Behringer UMC22 Audiophile 2×2, 48 kHz USB Audio Interface with Midas Mic Preamplifier | For Recording Microphones and Instruments
$52.90
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When it’s time to make recording history, you need the best audio interface you can get – and you need one you can count on. That’s why we’re kicking it up a notch with the amazing UMC22, an ultra-compact 2×2, 48 kHz USB audio interface with a professional-grade Midas-designed mic preamp, combination XLR/ TRS input for your vocal or line input and an additional ¼” instrument input (no DI box required). The rich feature set – which also boasts a powerful phones output for direct monitoring of your session, plus 2 outputs and USB-supplied power – makes the UMC22 the best, and most-portable recording interface in its class!
STUDIO IN A BLACK BOX: When creativity strikes, you need a fast and easy way to get those ideas into your Mac or Windows computer. The easy-to-use UMC22 is ready whenever you are, ensuring an ultra-clean pathway to your computer’s hard drive for stunningly professional results – ideal for the solo musician wanting to capture that next big hit!
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH POPULAR DAWS: The ultra-compact UMC22 is totally compatible with virtually all popular recording software including Avid Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase, etc., so you can record tracks directly into you favorite computer-based DAW and mix and master to your heart’s content.
MIDAS – THE LEGEND IN SOUND QUALITY: Born in the 1970s, Midas has a long history of innovation in the world of audio mixing. Employed world-wide by the most famous touring acts, Midas consoles have become industry standards. Behringer is proud to incorporate a Midas-designed mic preamp for ultimate high-quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments.
CONVENIENT MONITORING: The UMC22 allows direct monitor select, which means musicians can experience their performance clearly, resulting in a better performance and recording. With its powerful phones output, Direct Monitor select switch, Status and Signal Clip LEDs, plus USB-supplied power, the UMC22 is ready to go wherever you go.
GETTING CONNECTED: On the UMC22’s front panel you’ll find a combination jack that accepts balanced XLR, ¼” TRS and unbalanced ¼” TS connections, and an additional ¼” TRS instrument input. At the rear is a +48V phantom power switch, a USB port for simple connection to your computer and power, plus 2x 1/4″ TRS output options for direct connection to studio monitors.
9 reviews for Behringer UMC22 Audiophile 2×2, 48 kHz USB Audio Interface with Midas Mic Preamplifier | For Recording Microphones and Instruments
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Amazon Customer –
Gets the job done on a budget.
Like just about everything Behringer makes at this price point, the UMC22 is chiefly one thing: cost-effective. You don’t get best-in-class sound quality. You don’t get a flashy brand name. You don’t get the most features. What you do get is an audio interface that works, and honestly does a surprisingly good job.Setup is easy. Plug it into your computer. USB2 is fine. Plug in your headphones. Plug in your monitors. Plug in your mics/instruments. Done. Drivers aren’t obscure or finicky. Don’t worry about it. Outputs in the rear need two 1/4″ TR cables for left and right channel. Output in the front needs a 1/4″ TRS cable. Make sure you’ve got semi-decent studio headphones and/or monitors, too – an audio setup is only as strong as its weakest link, and if you’re looking up 1/4″ adapters for your Beats or whatever, maybe skip this and invest in better headphones instead.Craftsmanship’s okay. It’s a Behringer audio interface, not an SM-58. I wouldn’t go throwing it down flights of stairs for fun.You have two audio inputs – the XLR/TRS hybrid jack going through the Midas preamp, and the second TRS jack that goes through a Xenyx preamp. Neither are particularly touted for their sound quality (the Midas is better than the Xenyx by far, though), but it’s miles above motherboard-integrated stuff. Both can record at 48KHz tops – as far as I’m concerned, if you’re looking at this interface instead of something higher-end, that’s plenty. The “direct monitor” button you see on the front ducks your computer sound output and lets you listen to your connected inputs through the hardware, which has its uses.The interface outputs to headphones and to external monitors by means of 1/4″ TRS and TR cables, respectively. Sound is clean – mind you, my ears aren’t well trained to that sort of thing, and if yours aren’t either then the sound quality should be fine. It’s important to note that it will always output to both headphones and monitors – if you want to listen to just headphones or just monitors on-the-fly, this won’t provide a convenient solution to that. It does, however, eliminate the need to go through your OS’s sound system, which can be useful when working with ASIO or CoreAudio exclusive modes to reduce latency.If you want the best and have the money to back up your needs, consider looking elsewhere. Again – an audio setup is only as strong as its weakest link. But if you want the pretty solid, and you’re on the kind of budget that has you saving up for purchases like these, I think you can’t go wrong with the UMC22, or the U-PHORIA series in general.TL;DR: It’s cheap. It’s fine. If you need it, get it.
Happy Camper –
Does what it’s supposed to
As an audio engineer and musician for well over three decades I have learned two things in my journey: 1) That more complicated audio interfaces are not necessarily better sounding nor easier to contend with than less expensive ones, especially when their drivers create an ongoing nightmare, turning your recording sessions into a saga of hardware issues, crashes and annoyance. And 2) Simplicity truly is the art of invention.Having said that, I’d been using a Saffire Pro40 for the past several years. First downside was FIREWIRE. Ugh! I’m running Windows 10 and Pro Tools 11 and things worked okay but Windows doesn’t like old Firewire cards too much and drivers were a problem. Also, the Pro40 was problematic all its own, with having to turn it off and on after it got hung up for some unknown reason, and it’s native mixer/controller interface was a nightmare. Got to the point where I just didn’t want to mess with recording anymore, so I took a break.After several months abstaining from recording, I decided to see if I could get PT11 working with my standard Windows audio, the build-in sound on my Asus Sabertooth X99 board, and with the help of ASIO4ALL bingo! That worked nicely, but then I didn’t have any way to get an XLR studio mic into my machine. Should I put dig the Pro40 out and hook it up? Heck no! What to do…I shopped around for a USB audio interface and the Behringer UMC22 looked really promising. I was looking for something with one XLR-in for a mic, but the 1/4″ Instrument input is nice to have as well. All I needed to do in PT was go into the setup and open the ASIO4ALL control panel and select the “generic USB audio device” (or something along those lines) and wala! It works great! I really appreciate the “Live Monitoring” button option as there is a bit of latency without it, but that might be something I can iron out, though it’s not a problem really, and far, far less a problem than having to deal with a futzy Firewire-based one. I don’t hate Firewire by the way, just not happy at all with the Pro40. They sound amazing, when they’re working properly, but… anyway…I used an SM57 as my first test mic and that sounded very good. Then I switched to a Sennheiser E935 and it sounds great! Crisp highs, solid mids and good lows. Sweet! I have not tried anything requiring phantom power yet, but I’m sure it’ll sound fine. I have not tried recording anything thru the instrument input, but I’m sure it sounds fine.This thing is great. Get one! It works very well and while it may not have quite the lushness of more expensive mic pre’s, it’s as simple as plug in the cable and go. Not bad! Metal case. Decent buttons and switches. Taken care of it should last some good years.Hope this was helpful. Jam on!
Samuel –
Nice entry level interface.
Very good interface for its price range. Great midas pre amps, always reliable. a little bit too much noise floor is a bit too high for my liking. but overall, as i said, for the price, it is awesome! even better than focusrite ones. This one, believe me, it will not give you headaches with drivers or anything like that, feels great overall, works great. The only downside i see, is that it can only work at 16 bits of depth, which could be a big drawback for you, or not…
Alex –
Great quality for the price, Definitely buy if on sale
This thing is amazing for the price.It works with mics that need phantom power, the dials feel great and very sturdy, the thing itself feels high quality without being extremely heavy/bulky, it looks pretty simple and stays out of the way when you’re not using it, and it passes through audio signal great.I’m not a fan of the USB-B port for connectivity, but if you really don’t want to keep that included cable around, get yourself a USB-C to USB-B adapter and you’ll be good to go, because I tested that, and it worked for me too.
Amazon Customer –
It is an impressive USB Audio Interface for its price point. Its Midas-designed preamps deliver clean, balanced sound, making it suitable for home recording setups. It’s a fantastic choice for beginners or those on a budget looking to achieve decent recording quality without breaking the bank.
Hamad –
I have been using it for 3 years and i never faced any problem with it.The best quality.
Henry –
metal body with good quality, it run stable and provide a clean sound to my expectation. simple and easy to use for a general user, nice to have.
Martin Zhekov –
No complains at all. Love it, as it the first AI which works with my MacStudio M2 with regular USB.
Hironibiki –
Ho acquistato questa scheda audio esterna perchè volevo registrare delle canzoni ed essendo “stanco” della mia vecchia creative Sb che ormai è con me dal lontano windows XP, ho deciso di prendere questo modello visto il prezzo.La scheda esterna (la mia prima esterna) si presenta solida al tatto essendo in metallo. Da una sensazione di affidabilità nel tempo a livello strutturale e la qualità del suono è eccellente. Ma ora vediamo un pò più da vicino alcuni fattori che potrebbero essere un pò fastidiosi. Se usate software free (come nel mio caso) dovrete installare il codec Asio generico (la casa madre sul sito riporta il link) ma su Audacity non funzionerà (ma qui perchè il software non lo supporta volutamente) dovete cercare altri più evoluti. Vi consiglio l’ottimo Cakewalk è free ed è fatto veramente bene. Supporta anche l’Asio e il vostro Behri vi terrà compagnia ogni qual volta vorrete incidere.La porta microfono riesce ad alimentare il mio Tonor con il suo Phantom 48v integrato e il jack per chitarra restituisce un suono pulito.Ho provato una Ibanez, una Ovation dreadnought e una chitarra elettrica e senza riscontrare problemi.Vediamo i pochi aspetti negativi..Uno essendo una scheda entry level i driver Asio sono generici e potrebbero alla peggio andare in conflitto con la scheda audio provocando la leggendaria schermata della morte blu di windows quando si lancia Cakewalk..Oppure chiuderlo semplicemente appena cercate di aprirlo. Per carità si può usare anche solo la scheda esterna senza fare affidamento su quella interna del pc.. Però è pur sempre una sound blaster e per quanto “datata” la sua figura la fà ma alla fine non è un vero problema più una segnalazione. Ci sono le uscite monitor apposta sulla UMC22.Altra cosa il volume (a parte i due dei singoli canali in ingresso) è solo principale ovvero non potete gestire l’uscita ai monitor e separatamente alle cuffie.Ma anche qui non è un grosso problema ma se come me è la vostra prima scheda tenete presente anche questo.Il problema si aggira regolando il volume direttamente sulle casse ma avrei preferito fosse sulla scheda.Comunque sono piccolezze il rapporto qualità prezzo è a mio avviso imbattibile.Ultimo appunto e mi rivolgo sempre a chi si avvicina. Se pensate di utilizzare strumenti con presa jack allora va bene ma se avete anche una chitarra classica semplice (non elettrica) avrete bisogno magari di registrare con un altro microfono (1 per la voce e 1 per lo strumento) e qui entra in gioco il terzo appunto.Optate magari per il fratellino maggiore della Behri che ha 2 ingressi mic phantom 48v perchè utilizzare un microfono “sordo” tipo Stagg (io uso quello per lo strumento) attenua moltissimo il segnale. Giustamente è un jack pensato per ingresso strumenti musicali non per mic..Però se siete alle prime armi e non avete un budget corposo credetemi già questo vi darà soddisfazione. Poi in futuro si potrà migrare verso altri tipi di scheda.Ultima cosa non uso mixer o altro, solo il Behri UMC22 collegato al pc per registrare proprio perchè non volevo spendere troppo non essendo io un esperto.Verdetto finale? Si lo ricomprerei perchè per le mie esigenze modelli più costosi al momento sarebbero anche poco sfruttati.Buona musica a tutti!