Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD Reviews

Good baseline interface for travel or Linux setups

A genuinely USB class compliant interface that works with every Linux setup I have thrown it at.

The sound quality isn't as great as the upper-tier interfaces like RME, MOTU or Apogee, but it's still absolutely usable for studio-quality recording. It's also relatively portable ~ I mainly use it for on-the-go gigs with my laptop.

Good purchase

I am very happy with this USB audio Interface.

Great interface

Bought this to replace my UCA222 interface - massive improvement straight out of the box - obviously more inputs etc on the U-Phoria but the functionality including pre-amps and the overall build quality provide incredible value for money in comparison to other interfaces on the market.

Great budget audio interface

Handles everything like a charm, the best interface imo that actually provides you with what you paid for. No fills, great sound

First audio interface

I bought this device 8 months ago as my first introduction to audio interfaces. I record guitar with it, play through different digital amps, and record vocals. It gets the job done! Up until now there is nothing that i am missing from this device. To me the input sounds clear with no humming. There is humming when you turn up the volume and gain to the max, but that is to be expected, and i never record in that way. The lamp that shows audio clipping is also really helpfull. Furthermore the latency is pretty much non existent, but that will also depend on your cpu.

Overal a great interface that i am enjoying a lot!

PS. Behringer also provides some youtube videos for setting the device up. I found it rather helpfull

Great For The Price

I bought the Behringer because the features for the price-point are very good so it wasn't hard to justify the purchase especially the midi input and output. It works quite well sound quality wise and the build quality is good and I haven't had any major issues so far with it apart from the following, no option to use single channel input so if you are recording to something like OBS the audio is only panned to the side that you have the microphone input plugged into and there is nothing on Behringer's side to fix this its either both channels or nothing. My only other problems are that the XLR inputs are extremely sticky, it feels like it will break when unplugging the XLR jacks so that is not ideal, there is also no mute for the inputs which becomes very annoying as you can only minimize the gain. To conclude its a very good product but expect certain problems.

TOP

I was looking for a good beginner setup to stream, record and just sound professional when gaming and i was not expecting for a such low price to sound so damn good and be of high quality but this interface is amazing for this price.

I already recommended to all my friends and after like 6 months of using it daily i didn't expect any issues with it and i also added some plugins for it and it sounds more professional now. Buy and Enjoy guys, this is all i can say about this Audio Interface.

documentation, documentation. oh... and documentation.

the one and only bad thing about this (and other) behringer products.

the obvious does not have to be documented.

but if the implementation is quite different from what one would expect....

thats when documentation is needed.

in this case,

1) it says in the doc that main outputs are meant to be used for mixing and playback

thats true. but when they are plugged in, it also stops input into the USB

interface. so your DAW will NOT get the input signal from USB ......

2) a simple one liner stating :

NB : PLEASE BE AWARE :

the playback outputs (Jack / RCA ) ONLY output the incoming signal from the USB audio interface, NOT the mic/line inputs !!!!!

these two

would have saved me half a day wondering what I did wrong....

Great value

I ordered my second one of this product. It has just the right inputs/outputs, the preamps are really good quality, especially considering the low price.

Good sound card

In use for more than a year. Connected to the computer. I play Harley Benton CST-24T guitar through it. I did not notice a strong delay and any extraneous noise. Listening to music and watching movies have become more interesting) It remains to purchase normal speakers.

Nice budget soundcard

Awesome in all respects. For only 65 euro you get 2 line inputs, fantom power, etc. Didn't see any significant difference between this and Scarlett Solo 3rd gen. The only minus is not the most handy position of knobs.

Old reliable

I have had this for 5+ years and never had a problem. It's great!

That's the worst sounding interface alive!

Too cheap even for its money. Don't communicate very well with WIN10 pro 64. After out and input the usb cable it needs restart of what is playing. No HIs, no good LOWs . The imput preamps sounds very shallow. Good features , bad sound.

Excellent Quality and Features

If you're in the market for an audio interface, you probably know what you're looking for. What I can say about this is that I got it to upgrade from a 2-input Behringer UMC, as that one was so good, and this hasn't disappointed either. Sound and build quality are excellent. Also, it seems ridiculous to me that other audio interfaces in the same price range don't offer MIDI I/O, but here it is. Another reason to buy.

Great

Great product, does what it says it should do. The dials feel smooth, the sound is great. Would definitely recommend it.

What a star

I am ecstatic with this purchase.

The preamps are pretty good and even in between 70% and 90% capacity the noise floor remains low (used with a dynamic microphone, I recorded -50db to my DAW). To be fair that's the amount of gain necessary to run an SM57 through it, so I would say the gain supplied is adequate but not ample.

Everything about the interface seems sturdy, from the chassis to the knobs. I do not find it finicky.

The ability to mix wet and dry signals for real time monitoring is great, although not exclusive to this product. All other controls are likewise easily accessible.

Last, (although subjective) this interface is extremely pleasing aesthetically, with a slick down-to-business look I simply adore

Best bang for buck!

I am a professional musician / producer spending a lot of time in the studio with very expensive equipment. But studios can sometimes be a hassle for creative work, specially when you are on the go all the time. in that sense it's also a hassle to lug around expensive equipment that gets lost in transport or damaged or stolen.

I work in Bitwig on Linux and this little cutie works out of the box (Class compliant). Clean and industrial design, packed with all the in's and out's you could ever need. I have recorded a couple of songs on this unit that play on the radio just fine. You can always discuss the "sound" of the recording signal, but maybe we should be discussing players and mixers ability to do their jobs. :-)

I recommend this to everyone!

Fits well to my simple home studio

I am satisfied with the purchase.

Have many features that you don't normally find on Audio Interfaces in this price range.

Works well with DAW programs on my computer.

Really good for the price

Given the price, this is obviously not the most extensive experience with an audio interface money can buy. It is, however, more than enough for an audio enthusiast on a budget.

It drives my AKG K240 headphones and my AT P48 microphone without a hitch. It requires it's own proprietary drivers which is to be expected I think. It's pretty bare bones regarding the features but gives off a very nice and sturdy impression when handling it, which leads me to believe that it won't break any time soon.

Decent for the price

Bought this a while back to replace a compact mixer setup, took a while to get used to it but it gets the job done.

The only thing i dont like is having to record mics in mono when i could do it in stereo on my old setup.

Outside of that pretty happy with it, mostly use it for voice chat and listening to music.