Behringer U-Phoria UMC22 4-stars Reviews

Perfect for those on a budget

I bought this device for my brothers birthday. He was interested in home recording, so I wanted something that was on a budget but good enough quality that it would give him decent results. This little unit was the perfect fit. Ran perfectly for him in reaper using asio4all. The preamps are a bit thin, but certainly useable with a little tweaking. Fantastic value for money

Nice,small and easy

Very easy to use with good overall sound. Plug and play

Great for the price

This little audio interface is perfect for those who are just starting out in music or for someone who wants to upgrade their setup from a USB microphone.

The sound quality is excellent but the interface does introduce a fair bit of noise. Fantom power is a huge plus, it is capable of driving my condenser mic with ease. Having two inputs is also a brilliant feature, even though the second input is only an instrument input and doesn't support fantom power.

Latency is where this interface falls short. Even with a powerful PC, this interface introduces a significant amount of latency, too much for vocal tracking. There is a direct monitor button which lets you hear your microphone input directly with no latency, which is perfect for when you're on a voice call but there is no way of turning it up without turning up the master volume. If you want to monitor your vocals with effects? good luck. This might just be an ASIO4ALL issue and as far as I have found there are no alternative drivers for this interface.

All that being said, this is an extremely cheap interface and all my issues with it are purely nitpicks. I have recommended this interface to my friends who want to use it for streaming or online calls. You would be hard-pressed to find an interface this good for this price.

Good, starting point

So I'm by no means a producer, engineer or creator, but I do play some fairly intense video games, that require communication with teammates, so I have a good XLR microphone and a desire for great output audio [via an AKG P120 and HiFiMan HE4XX's]. This - among many other interfaces; coupled with a nice headphone amp - fulfilled this role handly, but I've had some issues, particularly with Discord and the Windows drivers, which prompted me to replace it with an alternate unit, which has had the same issues.

Basically, I can join a voice chat and the DAC would capture/send both my output and input audio without issue. Or I could join and it would capture one or the other. This happened particularly when I installed it first, I rebooted, swapped USB ports, swapped USB controllers and the same basic result would happen. I would also try opening software in a particular way [start my music up first for example], but it didn't seem to work. And then it would be magically fixed. I don't know what I did, or how I did it, but it just fixed itself... somehow.

Like I said, I'm no producer, engineer or creator, so I cannot speak to it's functionality inside certain software options, but beyond this incredibly bizarre issue [that, like I said has happened with other devices before and since - and it's definitely something with Windows and Discord, the mic is peaking on the interface], it has worked fine. Both inputs and outputs are crisp, clear and without distortion and for any budding artist, looking for a couple of basic inputs, this does the job well

Good interface, for an amazing price

Amazing interface for a great price. The only thing is I that I would like another XLR socket for input number 2, which only supports 1/4 inch. I would also like a separate volume control knob for the headphone output. Now I have to turn off my studio monitors whenever I want to switch to headphones only.

That'll do

Pros:

It looks cool, feels pretty decent, has all the features you are expecting for the price

Cons:

there aren't any plugins for it, like at all. You gotta use ASIO4ALL, and this plugin isn't the most convenient one. But still, couple of hours, and you FINALLY have quite a good sound for just 40 dollars.

Stable device. Unstable drivers.

Behringer uses a generic ASIO driver for this device. So a lot of newbies face a lot of problems to get started with this device. Once you are all set up, this is not a huge deal. For Mac users, this is not an issue.

Other than that, it does what it says. Decent sound for the price. Good build quality.

The perfect thing for home recording if you don't have a lot of money.

I just wanted to get an audio interface so I can have some fun making music, and this thing was it! Of course, you could spend some extra 50€ on a focusrite, but for me, this is more than enough. The clarity is decent, not much hum, the build quality is really amazing for the price and it's great fun! If you're planning to get this thing for recording instruments, I think it's great. If you're gonna do some basic post processing, it's going to sound great no matter what it's recorded on. I was a bit skeptical about this product, but it really is the best thing you can get for this price and I was pretty blown away by how much of a bargain this was.

Good for price

I first tried it on a new powerful computer. It recorded well. I tried it on an old computer, it didn't work. I made many productions with that old one using M-audio

Direct Monitoring is a plus

Does what you need

I just bought this to record some of my guitar and starting off with the build quality (My biggest concern)... For such a cheap device it has a very nice mass and feel to it. It isn't obscenely heavy but certainly appropriate and doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart. Port quality and stiffness is good. One thing I would like with this interface is a input, headphone and/or Speaker output dB meter. Primarily for the outputs because you don't know if there is any signal output. My *only* other slight issue was with the ASIO4ALL V2 drivers. You need to download the ASIO4ALL driver but preferably not the beta and must select "offline settings" in the setup wizard. Then you need to open ASIO4ALL Offline Settings and actually select this interface. I had to google that as it didn't say that any where.

Besides all of that. If you need something to record an instrument and/or a microphone for cheap and you want to be of good build quality, I can recommend this.

my first interface

I bout it to use with Garageband, it's good...

I've dropped it a few times and it's still 100%

it works for both recording and monitoring my amp sim into a PA system live...

It has a limited number of inputs, If I were to buy another one, I'd buy something with multiple inputs and outputs

Nice entry level interface

If you are a beginner and don't care so much for the sound, this is the way to go. Plug and play, solid built, everything is good. The only problem I have is that the gain is not that powerfull. Other than that great option for direct monitoring an instrument to practice as well

Pretty good interface for the price

Came with minor scratches, but overall is a pretty good interface for the price

good budget option

recommend getting, runs my XM8500 well and I don't have any complaints about it after a while of owning it

Good quality, but not good for audio drivers

This Behringer is great, cheap, affordable. But if you are looking for something for online music production, the audio drivers will let you down. There are no audio drivers and you have to use asio4all, which can be problematic. For the cost, it suits anyone starting out - lovely good sound for the price, but you will have to upgrade eventually!

Pretty Nice

I really like the quality of sound for the price... what maybe I miss is a general switch off but for the rest is good.

Nice usb interface, good features and rigid conctruction - for starters more than enough, but take a look at the higher end behringers - better sound and usb 2.0!

Best value entry level audio interface

I picked up the UMC22 as my first foray into the world of audio interfaces, pairing it with the equally good value XM8500 Dynamic microphone; hooking all this up to my PC. I bought this hoping for an alternative to flimsy headset mics and the overpriced table-top condenser mics you would likely have been recommended at some point.

I have to say that this little box does everything I could want it to, it allows me to hook up my microphone to my PC and make use of the clearer sound quality you get from a 'studio' microphone, I don't even require the phantom power for my chosen mic. Additionally the knobs allow for accurate control over output and the build quality is superb for the price (much better than the plastic UMC2).

All in all it's not going to blow you away with it's features but if you are looking for a compact, solid and cheap interface for a streamlined setup... Look no further!

such a good interface

such a good interface...

Simple to use for the not-so-dedicated!

I would like to preface this by the fact that I am by no means someone well educated in the field of audio. I bought this to go with a cheap microphone setup from Amazon, just so I could talk to my friends with something of a nicer setup.

So, after getting the product and setting it up on my desk, finding the right drivers when getting it to work with my PC was a little difficult initially, but after following a few links and finally getting it downloaded, it worked there and then. So, a plus to getting it to a state of 'just about working'. I've heard from other places that it isn't exactly this simple when trying to use it for something more than just a microphone input, but that doesn't quite affect me. Setup outside of the drivers is as simple as adjusting audio levels in Windows.

For audio input, it works just fine with my current microphone, a cheap Neewer NW-800 that I got from Amazon. Setting everything to max in Windows and then using the adjustments on the interface itself felt right to do, and the little indicators were perfect for telling me if I had set the gain a little too high or not. Though, the Signal LED doesn't appear to be too sensitive, as in, even if a program I am using (Discord/Teams/Zoom) is detecting input, the signal indicator is usually off. I don't necessarily speak so loud, and it only comes on when I start to raise my voice.

In terms of using it as audio output for my headphones, the built in DAC/amp works wonderfully, and is a tonne better than the output on my laptop of course. I can't say too much about it as I have not got much to compare to, but it provides a wide range of listening volumes (I usually have it set at 11 or 12 o'clock with my AKG K612 Pros, with all volumes in Windows set to max) and the direct monitoring feature is wonderful to help me realise if I'm talking just a little bit too loud. I don't particularly like how it quietens down the output signal a little bit, but that's just nitpicking.

The build quality of the unit is perfectly acceptable. Looking from the front, the slightly glossy front facade isn't distracting with reflections as the gloss isn't overly done, and each knob feels nice and buttery smooth to turn. Though, the small size of the knobs isn't that satisfying personally, but that's not exactly a problem, is it? The unit sits just a little higher than the surface on some small, rubber feet which do a good job of protecting the surface from scratching from the case of the unit. Speaking of which, the metal case feels of high quality, and does not feature any sharp edges. My biggest complaint about the unit would be that the phantom power switch is on the back (I like having all of the controls and switches on the front, for ease of access), but as the average person wouldn't be fiddling with that switch too often if at all, it isn't too big of a problem.

Overall I find the unit to be really quite good, especially for the price you can get it at! The build quality is great, and the provided features are very nice.