Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 Audiophile 2x2 USB Audio Interface with XENYX Mic Preamplifier, Black

Its a great little guy. Great for the price however it's not all sunshine and rainbows.Its made of plastic which is a slight bummer but not of any problem to me as it just sits on my desk. The knobs feel good and are precise. And it is easy as pie to set up literally plug and play in my experience.I play guitar abit and never had a easy way to connect it to my pc however the UM2 has a 1/4" port which means you can plug a electric guitar or keyboard or anything that uses a 1/4" jack which is awesome and makes it a good cheap all rounder.However it has a high noise floor which means no cranking the gain too 100 also because of this powering a high power mic the the SM7B or Podmic is impossible almost (although I have managed it with my Podmic but I had to up the gain in software as it was too quiet otherwise or too noisy if I upped the gain on the interface.So in short if you want a cheap interface for a easy to run xlr mic then this is great for you however if you want it for a gain hungry mic like the SM7B or Podmic then either get a better one or get a gain booster like a cheaper cloud lifter.

I'm using this audio interface to record my guitar playing and vocals..it works well in line 1 with the Beringer micromix connecting the guitar and pedal chain in to micromix channel 1 the microphone into micromix channel 2 my bass guitar into micromix channel 3 and the Yamaha keyboard in micromix channel 4 .. the guitar and pedal chain incudes a looper pedal .. I bought it to be able to play then listen back to analyse my personal progress as a musician I play through the um2 into a Windows 10 laptop with the free audacity software as a basic digital audio workstation .. I connect with the guitar cable straight into the mic line 1 input as I don't have an XLR cable for the microphone.. for some reason plugging the microphone directly into line 1 and the strat direct to the instrument socket it doesn't record the guitar.. maybe it's because I'm connected to line 1 with the 6.3 mm guitar style Jack rather than the XLR although for the price I have a way to do exactly what I wanted to and much more than I had hoped for.. it's very basic, saying that I did find that once I worked out how to use it and set it up properly it does help me record my music and God awful singing without changing the sound so I'm happy with it edit... after several weeks using the UM2 I'm figuring out the intricacies of the device a little more and have found it even more useful than I had anticipated.. using a wireless guitar system the small amount of interference I was getting is now no longer an issue so I have changed my four star 🌟 rating to five stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I'm so glad I bought this and my guitar playing is improving rapidly unfortunately my singing is just as awful as ever but that has more to do with my voice than this device 🎸🎤😁

This interface was very good value and seems to be very sturdy and quite robustly made and I am sure would function well but unfortunately mine arrived with the all important connection cable missing so I had to send it back! I can therefore only comment on the construction and although made of plastic it looked to be well made and all the knobs and connections looked to be solid and well made also From various u tube videos it seems to work well so I am sure for home recording it would be a good buy! Sadly I couldn't get it up and running because of the missing cable!

This is a decent piece of kit. It has become essential in my little home studio setup for recording guitar, bass and vocals onto my MacBook Pro in various studio software from Garage Band to Reason...It gives crystal clear high quality audio with little to no noise (use decent shielded cables) and very low latency making it perfect for recording multi tracks from different instruments one by one.It is as good as most of the similar devices that are 2 or 3 times the price.I looks great and blends in nicely with the rest of my setup.The one very small issue is that sometimes when you use it for the first time in a session it creates a long delay of around 500ms (0.5 second), however it is easily sorted by simply selecting a different input in the program's setting (I always select the built in mic on my MacBook) then go back and select the UM2 again and it is sorted and back to normal. It only does it now and then and takes about 20 secs to sort it, so not really a problem.Overall a great bit of kit and unless you are wanting super high quality studio grade recording (which will cost you many times the price of this) then there is now need to spend out on any of the more expensive alternatives.I have found it perfect in audio quality and ease of use & features.

I bought one when my ART USB Dual Pre Mic Preamp (£100) started giving problems registering itself when plugged in on windows 10. I have used Behringer equipment before and find it very good and at reasonable prices. This UM-2 is no exception. It comes out of the box with a USB cable which it takes its power from. Plug it in, no problems being recognised in win 10. I use it for ZOOM/Skype/Teams meetings with external mic and another input from a mixer desk for additional mic inputs from my drum kit during lessons. It has phantom power so you can use condenser mics. There is no detectable sound delay (latency) noticed and is excellent in use.It has proved to be so simple and reliable for all my uses, I bought another one and have retired my ART Duo. I would highly recommend this UM-2. Good quality and great value for money.