Behringer UMC1820 Reviews

Great for the price

Good quality sounding Midas pre-amps good alrounding interface for the money.

Lots of inputs, recording sounds good

I needed 32 inputs on my DAW, so I bought 2 of these UMC1820 devices, and 2x ADA8200 (connected via optical cable, using ADAT)

I'm using a mac, and I didn't need to install anything to get this setup "up and running", just connected it, and made an aggrate device, that was all. I can happely record multiple synts, guitars,trumpet,violin,saxophone etc ... at the same time, with a minimum of lag !

Exactly what I need

Cheap, quality product. Lot of inputs, lot of outputs. Exactly what I need.

Best multi in-out on a budget

Starter pack. Recommended to anyone who needs more than 2 ins and outs on a budget. Preamps are decent. You won't get much "meat" for this price but it does the job! Two headphone outs are a welcome feature. Build quality is nice. And whole package is very compact.

Got more than i was hoping for

I bought this interface just because I was in need of more inputs. As soon as I started using it, I found great benefit in having a number of outputs as well. With them, I could make various sends and returns. It's super handy and serves a wide variety of recording/mixing situations. Another handy thing is that all 8 ins have combination connectors, so there can all take line level XLR cables, as well as instrument level jack cables.

By now, we all figured out that Behringer's low prices don't necessarily reflect poor build quality. UMC1820 feels quite solid.

On top of everything, you can add 10 more channels through ADAT and SPDIF if you get external preamps.

Never had the problem with drivers. I've been using it mainly with Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Garage Band.

The only downside is that the highest sample rate is 96 kHz. Honestly, I rarely have to record or mix in higher sample rate, but it would have been amazing if it would go to 192 kHz

I would strongly recommend this interface to anyone who needs a good amount of inputs and can't afford to break a bank.

good value/money

solid build, sound is ok nothhing better in this price range

Great product. just what any studio needs. an audio powerhouse!

I was just starting to buy equipment for my home studio and needed a decent audio interface. I bought UMC 1820 because of the good reviews its got, its amazing sound quality and great price. it arrived on time, not a scratch with everything it promised me on the Web page. works great and I generally surprised by the quality of the MIDAS preamps on the interface. I can't really think of any negative things to comment on for this interface. for its price and performance, it is definitely worth having. plus, having 8 combi-Jack inputs at my disposal at all times is very usefull.

Quality with great price

I added this interface for my studio to accomplish some additional recording needs of multiple inputs and expandability with ADA. In reviewing many possible options, I felt this UMC 1820 had low noise and latency. So far I am happy with my results and the setup was simple and it was recognized by my DAW immediately with simple setup. The UMC has 10 outputs and 6 inputs on the back pannel with 2 inputs on the front with 2 headphone inputs as well with separate controls. I also have found the Midi in & out also helped with some additional midi needs.

The UMC isn't very deep, so if you are connecting it to a rack, I found connecting the cables before securing it. However, I guess that depends on your rack. The UMC is capable of being stand alone as well.

Anyways, I am happy with the UMC and even though Behringer doesn't have the best reputation I have found that Behringer has made many improvements in quality while maintaining a good price point. I know own several behringer products and have has great success in using this brand.

Great product and does what is says on the tin!

Love this product and it's perfect for my use. Don't actually need any of the audio inputs as I am using this as a multi channel USB audio out for my VenueMagic automated show control system.

Racked nicely and had it patched to a rack panel on the read of the flightcase with a powercon chassis, USB chassis and 10x XLR (which convert to the Jack on the rear of the UMC1820) as XLR is a lot more useful for what I want, and this way it saves loads of adaptors.

Shame that I can't use the other 10x outputs as they are optical/SPDIF and don't want to pay a fortune for a 8ch digital to analogue interface, but it is great for what I need it for!

No complaints

Looks good. Works well. Needed an interface that wasn't as deep as the rest. Pleased.

Not bad for the price.

Initially, the sound quality of this interface seemed a little thin and harsh with low bottom end, but after a couple weeks usage it settled down and sounded good. Not really sure why, either it's psychosomatic or the circuitry needed to run in for a bit.

Build quality is quite reasonable, and the knobs feel smooth enough however after 6 or so months usage the headphone knob has started to crackle. Worth bearing in mind.

The front panel is laid out quite well. Monitoring can be a bit of a challenge though as you can only choose between inputs 1-2 or 3-4. There doesn't seem to be any way to monitor inputs 5-8 or SPDIF/ADAT inputs. You can also only monitor outputs 1-2.

There is a handy knob to crossfade between input and output monitoring, however it has a poor crossfade curve and setting it 50/50 will result in a significant volume loss.

Driver-wise, it's a standard Behringer affair. The ASIO drivers are very basic but does the job quite transparently. Latency-wise, It's not great but not terrible either. I've tested it with Propellerhead Reason v10 and it tends to struggle at 64-128 samples. I would recommend either 256 or 512 samples depending on CPU workload. Using it with ASIO4ALL seems to have an even worse result.

Overall, the price to performance ratio of this interface is still unmatched. If you can deal with its quirks then it is incredible value for money.

Bang for your buck!

If you want an interface for a cheap price this is the one! This does the job so well and the build material is quite impressive! Actually feels very sturdy.

One thing I wish was different is the Monitor knob. I wish it was a bit bigger and not identical to every knob but that's just me being knit picky.

Good but...

Bought to record multi-track drums and some guitars.I started using it to mix.

It's very good and does the job.Nice features with the direct monitoring.Very low latency.

But I've had it for 3 months and the master volume knob started making scratchy noises when turning up or down.Weirdly only on the left channel.Contact cleaner didn't help and has been sent back for servicing while I was in the middle of mixing/editing an album.

Update: after getting the unit back, it was ok for a while and then it started again. Sold it later on and went for a 'better' quality rack usb interface.

!NoBrainer!

I bought the UMC to make a comparison video against my Focusrite 2i4 as i was originaly planning on buying the 18i20 for my ever expanding Studio. Its not going back and i have happily saved myself €300.

At first i was abit skeptical of the umc but after having bought some berhinger synths and seeing how well built they were and how good they sound i thought i can always buy this just to test it out and return if unhappy. I am exstatic about this purchase!!! If your in the market for a new soundcard LOOK NO FURTHER. I put it up agaisnt the focusrite and there is in NO WAY a €300 euro difference maybe a €20 difference at best.

Pros:

-amazing sounding Preamps

-Goddamn low latency (better than my focusrite)

-96khz capable (not that i ever go over 44.1)

-MUCH better build than expected

Cons:

-All knobs look the same so i quickly loose where my master or 1-8 input is (fixed by buying prettier knobs)

-Gets abit warm on the top left (leave 1u space in rack if possible)

This is an amazing product and i think anyone looking for a studio sound card that hasent got €10,000 euro monitors or €3000 euro mics should be looking at anything else.

Great on Budget

So far so great!

Excelent for the price

It works well and has good sound, could be well built but for the price you can't really complain. I'm using it for a year has a mixer with support of a computer for the live rig of my band and Haven't had any problems.

Great machine

It serves very well for its purpose.

I use it in my studio and it is very good.

peerless

for the money you get 8 MIDAS preamps, need I say more? didn't think so!

A real no-brainer for the price!

Great value for your money

I think this is a great device for any drummer to record himself.

The 8 inputs will do to record my drums in most home recording situations. However I have extended my device with the Behringer ADA-8000, giving me now 16 inputs.

When I first bought this audio interface I wasn't expecting a fantastic sound, but when I started using it I was blown away by the sound you get for so little money.

It took some time to figure things out like how to route the computer audio to a certain output etc, but in the end everything just works fine!

Poor Sound

I know that its not a high quality audio interface! But for the price and the inputs it' very good, it only did not work well for me. I have analog hardware but in the frequency I have a lot of leak on the main sound, therefore sound is not clear.