Behringer UMC22 Audiophile 2x2, 48 kHz USB Audio Interface with Midas Mic Preamplifier for Recording Microphones and Instruments

I was looking for a small audio interface that was portable and reliable. I already have The Behringer u-phoria 404, Which has fantastic MIDAS mic Pre’s, IVe never had any trouble with that, so I knew this was going to be a reliable piece of kit. It’s casing is mental and the knobs Are smooth It’s a well made unit and gives a good sound. No nasty clipping etc. It’s been ideal for getting ideas recorded quickly with No fuss.. It fits neatly in a bag if you want to take it anywhere to record somewhere else. It’s so easy And quick to set up which is ideal for me. It would suit just about any one , from someone just starting out recording to someone who’s a bit more familiar with the recording process. I really like the portability of this i/o and for the price it’s a bargain. I’ve been using it for a while and it’s been a bit of a work horse . It’s definitely been out through it’s paces and has delivered the goods every time. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for an i/o - whether it be a first i/o , Or for something portable and reliable

For the low price, I'm really impressed with this basic audio interface. Setup for use in Ableton Live 12 on Windows 11 was quick and very straightforward. Within about 10 minutes it was up and running. This is a 2 channel device with a combined jack and powered balanced mic socket, plus a second instrument DI jack socket. Each channel has a simple gain control with a red LED to warn about clipping. Lastly, there's a simple output gain knob with a button to toggle monitoring of the source instrument/mic or the mix. On the initial test, I found that the UMC22 lacked the oomf of my Audient iD4 interface. It also lacked the option of mixing the comparitive volumes of the inputs and mix output. Channel 1 on the UMC22 (combined mic and jack) has a built-in pre-amp, so that can help boost the input signal gain. The output to headphones on the UMC22 also seems a little low. But hey, for £33 this is a great bit of kit for a budget home studio!

REVIEW UPDATED from a 2 star to a 4 star review. --Note to the seller, please let people know upfront that they'll need to take an extra step to enable INST2 on WIN10. It will save the manufacturer unnecessarily bad reviews.--- The issue was that INST 2 didn't initially work - I've now resolved this (see below) Apparently many others have had this issue. I couldn't get Instrument line 2 to work on my Zoom call on my brand new Win10 laptop. To see if it was my cable or the input jack, I tested the line by using a Direct Line to speaker output and was able to get sound to my Bose speaker, so the cable or jack wasn't the issue. I downloaded the newest Behringer drivers, but still no sound coming into the computer from L2. *****The Fix to get INST2 to work***** It looks like Microsoft is the problem. This fix worked for me. 1) Right click on the loudspeaker icon in the Taskbar and select "Sounds" 2) Click on the link "Sound control" (or similar) 3) Close the "Sound Settings" window. 4) In "Sound Control Panel" (or whatever it's named), select the "Recording" tab 5) Ensure that the default device is set to any available device that is NOT the device that you want to change. 6) Right click on the device that you want to change and select "Properties" 7) Select the "Advanced" tab 8) Select the Channels / sample rate that you require (e.g. I selected 2 channels at 16bit) 9) Click "OK" With these steps I got L2 working so I could plug in an instrument. Behringer should really have provided an insert to let purchasers know about this issue, but again, once I did the above, it all worked fine. Why only 4 stars? Firstly, the gain had to be cranked nearly all the way in order to get a decent level of mic sound on the Zoom call. Apparently a Youtube review says the same. The Behringer Support section on their website has no support telephone or email listed. Instead, you have to register on their Tribe website (do I really need another online account?) and go through an extremely slow website and a tedious number of dropdowns and input boxes before your support ticket is created. You receive a "do not reply" email and hope that someone contacts you. On a positive note, I received the email from them with a recommended fix the next day, which was good. Overall, at £39, for a non-pro artist, it's a pretty good deal and a decent product with a good build quality, ideal for Zoom. Again, just be aware of the extra step in Windows required to enable the INST2 (i.e. 2nd line). I hope this helps

Haven't owned an amp in a years so picked this up to connect my guitar to the PC and try out some free amp software. Works great.

Ok I was a little dubious on buying a behringer as there aren’t many great reviews out there on some of their stuff, I myself had a few iffy guitar pedals that I had to return, however after a bit of mucking around with the setup and getting it to run through my acid pro 10 suite I have to say I’m really impressed with it, does exactly what it’s supposed to and if you’ve got a reasonably decent set of headphones (over ear cans, not ear buds) you get a really nice monitoring sound, particularly with my bass guitar 🤟 Ok now for the not so great: set up was a bit of a kerfuffle. Unlike most devices that require plugging into pc/laptop via usb, this one doesn’t install any drivers for it, you need to go to behringer website for them and finding the right one might be a bit of a b@ll ache if you’re not used to having to find tge right drivers for stuff. However there is a great video on YouTube, I’m not sure if it’ll allow me to provide a link here but if you simply type in behringer umc22 setup it should come straight up, just do what the man says and you should be away. He takes you through setting it up through his DAW which was different to mine but another quick YouTube video later on setting up through my acid pro I was able to begin recording ideas and whatnot. This AI was well worth the money considering that a lot of them are more expensive, a bonus for me was that I got mine a tenner cheaper due to it having most likely been returned after a user had not been able to set it up. There was nothing wrong with it, just it really can be a bit of a mess around to set up, was probably a bit too much for whoever had it first. How do I know someone else had it first? You can just tell, the usb cable wasn’t packed as you’d imagine a brand spanker, no cable ties, not particularly wound up very well and you could tell the box had been opened. But at a tenner cheaper you can’t grumble So yeah I would definitely recommend this, I’m sure there will be better ones out there but you’ll be paying extra for them when this one really does do the job nicely 🙂🤟

A fantastic interface for new musicians or anyone looking to get sound through midi. Straightforward setup, and pretty much ready out-the-box I personally went to the Behringer website to download the latest drivers as I do recommend always getting the latest drivers if you can. Behringer has always made great quality products both in the build quality and of course sound quality and with this little box, nothing has changed. clear, crisp balanced audio without any plugins. I personally use my interface for recording guitar and other instruments, and producing tracks on fl studio but this thing can be used for podcasts video calls and so much more. For the current price tag, it's listed for I couldn't recommend this interface any more than I currently can a brilliant product at a really affordable and reasonable price compared to others currently on the market. I will say some features like USB-C that are missing from the interface can be seen as a missout but honestly at this price you wont miss it at all

I've tested both the UM2 and UMC22 together. The UMC22 has less noise, a stronger pre-amp and a more stable headphone output; it doesn't drive as loud as the UM2, but it keeps volume consistent across left and right channels. Drivers are not good and you need to go out of your way to get them. I also don't like using ASIO4ALL yet it seems that has to be used in some cases. This also means DAW support feels like a minefield and you will be left troubleshooting things. FLStudio? Works fine with the Behringer USB driver. Cakewalk? I had stability issues. ProTools? It wouldn't work at all and I had to get alternative ASIO drivers or rely on VoiceMeter routing. This interface is 16-bit, 48KHz only, which has its limitations when recording very sensitive audio and manipulating them. If you want to use this interface to record electric guitar with high gain virtual amplifiers; get a pedal to amplify the sound first, like a BOSS SD-1. If you directly plug the guitar into the interface, the noise will be unusable. All-in-all, for the price this is a very good entry into audio interfaces but you may find the audio limitations and lack of support to be enough to upgrade to something more expensive. I may have to do that soon to something that is at least 24-bit.

I got this for use in the technical dept in church and it has improved the sound system, the design is portable with good quality too, and most of all it was compatible with the gadget.

A interface é muito boa pelo preço. Atende as minhas necessidades para gravar usando microfone XLR e um instrumento com cabo p10. O monitoramento não possui delay e o volume que oferece é muito alto, não tem necessidade de colocar no máximo, provavelmente vai ficar surdo. Porém nem tudo são flores. Ela não tem driver nativo e oferece a instalação de um genérico que não é necessário e não acrescenta em nada. Notei que pode ocorrer alguns pequenos estalos quando se abre alguma aplicação com som no Windows e só resolve reiniciando o computador. O site da Behringer oferece softwares para midi, editar e masterizar os áudios mas não utilizei. No geral me serviu muito bem, recomendo.

気にいったこと、音良かったです。 お値段が安く、音は僕は十分です。 キレイでしたです。 気になった事、少しつないで１日使えなかったです。理由はわかりませんでした。 その後すぐ使えるようになりましたです。 ネットはつないでいます。

I have been using it for 3 years and i never faced any problem with it. The best quality.

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.

Ayant acheter un casque audio DT 770 pro 80ohms, il me fallait une carte son. Pour le prix je suis très content de mon achat, cela fonctionne parfaitement et augmente nettement la qualité du son du casque. Très facile à installer. Juste a brancher et l’ordinateur détecte directement la carte son (USB Audio CODEC). Câble usb fournis avec. Je recommande ! Ça en vaut le coup pour le prix !