Behringer UMC1820 Reviews

Very nice budget audio interface!

I bought this interface for recording drums and it does it's job perfectly! It has enought inpunts to record a 5 piece drum set + cymbals. So I'm happy with it!

It's my main interface now!

For the price, all the features it has makes it tough to beat. The pre-amps aren't amazing, but I've done plenty of recordings with it and no issues.

Has never let me down

This audio interface has never let me down and I'd like to say it's a joy to use.

Useful pedal for live MIDI control if your hands are too busy.

Used this pedal to control various functions like patch/song changes, backing tracks, loopers, channel mutes, and software guitar effect plugins within Apple Mainstage for a gutarist/singer live setup. Lots of pedals and banks. Painful to program manually (like a manic game of Simon Says), but there are a couple of 3rd party software programs that make the mapping more visible and easier to perform. I started simple and then added more controls. I didn't use anywhere near the 100 or so channels available. Physically the unit is quite well built and heavy so it stays where its put on stage. I'm only an occasional performer and I've only had it for a few months so can't vouch for its robustness under heavy use/gigging etc. One feature that slightly annoyed me was the LED on each pedal illuminates when the pedal is pressed but doesn't extinguish if you press again, only when you press another pedal, so if you use it for something on-off it doesn't reflect this.

It does what is says

Amazing performance. Clear sound and able to handle all the tasks for a multi track recording and also used for IEM by having 10 different mixes in the outputs.

Excellent for the price

I have multiple items plugged in and ready to pick up and record at a moment’s notice. Preamps are clean with decent per channel features and versatile output options..

The best budget 8-input audio interface

I bought this audio interface for drum recording and I am happy with my purchase. The first build quality seems decent and has the basic features you'll need for recording.

I recorded drums for a few songs and the tracks sound good. I used the ASIO driver for recording in my DAW settings and there were no problems with latency or sound glitches. I think this audio interface is the best budget 8-input interface at an affordable price.

Best in its price range

The umc 404 and this 1802 have never ever let me down. for years i've used the 404hd and it has never had 1 disfunction or problem. Sound is transparant and overal super nice. I've been to bigger studios who loved my recordings not knowing that it was recorded with these audio interfaces. Can't say anything bad about them.

In Behringer I trust!

Clean sound, good mic amps, really does the job

Great preamps, great controls, solid build

Had this for 2 years. Spent a year in the studio for live recordings with the band, and now a year at home for my computer. Still works great, the mic preamps sound great, the pots are fluid and solid, the connectivity options are great.

I wish phantom power was per-channel. As it is, you can activate phantom for channel group 1-4 and channel group 5-8, but not individually. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a huge deal.

Great Gear for the price

As with a lot of Behringer equipment, the quality you’re getting is nicer than the price accompanied with it. Behringers reputation for low budget gear is not because it can’t compete with other brands….but because it can! I loved having this interface when I was starting out, sure it had its problems and I couldn’t quite get as much gain from it as I liked but it served me well when I was starting out. Also is great to be doubled with an Apollo twin via ADAT connection

WOW!

WOW! for years and years I have had to mix down my live rehearsals and recordings to stereo because I had far too few inputs for recordings.

Although definitely not cheap, In comparison to any other product on the market from any company, This Interface far exceeds my expectations. I am using it with the ADA8200 to get 8 more preamps and I love it. Already have used it to record 6 shows, and plan for many many more in the future.

Great for price & use

I've recorded drums a few times with it and it's a. 100% value for money

simple, good, and easy to handle

Highly recommended!

Solid!

The Intarface is user friendly and enables high quality captures via mics (Drums, Sax and Voice in my case) and allows direct connection of the guitar and bass from the pre-amps via XLR cables. I am very satisfied with it.

Value exceeds price!

I've been using this for a year. It does its job quite well, despite its low price. No noise or latency - at least not to rehersal / demo recordings. I use it with Logic/Mac.

Easy to use. Does what I need.

8 inputs, 260e

im using this instead of mixer with my synths, i can synch everything via usb and midi out and save alot of money since i can use effeects in my daw, and i can record all my hardware jams all to their own channels and apply automation /make changes effects afterwards. If you want best signal for guitar you might want to check universal audio stuff but for synth jamming this thing is steal

Phenomenal budget interface

Purchased this to stick in a road case for live gigging -- this thing is a beast. Really solid and well built, my only issue is one of the inputs is a little scratchy and inputs 1 and 2 tend to cross talk when the gain is hot.

Otherwise, the preamps are great with a low noise floor, the headphone amps are nice and clean, and I haven't experienced any issues with recording or playback in the many, many hours I've used it since. Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a budget, multi-input audio interface.

Amazing Audio Interface for recording live drums

Fantastic choice for getting all 8 mic inputs into my iMac with Logic Pro.

Easy to set up - no drivers needed for Mac - excellent audio recording results. Highly recommended!

Amazing

Bought this during lockdown, so now about 2 years old. In my shed its survived 2x cold winters and 2x warmish summers (in England, so you might not agree with the definition of warm and cold :)). Was used to record my drums over lockdown and was running into my laptop using Cubase 10. I now use it with mics to hear my drums through in ears with my phone to play along to, so no need for a computer. Really handy for that.

Great interface on a budget

If you are looking for a great interface to connect your hardware to, look no further. For it's price the UMC1820 is a good choice. 8 inputs for that price, you will find it nowhere else.