Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD 5-stars Reviews

The best!

Multiple deployability, good pre-amps, solidly built, works -out of the box- with LINUX. Good connectivity, good price....the best!

Great windows drivers

I think one of the most important thing about soundcards is drivers. Input and output abilities etc aside. On a Windows computer you are limited by how well the drivers are written for a device. You can say all you want about Behringer, about cloning other devices etc, but the drivers for the Uphoria range are well written, in my opinion at the moment :) Pre-amps are quite good, havent had issues with them. Only thing might be the size, i think the device could have been smaller. The UMC drivers are better than ASIO4ALL, more stable. The prelistening abilities are nice. Overall great value for price!

UMC204HD

I used the program to adjust the sound in the hall. I tested it with noise, and my measurements showed that at maximum gain it was -100 / -105, and at minimum gain the average was less than -140. It works fine with both Windows and Linux

A very good surprise

Considering the price and Behringer's reputation (I might not be up to date on that matter because on Youtube they seem to make everyone happy — though perhaps some polarising algorithm is holding the big picture out of my sight) I was worried about preamps and DACs.

But I needed an interface quickly and had spent all my cash on repairing the amp that literally caught fire (killing my Tascam US 2x2 in the process, hence the hurry...).

I wanted to upgrade my sampling rate for sound design purposes (ultrasonic piezo recordings slowed down four times and still bright! — still on my to do list, sorry!).

I've owned a Xenyx analogue console about a decade ago and I remember the preamps to have been dark and noisy.

OK that's too much teasing: the Midas preamps have nothing to do with their Xenyx predecessors, they have a full flat spectrum allowing for very bright recordings and thus faithfully rendering your mics/machines' character (even if it's as bright as the line output from an old Fender silverface) — beautiful brightness means beautiful transients so they can be very punchy. But they're also very dynamic in the other meaning of the word: they have a killer headroom, I never heard their noise (I know it has to exist but my other gear buries it) and they can provide a ridiculous amount of gain (I've never turned the pot over 10 o'clock).

Same goes pretty much for the headphones preamp.

The weak part is the main monitor preamp: it has a good definition over the whole spectrum but doesn't offer much gain (it feels like an attenuator) and when pushed it produces a very loud hiss. I mix on headphones (and I'm not ashamed!) so that's fine with me but most people would probably find it annoying (hence the four stars for "sound").

The software is perfectly satisfying: no fancy interface (you pay for those so good news) but all the features I expected, plus a buffer going up to 4096 which I was missing with Tascam when mixing 100+ tracks with ~5/6 plugins each.

I won't take it on the road and that's for the better because the enclosure doesn't seem exactly bullet-proof — it's not plastic but it's very light and thin. That's why four stars at "quality".

I still gave a total of five stars because at such a low price you'd be a fool not to expect sacrifices at some places and I must say I'm very comfortable with Behringer's decisions regarding those sacrifices: the limited robustness won't prevent a normal use and despite everything I blamed the main output for I still manage to have my neighbours knocking at my door.

I'm happy I bought it. Hope that helps.

excellent audio mixer

I use it for audio mixing (microphones and audio-in) for simultaneous live and online educational purposes, through ZOOM

Clear sound and easy function once connected properly

Needs some time to become familiar with the features and connections if you do not have similar experience

I love it!

This has become one of my favorite pieces of equipement ever. Not only it allowed me to play bass and guitar through VSTs without latency, it also allowed me to play VST drums with my electronic drum without latency, which with my previous basic Behringer USB interface was not possible. MIDI in is a very useful feature. Although my e-drum does have a USB connection, it was lnly a matter of time when the driver will get bugged and stop cooperating withy computer, which it did. MIDI in saved the situation, it works perfectly and I never had a glitch with it.

This interface is just fully packed with useful features, for a very reasonable price, and works just wonderfully. I fully reccomend it if you are considering it.

Solid build

The construction seems solid. The knobs are stable and have resistance when turning. Overall super happy with the quality and sound.

perfect

exactly what was needed at an amazing price. high quality build and great sound for what you get. no hassle to connect to any computing device including Mac, ChromeOS and Windows systems.

Stunner

What more can you ask for. Pretty cheap, superb feature set (inserts!!) and perfect sound quality.

Behringer may be Satan's gear manufacturers but they made a damn fine interface at a devilishly low price.

Great to start, maybe not for live

Easy to use, straightforward and reliable, except some of the knobs have crackle when turning so you can't do any adjustments if you want to use it live for keys etc

very good

i had some audio interfaces from behringer before and this one it is way better. the sound is clear and the converstors are good .

i was not expected the build quality to be good. but this is all metal and sturdy .

This i a very very good audio interface for the money .

Good for its price

*there is a slight noise when the volume is at 45 degrees

*slightly weird volume calibration clip

Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD

Made with quality. Great sound. I constantly use.

Works like a charm

It does exactly what is supposed to do at the cheapest price on the market. No need to spend more for a different brand with the same inputs/outputs.

Nice for practicing and recording

Been using the umc204HD for a long time and have been recommended to use this one for home recording and I use it to practice a lot.

I’m very happy with the interface and it’s easy to use

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