Behringer U-Phoria UM2 vs RME Babyface Pro FS

It's 48 volts Which is required which is the standard requirement for condenser microphones. And now let's go and test this baby out. So here we are i...

I've had much pricier setups but this is by far the nicest sounding. I don't ever see upgrading lol.

In my estimation, the average user who is simply looking to create their own content, or upgrade from a laptop or PC soundcard will be very well satisfied with this device. My primary gripe against this device for which I dropped one star is the installation support, which is none from Behringer. PC compatibility is a problem as it is not usable on a system without installing the right codec. Behringer has made this a messy process, and in fact without support, as it has no proprietary codecs or software for the device

I also went for RME because their drivers & routing software are top notch. Audio quality played only a minor role tbh because even budget Interfaces nowadays have extremely good audio quality.

Tracktion was billed as "included" software, but it wasn't actually in the box with it, and when I registered the product with Behringer to get my "free" download code, I have yet to get any reply from them. There's a free version of Tracktion available and that's probably what they're talking about. Behringer pulled this crap before by including the freeware Audacity with interfaces and billing it as some great deal of included software (and Audacity sucks, BTW). Tried messing with Tracktion a bit, but really not a fan of the workflow

The RME BabyFace Pro FS/MadiFace Pro. RME are known for their software support which is why I recommend them so much. They have drivers supporting M1 as they aren't reliant on 3rd parties because they develop their own interface core.

Let's look at the positives first: - This interface has analog dials. - It does not lose quality over time. The ease of use and recording quality, horrible as it may have been, were consistent over years of use. - When it operated correctly, it did an ok job for its intended purpose

But the reason I am going back to RME, the sound is just a very small part of the consideration when you choose your main audio interface, plus the current-gen AD/DA converters are extremely capable, even the cheaper options are way too good to be blamed on when you can't get a good mix from it. I would endorse RME with all my heart, their analog circuitry is very well designed, both hardware and driver are extremely stable, Top-notch customer support (their support actually know what they are doing and very quick to resolve your problem), Totalmix is awesome and super flexible.