does its job!We all know what Behringer stands for...cheap electronics...this time though, nailed it.Very easy to use, captures many frequencies very clearly and overall has a good volume.To record all the jams with awesome riffs that you?ll forget in 30 seconds combine it to a relatively good microphone and there you have it!

One of the best for a home studio

I am using the UMC202HD for my home studio, and using it with Reaper software. It is my first USB interface and I learn how to use it in one day by watching tutorials on youtube. I bought is on sales with a big price cut so I don't know if there are some usb audio cards in the same price as good.

Works with iPad

Am using this unit with iPad Pro using Live:Air video switcher. It works flawless.

Fantastic

I use it for recording my zoom g3x, J Station and as an interface for revalver.

It has all the features you need.

Dual purpose inputs for 1/4 jack and mic.

Direct monitor.

Clip light.

Pad function.

Sounds great, better than my uca222 and the usb out on my zoom.

And latency is no longer an issue for me, I tried the alesis guitar link and I always had latency issues with it.

super device for an amazing price

this is what you need for your studio. professional level jacks, direct monitoring - connect to computer and go!

also has all the knobs and lights you'll need on the front panel (pad, instrument, clip and more).

well done behringer. super protected also great for travel and the right size!

A great starter or portable interface.

I've owned several of the Behringer U-Phoria series, and I recommend this model highly. Having two combination XLR and Jack inputs on the front, as opposed to the Combi and jack instrument input on the UM2 and the UMC22, is great for portable recordings, considering only a slight size increase. The pre-amps are gorgeous being MIDAS transformer-less, especially considering the price. The headphone pre-amp can be a little noisy, but the TRS outputs have no problems in any configuration. The phantom power switch is a little annoying being on the back, but manageable.

great features for the price

Input and output 192KHz/24bit.

Can drive the beyer dt880 250? (but not vey loud)

With 32 ? and 55 ? headphones it can get very loud.

Build quality is very good but does have small issues (e.g. one potensiometer is a lot looser than the rest).

Behringer site has the drivers that work good. the rest of the software can be outdated.

Linear frequency response

Some latency when monitoring with the effects from the DAW

Note: my feedback is based using this interface only with a bass guitar, so no microphone input review.

best interface for the price!

So, I've been using this little guy for a few months now and i have to admit, i wasn't expecting it to be that good! It is built like a tank and you don't have to worry about taking it with you on tour or traveling. The knobs and the buttons are pretty solid, and the fact that it has zero latency monitoring, 48 volts od phantom power and that it can be used as a sound card has helped me a lot and improved my sound! The only down side is that it would be very helpful and a great improvement if behringer added rca outputs as well as midi inputs.

To sum up, this is by far the best bang for the buck for what it can do! if you have 66 euros and need a cheap but high quality interface and sound card, i highly suggest you to invest in this product!

Good thing I bought it

I was having lots of doubts, should I buy the behringer interface or a more popular and expensive one. I took a chance on it and don't regret it at all.

I very much like the sound, its well built, and has some functions that you only get on much more expensive AIs.

Great product at a fraction of the price. Way to go behringer, stepping up your game.

Great beginner USB interface

The build is solid. Audio quality is nice. For the price it's worth it.

Not bad but the quality is must be better

Everything is fine, exept the line in quality. The anps is too noisy to me. My old pci M-audio soundcard makes more quality record.

By the way the build and services are excellent.

Better than Scarlett

You pay only 66 euro, but you get a quality whis is worth about 200 euro. I tried Scarlett 2i2 2nd gen and this one Behringer is far better because of its stable drivers, handling convenience and really simple usage. If you look for high-quality recording hardware, but you're on a tight budget - this one os your best option!