Behringer UMC202HD

Common budget examples are the Scarlett 2i2 or the Behringer UMC202HD. If you have more money to burn then UA Apollo or Antelope Audio have excellent hardware. The better ones (especially the Apollo) have great built in Amps and DACs for your headphones, but don't expect to find speaker amps in these things. They'll pretty much only work with monitors that have their own discrete internal power units.

I am writing about both the UM2 and UMC202HD: I had to write this review to help out anyone else who comes across this product like me. I want the best for the least amount of money, and I’m willing to spend more if it means avoiding a product that will be a waste of money down the line. These produ...

Behringer UMC22 and UM2 is great for the price, 16bit resolution is plenty especially since they actually are capable to nearly use those 96dB (that's what theoretically possible with 16bit resolution). The UMC202HD got better outputs (even better than the Focusrite solo), but at that point you will not hear any difference anymore if you use the outputs just to feed your speakers. 24bit is nice to have and one less thought that nags you when you're trying to sleep. Mackie Onyx Producer got equally good outputs as the UMC202HD and inputs on the same level as the Focusrite.

Everything works as intended with no issues, other than the power button. This is the only issue I've come across, but it's a scary one. I hit the power button harder than intended to turn off this unit, and it got slightly stuck/wedged inside its own housing. Just be careful with it and don't press...

Shure SM58 into Behringer UMC202HD is the lowest budget setup that I can recommend without reservation. You will also need an XLR cable and headphones. Probably also a mic stand at some point.

Seriously, I assumed it would at least come with a Type B USB, to hook it up to the computer, but nope...nothing. Sure...I get it...Behringer saves money this way...but...these little things are what please your customers the most. You would have received a 5 star review had there been a cable with ...

The Headphones i have: -Dt 990 Pro 250ohm with behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD on my PC. \- Audio Technica ATH M50x to use with my smartphone as the portable option. Im Thinking off buying a new Open One(because i notice a better sound in comparison to closed ones). From my like 10 hour research while watching youtube videos and playing osrs i find these Headphones attractive:.

Would like it better if the volume knob was in the front, also is made of a fragile type of plastic. Overall works fine.

Monitoring is a function that is enabled by the audio drivers on windows and mac, but apparently not on my android phone or when using a charger. The Rode AI micro doesn't list any noise specifications, but the UMC202HD has an EIN of -129.1 dBu. The micro's noise levels are not specified, which is never a good sign. (The micro's bigger brother, the Rode AI-1, has -127.9dBu, but going from reviews I'd expect the micro to have significantly worse noise performance.).

I've been recording music and sound both professionally and for fun since the mid-90's. I've been fortunate enough to get to use a wide variety of equipment at all levels, from cheap junk to top pro quality. My home desktop recording setup has centered around an M-Audio Delta1010 card for many years...