This is the Best Values audio interface period! I used it for Live mixing with my Logic Pro X , Utilize all the I/O running in Inputs monitors modes with effects with low latency. Compare to newer other companies models with similar prices range it is still tough to beat..
I've had mine for about 8 or 9 years and I've done loads of work with it. It has always been 100% reliable and It's never left me wanting in terms of sound quality. I really wanted to move up to the 18i20 to get more inputs that I could leave all my other devices permanently connected, but the 18i20 doesn't have inserts, which I use on the 404HD, so the 404HD is the best one in the range for me.
I have used this one for years without any problems. The mixing knob presented at 02:03 is nice for blending music from the computer with my own instruments when practising.
I have a few Behringer products. Some I like, some not so much, but I absolutely love my UMC404HD and I can't find any faults with it! I'm also contemplating getting a UMC204HD for another computer.
I scored my 204HD when they were new and cost $70. It's pretty much the 2 channel version of this unit. I like it because it's bus powered, unlike this unit. First observation is it's the cleanest interface I own. And the Midas designed preamps are my favorite sounding preamps. I even like them more than my Amek Neve 9098 DMA, and this thing is a fraction of the size and weight of that beauty. I advise audio engineers for a living. If I had a nickel for each time I recommended someone buy these interfaces that they bought something else instead, I would be a wealthy man. The 204 has channel inserts too, which is great if I feel like feeding these preamps into different AD converters. At the time I bought the 2 channel unit, the 8 channel unit only cost $199 USD! It's increased since. In this under-$500 price range there's a 16 channel Tascam unit that bears investigation. If I was to buy a 4 channel unit today I would probably snag the $499 SSL12 with its lovely 4000 mode 😍 That said, Graham, you are right to love this thing. Bang for the buck is the best ever in an interface. Behringer really slayed with this thing! Meanwhile, my Behringer XAir18 has 16 of these preamps and it cost me $499 USD and can still be had for that price when it goes on sale! It is a glorious golden age of great sounding options. I would gladly make an entire album using any of these interfaces. Note: my 204HD has been my daily unit since 2018! If I ever see it for $70 again I will buy a second one in a heartbeat. Cheers!!
This is the interface I use. It's not as flashy as some of the other interfaces, but it's definitely a workhorse that gets the job done. I think if I were buying it for the first time again though I would have got the two input version as I just haven't needed 4 inputs. In fact, I think I could be happy with only one input. It would be a great addition to add a USB input for USB midi controllers like the M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini that I use so it would save using an input on the computer.
Take it from my sometimes painful personal experiences when it comes to buying "just what I need".... Always buy a bit extra. You're going to future proof yourself a little and it means you can hang into your stuff for longer and get more use value from it
what about preamps, dynamic range etc. Are mic inputs strong enough, headphone amp strong enough for various ohms? I like the video explanations and price comparison!
i can tell you ive had my 204 hd for 8 years last every day use i since upgraded to the 404 hd last year had it for a year everyday use best for the money i plug instruments in even amps guitars real keyboards grove boxes mics straight into studio i also plug guitar into all guitar's pedals then output of pedals into sound card 204 acts as amp sounds good on recording that way
I've been using this interface for quite a few years. It does the job. Some of the modern interfaces are not outperforming the umc404hd in dynamic range and noise floor. Nothing in the price range though and the feature set at this price is unbeatable. The in/outs are excellent, the pre-amp is transparent. You can find the noise floor if you go looking for it but not a problem at any normal recording level. If someone ripped of berhinger for a change and duplicated this form factor with better chips inside they would have a great box. The Motu Ultralite seems like the more expensive cousin to this one.
@paul rivers As far as I’m aware, yes you can. The main outputs on the back send out whatever is coming in through the 4 inputs on the front all combined. However, the additional playback outputs on the back are each linked to the 4 inputs on the front. So you could have two stereo signals coming in (using 1/2 and 3/4) and have 2 stereo signals coming separately out of the playback outputs. Or you could have say 4 mono signals on each of the front inputs and 4 mono outputs from the playback outputs, or say 1 stereo on 1/2 inputs/outputs and then 2 mono signals on the 3 and 4 inputs/outputs. Hope that made sense.
had my 204 hd for 8 years it had 2 front inputs still like new but now i got 404 hd with 4 inputs in front i had it for 1 year now 4o4 in the back has loads inputs in stuff not on the 204yet the out put on headphones jack on the 204 sounds louder in volume then this one on 404hd if listening to music ill plug in 204 hd if creating music its 404hd both record well with no delay=0 latency3
I got mine before the price blasted up, and I think it might've been on sale too. Ended up being $120 CAD, ridiculous deal. 5 years later and it's still working a-okay. I really like the XLR monitor outs. Hardly any audio interfaces have this these days, at least of the ones I checked out recently.
There are some audio interfaces with XLR outputs and inserts, but they cost ALOT (1000$ and more). For example Focusrite RedNet audio interfaces have XLR outputs and cheapest I've seen is about 1200€ though I think all of their sale point is being ethernet interfaces, which also brings up the price. Only complaint I can have for this audio interface is: IT DOESN'T HAVE OPTIONAL RACK MOUNT and it's THE ONLY model of same family with XLR outputs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buuut.......you can't have everything for the price it costs
dude, my fckn umc404hd have really low voice on main output, i have no idea what is wrong. did you have that kind of issue? i got adam t7vs they are LOUD, and i ve tried tons of XLR cables. but no, i can whisper to my friend when main out is full
Hi this video was really helpful. I bought mine to record a podcast (it might not be the best tool but we had both limited budget and knowledge). Only problem is, we are recording with Adobe Audition and the first two XLR mics work perfectly, however, it won't pick up the third one. Is this is setting on the interface or a limitation with Audition? Do you know how I can fix it? Currently we are using a 2 to 1 XLR converter so we only use the two XLR ports with 3 mics. Not ideal.
Hi, not familiar with Adobe audition but as it's a multi track capable DAW would have assumed should work okay. It might be to do with how you've assigned the audio inputs for the track/tracks your recording or maybe something in the audio connections settings within Adobe. Just as an example, I use Cubase and if I were recording 3 mics for a podcast I would set up 3 mono audio tracks in Cubase and for each track assign one of the inputs from the audio interface. In cubase it shows either four mono inputs 1,2,3 and 4, or 2 stereo pairs (1+2, 3+4) coming in from the interface and so I just assign the relevant ones. I'd assume Adobe works in a similar fashion, that you create an audio track and assign an audio input ?. Hope that helps 🙂
Don't know if Behringer's support has improved but I can tell you it was non-existent when I bought one of these a few years ago. Had a problem with it before the 1st month. Tried everything (website, phone numbers, etc.) to contact their support. Never had any luck. Luckily I bought it through Amazon and just sent the unit back for a refund. The time it was working it performed well. Really disappointed because I really needed the 4 channels. Ended up buying a Solid State SSL2 and am very pleased. Still wish I had 4 channels.
Tbh never had any experience with their customer service as never had a problem, I’m sure though as with all manufacturers a few duff units make it through unfortunately and you’d hope they’ve got the customer service to back it up. Not sure where you’re based, but in the UK in the initial warranty period the responsibility lies with the Retailer not the Manufacturer, so whenever I’ve had problems with anything else I’ve always just gone to where I bought it from to get the issue sorted.
Have you ever heard of any issues connecting this unit to a computer with USB 4.0 ports? The Max Pro Notebooks only have USB 4.0 and I read where there could be issues connecting to a USB 3.0.
I cannot get it to work with a low power Fm radio station transmitter 3.5 mm audio plug and mic plug on it. Does anyone know how to hook the mic up and make sic through it? I've tried so many ways still no success.
Not really familiar with this kind of set up, but what sort of mic are using. If its a condenser, you'll need to use the XLR input on the front and turn on the phantom power switch on the back. also what have you got plugged in where, just so can understand the signal path ?
No it's dynamic. I had it all working on my pod casts in pass on backyard ufologist on YT. I did live casts as well as recorded. I did radio/podcasts/interviews. Just no room here but got to make room for the rest of my equipment. Patchnoanel, audio processors equalizers had two mics hooked up using the same equipment. I mean I got it working just won't work with the low power radio FM station. There is only a 3.5mm mic and input to computer. Got the same two same computers all updated. This sucks. Got yo set everything back up cannot cut corners I guess. Probably isn't going to work with this FM transmitter. Need to buy one with USB ports or the old XLS ones.
Tell you what, I'm using the UMC1820 (no HD) with the Midas preamps, and I won't exchange for an other. Not in that price range. All my actual recordings of synth and voices had been done on it. A little high shelve, and good.
Their interfaces do seem pretty solid, must admit didn’t look at the 1820 - but looking at its price it’s still cheaper than the 4 input Scarlett or Steinberg and has tons more inputs….killer value.
Your mixer into inputs 1 and 2 is what i want to know more about! Do you set the gains equal to eachother and thats it? Or is there a way to operate 1 and 2 in a more singular way?
Yep - just have both the gains set the same as it’s just receiving the ‘stereo mix’ from the mixer. For example if I take two of my mono synths (pro-1 and Neutron) If want I can pan one left and one right on the mixer. I also have my TR-8S drum machine plugged into two mono channels on my mixer with one panned full left and one full right, which allows me to use the panning in the TR-8S (as the stereo inputs on the mixer are already taken up with other stereo synths). 🙂
@@splootyvision Rodger that! Ima try it when i get home. I want my DJ mixer to go into the interface so I can stream and record mixes with streamed music. Using the main XLR outs I'll go XLR in to 1 and 2 and I should have no issue! I'll be sure to comment again if I can get this to work
@@brennskiboi Should work fine. I've got my old record player plugged into my mixer and I can record/sample old vinyl records straight into my DAW if I want 🙂Be great to here how you get on 🙂
Great video ! and you set my mind to rest as I have one coming in a few days .I did see a video that had me freaking out as to the latency .Yet I have a solid good feeling now all will be well.I plan to use it with Logic pro 10 in a 2016 Mac book pro. Cheers mate ! Your new sub :>)
All of these interfaces are usb 2.0 they just have a usb-c instead of usb-b connector. Usb 2.0 gets up to 480mbit/s. 20 32 bit audio streams at 192khz are about a quarter of that so no worries there, mate.
Hi, Yes you can (with some caveats). There are 4 inputs which allows you to record up to 4 instruments, however these would each be in mono. For stereo you would need to use 2 inputs (for L+R). This means you can either record 4 mono inputs, 2 pairs of stereo inputs or 1 pair stereo with 2 mono. The other options is to use a mixer between the instruments and the interface. For example in my set up I have my hardware synths connected to a mixer, which in turn is connected in stereo to 2 of the inputs on the front of the interface, I then have my mic connected to the 3rd input and I use the 4th input to connect an electric guitar which I use with software such as Guitar Rig Pro. Hope that all helps 🙂
Thank you for the review: Fantastic! I have the Behringer U-Phoria 22 Which is the smaller version of this. I would love to up grade! I was wondering how to connect a cassette multitrack recorder to the audio interface and transform it to computer(Tape to computer!) I am only setting up my studio at the moment so I don't know what to get and cables etc? You seem in the know! Many thanks, Kevin
Hi - I’m assuming the multitrack has stereo out jack sockets on the back (L/Mono and R). I which case just simply run a standard 1/4 inch jack cable form each of the outputs into the first 2 inputs on the front of the UMC404 and then connect the Behringer interface to the computer with a usb cable (presuming the computer has standard usb ports then you want a USB-A to USB-C cable). In your DAW on the computer can then create an ‘audio track’ and choose inputs 1+2 from the UMC404 as your input. The audio will be received in stereo from the multi tracker via the inputs on the interface and sent to the DAW audio track on the computer via the USB. If you need to connect monitors to here the sound you can either connect XLR or 1/4 inch jack from the ‘main outputs’ on the back of the interface to whatever your monitor connections are (probably RCA ?). This will still leave inputs 3+4 free on the interface to add other instruments for recording on the computer (either as a stereo pair or as 2 x mono). Hope that helps 🙂
Tbh shouldn’t make too much odds unless a long cable runs (like 20ft or more). Also depends if the outputs on the multi track are balanced ? If they are I’d run TRS cables, if not then TS cables would be fine.
can you connect 4 xlr dynamic microphones with 4 tracks and 4 headphones to monitor all 4 mics? basically a podcast setup im looking for a budget audio interface that tracks 4 mics plus monitors em at the same time and I heard this was a good choice
Hi - Yep, you can connect the 4 mics and send them to 4 separate tracks. For the headphones, the best bet would be to add something like a Behringer HA400 4 Channel headphone amplifier connected to the 'headphone out' of the interface. It's relatively cheap at about $35 and allows individual control of the volume for each of the 4 headphone outputs. (PS. there are various other brands available but some are much more expensive and not sure I'd trust the cheaper ones). Hope that helps 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful video and explanation. Can I connect to it more than 1 mic? I would like to record the sound of audience in a comedy show and I might need to connect more than one directional mic. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks a lot!
Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes, you can 🙂. You have 4 inputs on the front which means you could effectively connect up to 4 microphones, each on a separate channel. Assuming your recording the audio straight into a DAW on a PC/Mac ? in which case you could set up a separate channel for each mic, that way afterwards you can mix the sound if necessary for a balanced end audio. By no means an expert, but I would suggest 2 mics opposite each other fully left and right of stage and then each angled towards the centre of the audience to capture the full ambience (for example if someone shouts from the audience on the left side, to the end listener it will come out the left speaker etc.) This still leaves 2 inputs, evidently one for the performer's mic and one left over 🙂. Hope that helps, cheers.
Sorry to say that’s the price now, I made the vid nearly 2 years ago and that’s what they were then on Amazon. Unfortunately everything has rocketed in the last couple of years 🙁. Having a Quick Look prices are all very similar: Amazon £138, DV247 £136, Thomann £135, Andertons £135, Gear4music £147 (there may be delivery charges to add on some of these). Cheers, Graeme
Hey Gang! I just pulled my 404 out of retirment for my son to use. It's always been plug and play, but It isn't recognized when I attach via USB. Has there been a firmware update that I missed? Nothing indicated on mnfctr website. I appreciate the vid above, but I'm here scrtching my head...cheers all! TIA
I’d just go to the product page on Behringer.com and check the downloads page to see if you’ve got the latest / correct one. Theres a driver for Vista/XP, one for Windows 7-10 and one for Windows 10-11. Unless your on MAC, then no drivers should be necessary.
@@hardpanmediaGA According to Behringer no drivers are required for MAC so should be plug and play as you say and so not sure where the problem is. Not familiar with MACs so unfortunately I’m not much help ☹️. Have you tried a different USB cable (just in case) ?
Yep, perfectly good for podcasts and seen number of positive reviews using it for that, depends on your set up really. If you're recording the audio into a DAW or have need of multiple microphone inputs then this could be what you need. You'll need XLR jack microphones to connect to the interface. Good alternative could just be a USB mic which is plug and play into the computer (I use a Behringer Bigfoot for all my youtube videos) and you could record the audio direct into something like Audacity (which is free).
I'm contemplating the idea to get one of these for live recordings, but I couldn't find in the user manual if it can actually record 8 simultaneous tracks - the 4 Inputs that are in the front + the 4 Inserts that are in the back. What are the thoughts regarding this? Thanks
Hi, you can only record through the 4 inputs on the front, this gives you either 4 mono inputs, or 2 pairs of stereo, or 1 stereo pair with 2 mono. The inserts on the back are for things like effects pedals and each insert corresponds to the inputs on the front (e.g. plug a mic into input 1 on the front and then plug a reverb effect unit into insert 1 on the back to get reverb on your mic). For 8 inputs you'd need the Behringer UMC1820, however bear in mind these are 8 'mono' inputs, if your tracks/instruments are in stereo then you effectively have 4 pairs of stereo inputs. Simplest I would say for live recording would be connect everything to a mixer and then just one stereo out into an audio interface, then you could just use a UMC 202HD running the stereo out from the mixer to the 2 inputs on the 202HD. I actually have 4 hardware synths running into a mixer and then stereo out to inputs 1+2 on the UMC404HD, a mic in input 3 and plug a electric guitar into input 4 (which I drive using Guitar Rig pro software). I'm assuming everything would be going to a mixing desk ?, in which case as I say just run one stereo out with the total mix into an audio interface and into a computer, meaning you only need 2 inputs. Cheers
Can it be used to record live band in rehearsal / gig to have e-drums, guitar, base und vocal and receive the 4 signals out separately to play loud? (eg to use the guitar out to go into the real amp). Can that be done by the 4 „inserts“ that are loops for effects? Maybe other ideas how to do that better? Thanks
Hmm..tbh not sure. You could just plug each separately into the 4 inputs on the front and then in a DAW you would get 4 separate mono tracks for each that you could record. In terms of the outputs from the back of the interface, they would always be the sum of the 4 inputs on the front, no way to split them out as separate instruments. I'm assuming you'd possibly need some sort of mixer like a Behringer 2242 with separate outputs for each of the inputs. You could then run everything into the mixer and then 4 separate outs to each of the inputs on the UMC404 to get separate tracks for recording ??. Apologies, love to help more and guessing a bit here - as not really my area of expertise, setting up a band like that. Cheers.
@@splootyvision thanks for your reply. We will check if we can have a line signal from all amps, e-drums and the vocals separately to run into the 4 channels then.
T I think you stated the price for the 2 input version. The 4 input version had never been that price, ever. They’ve always been between $180 and $200. And for anyone who has anything negative to say about Behringer. Do your homework. Look up who owns them, how massive their manufacturing plant is. It’s literally an entire city. And really look into what they own. Almost every other guitar audio manufacturer, especially for guitar gear, like pedals audio interfaces etc, buys their parts ( usually chips) from Behringer. And yes, that include the best of them all, BOSS. The man who owns Behringer is a freakn genius and makes some of the best stuff on earth. Also, ppl say their pedals are made from cheap plastic. Uh no they’re not. They’re made from the strongest composite around. The exact same composite material that Glock and other high end applications use. Behringer is a top tier company with an unjust reputation.
This was the price for the 4 input (when I made the video) 🙂, not sure where you’re located but, although prices have gone up can currently buy this on Amazon in the UK for £125 🙂 I’m with you on Behringer though, I have a Deepmind 12, Neutron, this audio interface, one of their Xenyx mixers and a Bigfoot mic that I use for all my videos 🙂 (oh and a little HD400 hum destroyer box as well)
@@splootyvision the 4 channel version has never been that price in the USA. I’ve had one for about 5 years now. Even then I paid just over $200. On USA Amazon they’re still at least $179. Which is an absolute bargain in my opinion. But they were never $118 in America. Not even at launch. That’s the price here for the 2 channel.
Hi - there is no dedicated loopback function, but you can easily create a loopback with this interface to do what you want. On the back of the interface you have the 'main outs' and then you have the 'playback outputs'. What you do is run 2 jack cables from 'playback' outputs 1+2 on the back of the interface to inputs 3+4 on the front of the interface. This way the audio is received via USB from PC, comes out the playback outputs on the back, goes back into the interface through the front inputs and back out the USB to your DAW. Then set up an audio track in your DAW and choose your audio interface Inputs 3+4 as your audio input. Tried it (tbh never thought of doing it) and it works perfectly 🙂. (NB. you need to make sure that whatever playback outputs you come out of on the back you go into the opposite on the front e.g. '1+2 out' on back to '3+4 in' on front OR '3+4 out' on back to '1+2 in' on front. DO NOT connect '1+2 out' the back to '1+2 in' on the front OR '3+4 out' on back to '3+4 in' on front as you'll create a feedback loop and may damage things!). Hope that helps 🙂
@@splootyvision thanks, super useful! I am considering returning the presonus 26c in favor of this model to get some headroom for later as I may need to connect more mics etc 😊👌
I don't get how the phantom power works. If I have it set to ON, does it apply it to ALL of the inputs? What if I've got line inputs and mic inputs and I don't want phantom power for a particular input?
Hi there, the phantom power only applies to the XLR Inputs. For example I have my synths connected via 1/4 inch jack cables to the first 2 inputs, a condenser mic to the 3rd input via XLR and an electric guitar to the 4th input via a jack cable. If I turn on phantom power the only thing that receives it is the XLR connection for my mic on the third input, all the others are unaffected. Hope that helps.
First thing I'd check is the outputs on the back. Are you using the main outputs or the playback outputs ?. The main outputs will send the sound from all of the 4 inputs to your monitors. If however you're using the playback outputs you'll notice they are numbered 1-4. Possible that you're running cables from 1 and 2 playback outputs to your monitors ?, meaning the signal from 3 and 4 inputs aren't being sent. If not this and you are using main outputs correctly, then can only really be have you got the volumes adjusted correctly or accidentally pressed in the 'pad' switches that will reduce the volume. Just some random guesses :-)
I’m having issues where I use the behringer driver I can only use 2 inputs. If I use the asio driver I can use all 4 but it only allows me to use a single software at a time. I’m using a windows 10 pro pc. If anyone has any driver or way to fix this issues it’d be much appreciated!
What driver and DAW are you using ? I’m using driver version 4.59 and on Cubase Pro 10.5 and everything works fine. Notice on the Behringer website there are 5.12 and 5.30 versions for Windows 10 - so maybe if using either of these try rolling back to either 4.59 or 4.38 both of which are Windows 10 compatible. All the drivers are available at Behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0BK1 and go to the Software section under Product Library on right hand side of web page.
We have four 204HD devices at the radio station. We've been using them for 3 years. We use them on Raspberry Pi 3s and they work flawlessly! There was a Linux kernel bug when playing back, but that has recently been fixed in kernel 6.1. We use them for recording. I have a 404HD on my desktop at home that runs Windows 11. I did not install the drivers. It works out of the box.
Yes, you most definitely can. In fact that’s how I record all the videos on my channel, microphones and synths all running into the audio interface, out to the PC via USB and all video and sound recorded via OBS 🙂
Hey there, thanks for pointing out. Tbh I didn't realise I'd missed it out. In case you were still looking for an answer (and for anyone else that's interested), it allows you to switch between the DAW outputs (1+2) and (3+4). In honesty I've never used it and don't see a huge amount of use for it. For example if I have a synth set to output on 1+2 in my DAW and vocals on 3+4, if I leave the button on A I can hear my synth but not my vocals and if I press it to B I can hear my vocals but not my synths. The only uses I can see are if you are recording and the vocalist doesn't want to hear their own vocals back in their headphones you could run their vocal track on 3+4 as above and they will only hear the instruments from outputs 1+2 in their headphones. Or maybe it could be used for a click track for a drummer on separate output channels that only they can here? Not an expert by any means but hope that helps.
Hi, the USB power means you have to turn on your computer in order to power the interface, however I have my hardware synths connected to a mixer that runs into the interface and quite often I just fire up the hardware and jam to create ideas without being tethered to the computer. In reality it’s all about flexibility, if you always have your computer one when making music then you can run it off the USB, the separate power supply just gives another option on how to use it 🙂
Yep, it certainly is. In your DAW you can choose each of the 4 channels individually (all of which will be mono signals) or as 1+2 and 3+4 which will give 2 outputs but in stereo. OBS is a little more complicated (but not much), by default it only recognises the paired stereo outputs (1+2 and 3+4), if you want to use all 4 outputs individually you need to download asio plugin v3.10 (Juce version) from github.com (its free). NB it only works on v27 of OBS so you may need to update if on v26 or lower. Once installed should see a new 'ASIO Input Capture' in the list when you add a source. Pick this and then choose UMC ASIO driver as the device and then you can assign any one of the 4 outputs from the interface (they are listed as In 1, In 2, In 3 and In 4). Each of these will feed a mono signal so you'll only hear sound in your left earphone/speaker - to resolve that go into the advanced audio properties and tick the 'mono' box for each source. By doing all of that you can get 4 separate audio feeds into OBS and manage indiviual volumes etc. Hope that helps and made sense 🙂
I believe yes, as far as I’m aware the phantom power is applied to all the inputs, but only the XLR connection - not the 1/4 inch jack input. So you could have 2 jacks for synths in inputs 1+2, a guitar into input 3 and then an XLR jack from a condenser microphone into input 4. If you turn on the phantom power the only thing that would receive it is the mic on input 4 as it’s the only one using the XLR connection. Hope that helps.
Yes (but I don't believe they are balanced, though they don't need to be). I currently have the main out XLRs going to a pair of studio monitors and also the main out jacks going to a PA system. I then have playback outputs 1+2 going also to the PA system and Playback outputs 3+4 going to some speakers on my desk. Worth noting is the playback outputs only playback 'computer' audio, i.e. audio that is received into the interface via the USB (like VSTs), not audio that is received from hardware instruments connected to the audio inputs on the front. Hope that helped :-)
@@splootyvision Thank you for your message! So if they playback outputs are not balanced, it will be a problem if have to use longer cables in larger rooms etc.? If you use the main out jacks alongside the main out xlrs, this means that the interface has 6 outputs overall (2 xlr + 2 jack + 2 playback outputs)? And can you rout 4 different tracks to each of main XLR/Jacks as independent channels to play back a quadrophonic music?
@@atwork22 Unbalanced should be good up to about 30 feet, suppose could use a DI box to convert to balanced if going longer. And, no you can’t send different channels to the outs, they are basically just duplicates of each other I.e what comes out the main out XLRs is exactly the same as what comes out the main out jacks.
If I understand the question correctly, then Yes. It has 4 inputs so you could record 4 instruments in Mono simultaneously on 4 separate tracks or 2 instruments in Stereo (each using up 2 of the front inputs) or 1 stereo and 2 mono. 🙂
@Splooty Vision Nice thank you very much, you encouraged me to go ahead and greab this. I need 4 lines of XLR input for my podcast, my Scarlett2i2 only has 2. This is half the price as the 4 line Scarlett.
Can you use it as a standalone mixer for live performance (ex. vocals, guitar and synth) and connect lineout to powered speakers? Or you still need a PC to operate?
You can use without a pc, but it doesn't give you much control over the sound for a live performance i.e. you can only control the output volume there's no eq or effects like would have on a mixer. For live performance a mixer would be better, really an audio interface is designed for getting audio into and out of your computer. You can get a usb mixer that doubles as an audio interface so you don't need two bits of kit for studio and live. Better solution for live could be powered speaker/s with a built in amplifier/mixer. For example I have a Behringer EuroportPPA500BT pa system which has a 6 channel mixer built in.
Yes, it can send 4 tracks over USB simultaneously. For example, I use cubase and have it set up with with the first two inputs on the behringer as a stereo pair from my mixer (to which all my synths are connected), the third input has my mic attached and the 4th input has an electric guitar. I can then set these up as 3 audio tracks in Cubase and record everything all at the same time.
Apparently there have been a few issues noted. Some seem to indicate that for some strange reason if you use the external power it won’t be recognised but if you just run it using the usb power it should be fine. Don’t know how true these are as don’t have a Mac set up myself, but there are a few threads about Monterrey and audio interface issues.
Although it is USB powered I run it off the DC (which overrides the USB power). I’ve got a number of hardware synths hooked to a mixer that runs into the interface and then into the monitors and often just fire up the synths to jam without being tied to a computer or having to turn the pc on to power the interface. Have also heard that if you use USB power and also the phantom power on the interface you may get crackles/drop outs as it’s too much for the USB power to cope with.
The 202HD and 204HD do not have external power. They run on USB power. However, the 404HD does have external power, but is not required. If you have a lof of devices pulling power form your USB interface, you may want to use the external powersully to take the leadoff the USB bus.
It has 4 inputs so could effectively record 4 instruments at once. I have my hardware synths run into a mixer and then into the audio interface, so effectively I have 6 synths and a drum machine running through a mixer into 2 of the audio interface inputs, an electric guitar plugged into the 3rd input and microphone for vocals connected to the 4th input 🙂
Thanks for your comment but, considering it’s not an instrument there seems little point in that. The purpose of the video is to show all the features of the interface and how it can be used, to help anyone who is in the market for one.
Until The Driver Dies on you & your whole system audio starts sounding super low pitched Avoid that awful device that hasn't seen driver updates in years
You can easily create a loopback with this interface. On the back of the interface you have the 'main outs' and then you have the 'playback outputs'. What you do is run 2 jack cables from playback outputs 1+2 on the back of the interface to inputs 3+4 on the front of the interface. This way the audio is received via USB from PC, comes out the playback outputs on the back, goes back into the interface through the front inputs and back out the USB to your DAW. Then set up and audio track in you DAW and choose your audio interface Inputs 3+4 as your audio input. Tried it (tbh never thought of doing it) and it works perfectly 🙂. (PS you just need to make sure that whatever playback outputs you come out of on the back you go into the opposite on the front i.e. DON'T connect 1+2 on the back to 1+2 on the front as you'll create a feedback loop)
Hello everybody. I have a problem with my interface. It was working fine, then I took down my gear and moved them to a safe place because of the hurricane that hit FL recently. When I brought back and set everything up, now the audio is coming from the monitors but I can't control the volume from the interface but rather from my PC volume icon bottom right, WIn 10? I checked my setting in Windows, they are correct, Behringer out 1-2, so what is going on?
Hi there, sounds like you've connected it up differently to previous. Which outputs are your monitors connected to on the rear of the interface ? They should be connected to the 'Main Out' section. Sounds like you've connected the monitors to the 'Playback Outputs' section. The controls on the front of the interface only control the volume etc to the Main Outs. Hope that helps 🙂
@@splootyvision Greetings, you are right. I plugged them correctly now. strangely, I have to turn the MAIN OUT volume all the way to the right to hear my monitors, I checked monitors volume knobs, they are half way up?
@@qasion tbh I just have my main out volume turned to max all the time and just adjust my listening volume on the monitors themselves. However, it could be the knob above (the 'Mix' control) as this sort of works in tandem with the main out volume. I normally have the mix knob set at the half way point as it is the mix between what is coming out of your PC into the interface from your DAW and what is coming directly from instruments attached to the inputs on the front of the interface. If you turn the Mix to the left it increases volume on the front inputs and decreases volume on whats coming in via USB (and vice versa if you turn it to the right) - hence why I always keep it in the middle as I use a mix of hardware instruments and software VSTs. Have a check on where you've got the mix knob set as that's probably affecting the volume from the main volume control.
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This is the Best Values audio interface period! I used it for Live mixing with my Logic Pro X , Utilize all the I/O running in Inputs monitors modes with effects with low latency. Compare to newer other companies models with similar prices range it is still tough to beat..
Just saw your post ! Thank Jesus.
I've had mine for about 8 or 9 years and I've done loads of work with it. It has always been 100% reliable and It's never left me wanting in terms of sound quality.
I really wanted to move up to the 18i20 to get more inputs that I could leave all my other devices permanently connected, but the 18i20 doesn't have inserts, which I use on the 404HD, so the 404HD is the best one in the range for me.
I have used this one for years without any problems. The mixing knob presented at 02:03 is nice for blending music from the computer with my own instruments when practising.
How do you use the B side output along with A side output in protools if you have more monitors?
@@embroidboy2254 No idea. I only use the headphones out.
I have a few Behringer products. Some I like, some not so much, but I absolutely love my UMC404HD and I can't find any faults with it! I'm also contemplating getting a UMC204HD for another computer.
I scored my 204HD when they were new and cost $70. It's pretty much the 2 channel version of this unit. I like it because it's bus powered, unlike this unit. First observation is it's the cleanest interface I own. And the Midas designed preamps are my favorite sounding preamps. I even like them more than my Amek Neve 9098 DMA, and this thing is a fraction of the size and weight of that beauty. I advise audio engineers for a living. If I had a nickel for each time I recommended someone buy these interfaces that they bought something else instead, I would be a wealthy man. The 204 has channel inserts too, which is great if I feel like feeding these preamps into different AD converters. At the time I bought the 2 channel unit, the 8 channel unit only cost $199 USD! It's increased since. In this under-$500 price range there's a 16 channel Tascam unit that bears investigation. If I was to buy a 4 channel unit today I would probably snag the $499 SSL12 with its lovely 4000 mode 😍 That said, Graham, you are right to love this thing. Bang for the buck is the best ever in an interface. Behringer really slayed with this thing! Meanwhile, my Behringer XAir18 has 16 of these preamps and it cost me $499 USD and can still be had for that price when it goes on sale! It is a glorious golden age of great sounding options. I would gladly make an entire album using any of these interfaces. Note: my 204HD has been my daily unit since 2018! If I ever see it for $70 again I will buy a second one in a heartbeat. Cheers!!
This unit is also bus powred. You do not have to use the supplied power supply. I have one, and I have tested with bus power only.
The UMC1820 is also excellent value, for 8 inputs and rack mount.
This is the interface I use. It's not as flashy as some of the other interfaces, but it's definitely a workhorse that gets the job done. I think if I were buying it for the first time again though I would have got the two input version as I just haven't needed 4 inputs. In fact, I think I could be happy with only one input. It would be a great addition to add a USB input for USB midi controllers like the M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini that I use so it would save using an input on the computer.
not same 204 has nothing like this in the back monitor hook-ups that's it the driver sounds louder on 204 tho
Take it from my sometimes painful personal experiences when it comes to buying "just what I need"....
Always buy a bit extra.
You're going to future proof yourself a little and it means you can hang into your stuff for longer and get more use value from it
what about preamps, dynamic range etc. Are mic inputs strong enough, headphone amp strong enough for various ohms? I like the video explanations and price comparison!
Thank you for this. Showing the way you had it all hooked up was very helpful.
Excellent breakdown. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
i can tell you ive had my 204 hd for 8 years last every day use i since upgraded to the 404 hd last year had it for a year everyday use best for the money i plug instruments in even amps guitars real keyboards grove boxes mics straight into studio i also plug guitar into all guitar's pedals then output of pedals into sound card 204 acts as amp sounds good on recording that way
I've been using this interface for quite a few years. It does the job. Some of the modern interfaces are not outperforming the umc404hd in dynamic range and noise floor. Nothing in the price range though and the feature set at this price is unbeatable. The in/outs are excellent, the pre-amp is transparent. You can find the noise floor if you go looking for it but not a problem at any normal recording level. If someone ripped of berhinger for a change and duplicated this form factor with better chips inside they would have a great box. The Motu Ultralite seems like the more expensive cousin to this one.
@paul rivers with asio to windows software or in apple yes. in windows system no.
@paul rivers As far as I’m aware, yes you can. The main outputs on the back send out whatever is coming in through the 4 inputs on the front all combined. However, the additional playback outputs on the back are each linked to the 4 inputs on the front. So you could have two stereo signals coming in (using 1/2 and 3/4) and have 2 stereo signals coming separately out of the playback outputs. Or you could have say 4 mono signals on each of the front inputs and 4 mono outputs from the playback outputs, or say 1 stereo on 1/2 inputs/outputs and then 2 mono signals on the 3 and 4 inputs/outputs. Hope that made sense.
had my 204 hd for 8 years it had 2 front inputs still like new but now i got 404 hd with 4 inputs in front i had it for 1 year now 4o4 in the back has loads inputs in stuff not on the 204yet the out put on headphones jack on the 204 sounds louder in volume then this one on 404hd if listening to music ill plug in 204 hd if creating music its 404hd both record well with no delay=0 latency3
For the price this is an amazing amount of audio interface. I'm really happy with mine.
I got mine before the price blasted up, and I think it might've been on sale too. Ended up being $120 CAD, ridiculous deal. 5 years later and it's still working a-okay.
I really like the XLR monitor outs. Hardly any audio interfaces have this these days, at least of the ones I checked out recently.
90 for mine 45 for the 204
There are some audio interfaces with XLR outputs and inserts, but they cost ALOT (1000$ and more). For example Focusrite RedNet audio interfaces have XLR outputs and cheapest I've seen is about 1200€ though I think all of their sale point is being ethernet interfaces, which also brings up the price.
Only complaint I can have for this audio interface is: IT DOESN'T HAVE OPTIONAL RACK MOUNT and it's THE ONLY model of same family with XLR outputs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buuut.......you can't have everything for the price it costs
@@Kilzu1 Personally I wish it had an on/off switch, but ya can't win em all.
dude, my fckn umc404hd have really low voice on main output, i have no idea what is wrong. did you have that kind of issue? i got adam t7vs they are LOUD, and i ve tried tons of XLR cables. but no, i can whisper to my friend when main out is full
Hi this video was really helpful. I bought mine to record a podcast (it might not be the best tool but we had both limited budget and knowledge). Only problem is, we are recording with Adobe Audition and the first two XLR mics work perfectly, however, it won't pick up the third one. Is this is setting on the interface or a limitation with Audition?
Do you know how I can fix it? Currently we are using a 2 to 1 XLR converter so we only use the two XLR ports with 3 mics. Not ideal.
Hi, not familiar with Adobe audition but as it's a multi track capable DAW would have assumed should work okay. It might be to do with how you've assigned the audio inputs for the track/tracks your recording or maybe something in the audio connections settings within Adobe. Just as an example, I use Cubase and if I were recording 3 mics for a podcast I would set up 3 mono audio tracks in Cubase and for each track assign one of the inputs from the audio interface. In cubase it shows either four mono inputs 1,2,3 and 4, or 2 stereo pairs (1+2, 3+4) coming in from the interface and so I just assign the relevant ones. I'd assume Adobe works in a similar fashion, that you create an audio track and assign an audio input ?. Hope that helps 🙂
Don't know if Behringer's support has improved but I can tell you it was non-existent when I bought one of these a few years ago. Had a problem with it before the 1st month. Tried everything (website, phone numbers, etc.) to contact their support. Never had any luck. Luckily I bought it through Amazon and just sent the unit back for a refund. The time it was working it performed well. Really disappointed because I really needed the 4 channels. Ended up buying a Solid State SSL2 and am very pleased. Still wish I had 4 channels.
Tbh never had any experience with their customer service as never had a problem, I’m sure though as with all manufacturers a few duff units make it through unfortunately and you’d hope they’ve got the customer service to back it up. Not sure where you’re based, but in the UK in the initial warranty period the responsibility lies with the Retailer not the Manufacturer, so whenever I’ve had problems with anything else I’ve always just gone to where I bought it from to get the issue sorted.
Have you ever heard of any issues connecting this unit to a computer with USB 4.0 ports? The Max Pro Notebooks only have USB 4.0 and I read where there could be issues connecting to a USB 3.0.
Shouldn’t be any issue as far as I’m aware. USB 4 is backward compatible with USB 2 and USB 3. 😊
Excellent video. Very well explained and you kept it simple. First class presentation. Thank you.
Thanks, really appreciated 🙂
I cannot get it to work with a low power Fm radio station transmitter 3.5 mm audio plug and mic plug on it. Does anyone know how to hook the mic up and make sic through it? I've tried so many ways still no success.
Not really familiar with this kind of set up, but what sort of mic are using. If its a condenser, you'll need to use the XLR input on the front and turn on the phantom power switch on the back. also what have you got plugged in where, just so can understand the signal path ?
No it's dynamic. I had it all working on my pod casts in pass on backyard ufologist on YT. I did live casts as well as recorded. I did radio/podcasts/interviews. Just no room here but got to make room for the rest of my equipment. Patchnoanel, audio processors equalizers had two mics hooked up using the same equipment. I mean I got it working just won't work with the low power radio FM station. There is only a 3.5mm mic and input to computer. Got the same two same computers all updated. This sucks. Got yo set everything back up cannot cut corners I guess. Probably isn't going to work with this FM transmitter. Need to buy one with USB ports or the old XLS ones.
Tell you what, I'm using the UMC1820 (no HD) with the Midas preamps, and I won't exchange for an other. Not in that price range. All my actual recordings of synth and voices had been done on it. A little high shelve, and good.
Their interfaces do seem pretty solid, must admit didn’t look at the 1820 - but looking at its price it’s still cheaper than the 4 input Scarlett or Steinberg and has tons more inputs….killer value.
the 1820 with the midas is the thing you want all the way!
Your mixer into inputs 1 and 2 is what i want to know more about! Do you set the gains equal to eachother and thats it? Or is there a way to operate 1 and 2 in a more singular way?
Yep - just have both the gains set the same as it’s just receiving the ‘stereo mix’ from the mixer. For example if I take two of my mono synths (pro-1 and Neutron) If want I can pan one left and one right on the mixer. I also have my TR-8S drum machine plugged into two mono channels on my mixer with one panned full left and one full right, which allows me to use the panning in the TR-8S (as the stereo inputs on the mixer are already taken up with other stereo synths). 🙂
@@splootyvision Rodger that! Ima try it when i get home. I want my DJ mixer to go into the interface so I can stream and record mixes with streamed music.
Using the main XLR outs I'll go XLR in to 1 and 2 and I should have no issue! I'll be sure to comment again if I can get this to work
@@brennskiboi Should work fine. I've got my old record player plugged into my mixer and I can record/sample old vinyl records straight into my DAW if I want 🙂Be great to here how you get on 🙂
you're the only one who finally mentioned that the inputs are XLR/jack!! THanks! I was like that's a weird ass xlr haha :D
Great video ! and you set my mind to rest as I have one coming in a few days .I did see a video that had me freaking out as to the latency .Yet I have a solid good feeling now all will be well.I plan to use it with Logic pro 10 in a 2016 Mac book pro. Cheers mate ! Your new sub :>)
I’ve really enjoyed my Uphoria.
All of these interfaces are usb 2.0 they just have a usb-c instead of usb-b connector. Usb 2.0 gets up to 480mbit/s. 20 32 bit audio streams at 192khz are about a quarter of that so no worries there, mate.
1820 and 8200 on board. Superb!
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hanks for the in depth review. Can you tell me if you can record 4 tracks at simultaneously on Cakewalk or Audacity DAW's?
Hi, Yes you can (with some caveats). There are 4 inputs which allows you to record up to 4 instruments, however these would each be in mono. For stereo you would need to use 2 inputs (for L+R). This means you can either record 4 mono inputs, 2 pairs of stereo inputs or 1 pair stereo with 2 mono. The other options is to use a mixer between the instruments and the interface. For example in my set up I have my hardware synths connected to a mixer, which in turn is connected in stereo to 2 of the inputs on the front of the interface, I then have my mic connected to the 3rd input and I use the 4th input to connect an electric guitar which I use with software such as Guitar Rig Pro. Hope that all helps 🙂
@@splootyvision Thank you so much. That is very helpful.
Thank you for the review: Fantastic!
I have the Behringer U-Phoria 22 Which is the smaller version of this. I would love to up grade! I was wondering how to connect a cassette multitrack recorder to the audio interface and transform it to computer(Tape to computer!)
I am only setting up my studio at the moment so I don't know what to get and cables etc? You seem in the know!
Many thanks, Kevin
Hi - I’m assuming the multitrack has stereo out jack sockets on the back (L/Mono and R). I which case just simply run a standard 1/4 inch jack cable form each of the outputs into the first 2 inputs on the front of the UMC404 and then connect the Behringer interface to the computer with a usb cable (presuming the computer has standard usb ports then you want a USB-A to USB-C cable). In your DAW on the computer can then create an ‘audio track’ and choose inputs 1+2 from the UMC404 as your input. The audio will be received in stereo from the multi tracker via the inputs on the interface and sent to the DAW audio track on the computer via the USB. If you need to connect monitors to here the sound you can either connect XLR or 1/4 inch jack from the ‘main outputs’ on the back of the interface to whatever your monitor connections are (probably RCA ?). This will still leave inputs 3+4 free on the interface to add other instruments for recording on the computer (either as a stereo pair or as 2 x mono). Hope that helps 🙂
PS to clarify the cables would go from L\Mono output on multitrack to 1st input on the UMC404 and the R Output would go to the 2nd input.
@@splootyvision Fantastic that great!
@@splootyvision Brilliant. Would the cabling be balanced or unbalanced cables? Thanks!
Tbh shouldn’t make too much odds unless a long cable runs (like 20ft or more). Also depends if the outputs on the multi track are balanced ? If they are I’d run TRS cables, if not then TS cables would be fine.
Great review. Thanks!
Would have loved if this umc404HD was compact like Motu m6 or scarlett 18i8
can you connect 4 xlr dynamic microphones with 4 tracks and 4 headphones to monitor all 4 mics? basically a podcast setup im looking for a budget audio interface that tracks 4 mics plus monitors em at the same time and I heard this was a good choice
Hi - Yep, you can connect the 4 mics and send them to 4 separate tracks. For the headphones, the best bet would be to add something like a Behringer HA400 4 Channel headphone amplifier connected to the 'headphone out' of the interface. It's relatively cheap at about $35 and allows individual control of the volume for each of the 4 headphone outputs. (PS. there are various other brands available but some are much more expensive and not sure I'd trust the cheaper ones). Hope that helps 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful video and explanation. Can I connect to it more than 1 mic?
I would like to record the sound of audience in a comedy show and I might need to connect more than one directional mic. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks a lot!
Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes, you can 🙂. You have 4 inputs on the front which means you could effectively connect up to 4 microphones, each on a separate channel. Assuming your recording the audio straight into a DAW on a PC/Mac ? in which case you could set up a separate channel for each mic, that way afterwards you can mix the sound if necessary for a balanced end audio. By no means an expert, but I would suggest 2 mics opposite each other fully left and right of stage and then each angled towards the centre of the audience to capture the full ambience (for example if someone shouts from the audience on the left side, to the end listener it will come out the left speaker etc.) This still leaves 2 inputs, evidently one for the performer's mic and one left over 🙂. Hope that helps, cheers.
@Splooty Vision that's very helpful, thanks for taking the time to reply to me, I really appreciate it :)
All the best⚘️
Thank you for these good video!
Please where did you grab it at £98.. been searching but cheapest I have seen is £138 ? Cheers Phil and thanks for the informative vid !
Sorry to say that’s the price now, I made the vid nearly 2 years ago and that’s what they were then on Amazon. Unfortunately everything has rocketed in the last couple of years 🙁. Having a Quick Look prices are all very similar: Amazon £138, DV247 £136, Thomann £135, Andertons £135, Gear4music £147 (there may be delivery charges to add on some of these). Cheers, Graeme
@@splootyvision many thanks… have a good day 😎
Pretty good explanation
Hey Gang! I just pulled my 404 out of retirment for my son to use. It's always been plug and play, but It isn't recognized when I attach via USB. Has there been a firmware update that I missed? Nothing indicated on mnfctr website. I appreciate the vid above, but I'm here scrtching my head...cheers all! TIA
I’d just go to the product page on Behringer.com and check the downloads page to see if you’ve got the latest / correct one. Theres a driver for Vista/XP, one for Windows 7-10 and one for Windows 10-11. Unless your on MAC, then no drivers should be necessary.
@@splootyvision Thank you. I should've mentioned I was using a MAC so not sure if drivers are needed.
@@hardpanmediaGA According to Behringer no drivers are required for MAC so should be plug and play as you say and so not sure where the problem is. Not familiar with MACs so unfortunately I’m not much help ☹️. Have you tried a different USB cable (just in case) ?
I wonder if there is a cheap audio interface with XLR ports - main output - like this one has.
Very well explained thank you
Fantastic! Thanks! 🎸😃
Hi ...great vid....is this ok for podcast? And witch kind mic should I use with this? Tnx
Yep, perfectly good for podcasts and seen number of positive reviews using it for that, depends on your set up really. If you're recording the audio into a DAW or have need of multiple microphone inputs then this could be what you need. You'll need XLR jack microphones to connect to the interface. Good alternative could just be a USB mic which is plug and play into the computer (I use a Behringer Bigfoot for all my youtube videos) and you could record the audio direct into something like Audacity (which is free).
I'm contemplating the idea to get one of these for live recordings, but I couldn't find in the user manual if it can actually record 8 simultaneous tracks - the 4 Inputs that are in the front + the 4 Inserts that are in the back. What are the thoughts regarding this? Thanks
Hi, you can only record through the 4 inputs on the front, this gives you either 4 mono inputs, or 2 pairs of stereo, or 1 stereo pair with 2 mono. The inserts on the back are for things like effects pedals and each insert corresponds to the inputs on the front (e.g. plug a mic into input 1 on the front and then plug a reverb effect unit into insert 1 on the back to get reverb on your mic). For 8 inputs you'd need the Behringer UMC1820, however bear in mind these are 8 'mono' inputs, if your tracks/instruments are in stereo then you effectively have 4 pairs of stereo inputs. Simplest I would say for live recording would be connect everything to a mixer and then just one stereo out into an audio interface, then you could just use a UMC 202HD running the stereo out from the mixer to the 2 inputs on the 202HD. I actually have 4 hardware synths running into a mixer and then stereo out to inputs 1+2 on the UMC404HD, a mic in input 3 and plug a electric guitar into input 4 (which I drive using Guitar Rig pro software).
I'm assuming everything would be going to a mixing desk ?, in which case as I say just run one stereo out with the total mix into an audio interface and into a computer, meaning you only need 2 inputs. Cheers
@@splootyvision thanks a lot ☺️. Very detailed response
Just clarifying, you can get 4 tracks recording seperately in the daw, correct?
@@LebmusicofficialYes i heve this unit and i record 4 channels in daw.
Great video, thank you 😊
Can it be used to record live band in rehearsal / gig to have e-drums, guitar, base und vocal and receive the 4 signals out separately to play loud? (eg to use the guitar out to go into the real amp).
Can that be done by the 4 „inserts“ that are loops for effects? Maybe other ideas how to do that better?
Thanks
Hmm..tbh not sure. You could just plug each separately into the 4 inputs on the front and then in a DAW you would get 4 separate mono tracks for each that you could record. In terms of the outputs from the back of the interface, they would always be the sum of the 4 inputs on the front, no way to split them out as separate instruments. I'm assuming you'd possibly need some sort of mixer like a Behringer 2242 with separate outputs for each of the inputs. You could then run everything into the mixer and then 4 separate outs to each of the inputs on the UMC404 to get separate tracks for recording ??. Apologies, love to help more and guessing a bit here - as not really my area of expertise, setting up a band like that. Cheers.
@@splootyvision thanks for your reply. We will check if we can have a line signal from all amps, e-drums and the vocals separately to run into the 4 channels then.
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I think you stated the price for the 2 input version. The 4 input version had never been that price, ever. They’ve always been between $180 and $200. And for anyone who has anything negative to say about Behringer. Do your homework. Look up who owns them, how massive their manufacturing plant is. It’s literally an entire city. And really look into what they own. Almost every other guitar audio manufacturer, especially for guitar gear, like pedals audio interfaces etc, buys their parts ( usually chips) from Behringer. And yes, that include the best of them all, BOSS. The man who owns Behringer is a freakn genius and makes some of the best stuff on earth. Also, ppl say their pedals are made from cheap plastic. Uh no they’re not. They’re made from the strongest composite around. The exact same composite material that Glock and other high end applications use. Behringer is a top tier company with an unjust reputation.
This was the price for the 4 input (when I made the video) 🙂, not sure where you’re located but, although prices have gone up can currently buy this on Amazon in the UK for £125 🙂 I’m with you on Behringer though, I have a Deepmind 12, Neutron, this audio interface, one of their Xenyx mixers and a Bigfoot mic that I use for all my videos 🙂 (oh and a little HD400 hum destroyer box as well)
@@splootyvision the 4 channel version has never been that price in the USA. I’ve had one for about 5 years now. Even then I paid just over $200. On USA Amazon they’re still at least $179. Which is an absolute bargain in my opinion. But they were never $118 in America. Not even at launch. That’s the price here for the 2 channel.
I got two 404HDs from Amazon three years ago for $149 each. I got four 202HDs for $79 each.
I don't know what to say. I paid what I paid.
@@BAND-MAID-USA I paid what I paid. Amazon.
Hi! Does this unit have loopback function please? I would need to record audio coming from zoom/Google meet calls etc. Thanks!
Hi - there is no dedicated loopback function, but you can easily create a loopback with this interface to do what you want.
On the back of the interface you have the 'main outs' and then you have the 'playback outputs'. What you do is run 2 jack cables from 'playback' outputs 1+2 on the back of the interface to inputs 3+4 on the front of the interface. This way the audio is received via USB from PC, comes out the playback outputs on the back, goes back into the interface through the front inputs and back out the USB to your DAW. Then set up an audio track in your DAW and choose your audio interface Inputs 3+4 as your audio input. Tried it (tbh never thought of doing it) and it works perfectly 🙂. (NB. you need to make sure that whatever playback outputs you come out of on the back you go into the opposite on the front e.g. '1+2 out' on back to '3+4 in' on front OR '3+4 out' on back to '1+2 in' on front. DO NOT connect '1+2 out' the back to '1+2 in' on the front OR '3+4 out' on back to '3+4 in' on front as you'll create a feedback loop and may damage things!). Hope that helps 🙂
@@splootyvision thanks, super useful! I am considering returning the presonus 26c in favor of this model to get some headroom for later as I may need to connect more mics etc 😊👌
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i used to control this thru a p.c. i need again to run a new one where is the download ??
Hi, not sure I understood the question. If you’re looking for the pc drivers you can download from the product page on the Behringer website.
@@splootyvision i ran it before it was a mixer type window that had sliders and muting
I don't get how the phantom power works. If I have it set to ON, does it apply it to ALL of the inputs? What if I've got line inputs and mic inputs and I don't want phantom power for a particular input?
Hi there, the phantom power only applies to the XLR Inputs. For example I have my synths connected via 1/4 inch jack cables to the first 2 inputs, a condenser mic to the 3rd input via XLR and an electric guitar to the 4th input via a jack cable. If I turn on phantom power the only thing that receives it is the XLR connection for my mic on the third input, all the others are unaffected. Hope that helps.
@@splootyvisionNice! Very clever of them to base it on the plug type. Thanks for the info.
I have one of these. I can't get any audio from inputs 3 and 4 although they are receiving a signal. Don't know what I am doing wrong.
First thing I'd check is the outputs on the back. Are you using the main outputs or the playback outputs ?. The main outputs will send the sound from all of the 4 inputs to your monitors. If however you're using the playback outputs you'll notice they are numbered 1-4. Possible that you're running cables from 1 and 2 playback outputs to your monitors ?, meaning the signal from 3 and 4 inputs aren't being sent. If not this and you are using main outputs correctly, then can only really be have you got the volumes adjusted correctly or accidentally pressed in the 'pad' switches that will reduce the volume. Just some random guesses :-)
Uninstall the drivers.
My UMC404 can work properly. It gives that effect like when the pc is overloaded its realy frustrating i tried installing drivermamy times
I’m having issues where I use the behringer driver I can only use 2 inputs. If I use the asio driver I can use all 4 but it only allows me to use a single software at a time. I’m using a windows 10 pro pc. If anyone has any driver or way to fix this issues it’d be much appreciated!
What driver and DAW are you using ? I’m using driver version 4.59 and on Cubase Pro 10.5 and everything works fine. Notice on the Behringer website there are 5.12 and 5.30 versions for Windows 10 - so maybe if using either of these try rolling back to either 4.59 or 4.38 both of which are Windows 10 compatible. All the drivers are available at Behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0BK1 and go to the Software section under Product Library on right hand side of web page.
We have four 204HD devices at the radio station. We've been using them for 3 years. We use them on Raspberry Pi 3s and they work flawlessly! There was a Linux kernel bug when playing back, but that has recently been fixed in kernel 6.1. We use them for recording. I have a 404HD on my desktop at home that runs Windows 11. I did not install the drivers. It works out of the box.
can u go thru usb to a pc and record thru obs?
Yes, you most definitely can. In fact that’s how I record all the videos on my channel, microphones and synths all running into the audio interface, out to the PC via USB and all video and sound recorded via OBS 🙂
the price for this Behringer UMC404HD in Canada is 235$ !!! somebody tries to rip us off here.......
Tbh the price has gone up since made this video and now averaging £140 over here in the UK, so you’re probably on par ? 🙂
In Greece is 140€ today
No videos mention the freaking a/b button
Hey there, thanks for pointing out. Tbh I didn't realise I'd missed it out. In case you were still looking for an answer (and for anyone else that's interested), it allows you to switch between the DAW outputs (1+2) and (3+4). In honesty I've never used it and don't see a huge amount of use for it. For example if I have a synth set to output on 1+2 in my DAW and vocals on 3+4, if I leave the button on A I can hear my synth but not my vocals and if I press it to B I can hear my vocals but not my synths. The only uses I can see are if you are recording and the vocalist doesn't want to hear their own vocals back in their headphones you could run their vocal track on 3+4 as above and they will only hear the instruments from outputs 1+2 in their headphones. Or maybe it could be used for a click track for a drummer on separate output channels that only they can here? Not an expert by any means but hope that helps.
Just for the headphones
Well is that Behringer better as MUTU M4?
hi, since usb can power up the interface, what situation do we use the AC adapter? thanks
Hi, the USB power means you have to turn on your computer in order to power the interface, however I have my hardware synths connected to a mixer that runs into the interface and quite often I just fire up the hardware and jam to create ideas without being tethered to the computer. In reality it’s all about flexibility, if you always have your computer one when making music then you can run it off the USB, the separate power supply just gives another option on how to use it 🙂
@@splootyvision thanks for the sincere respond. 👍
Is the USB out split multichannel so I can use something like OBS or another program to capture different audio inputs?
Yep, it certainly is. In your DAW you can choose each of the 4 channels individually (all of which will be mono signals) or as 1+2 and 3+4 which will give 2 outputs but in stereo. OBS is a little more complicated (but not much), by default it only recognises the paired stereo outputs (1+2 and 3+4), if you want to use all 4 outputs individually you need to download asio plugin v3.10 (Juce version) from github.com (its free). NB it only works on v27 of OBS so you may need to update if on v26 or lower. Once installed should see a new 'ASIO Input Capture' in the list when you add a source. Pick this and then choose UMC ASIO driver as the device and then you can assign any one of the 4 outputs from the interface (they are listed as In 1, In 2, In 3 and In 4). Each of these will feed a mono signal so you'll only hear sound in your left earphone/speaker - to resolve that go into the advanced audio properties and tick the 'mono' box for each source. By doing all of that you can get 4 separate audio feeds into OBS and manage indiviual volumes etc. Hope that helps and made sense 🙂
@@splootyvision Thank you! So many reviewers don't go to that side of the device on so many things I've looked up.
can you have 1 input using phantom power and 3 inputs not using phantom power simultaneously?
I believe yes, as far as I’m aware the phantom power is applied to all the inputs, but only the XLR connection - not the 1/4 inch jack input. So you could have 2 jacks for synths in inputs 1+2, a guitar into input 3 and then an XLR jack from a condenser microphone into input 4. If you turn on the phantom power the only thing that would receive it is the mic on input 4 as it’s the only one using the XLR connection. Hope that helps.
Pahntom goes to the XLR, not the 1/4", so yes, you can mix and match as long as you use the proper cable.
Can you use the playback outputs directly for additional speakers (are they balanced)?
Yes (but I don't believe they are balanced, though they don't need to be). I currently have the main out XLRs going to a pair of studio monitors and also the main out jacks going to a PA system. I then have playback outputs 1+2 going also to the PA system and Playback outputs 3+4 going to some speakers on my desk. Worth noting is the playback outputs only playback 'computer' audio, i.e. audio that is received into the interface via the USB (like VSTs), not audio that is received from hardware instruments connected to the audio inputs on the front. Hope that helped :-)
@@splootyvision Thank you for your message! So if they playback outputs are not balanced, it will be a problem if have to use longer cables in larger rooms etc.? If you use the main out jacks alongside the main out xlrs, this means that the interface has 6 outputs overall (2 xlr + 2 jack + 2 playback outputs)? And can you rout 4 different tracks to each of main XLR/Jacks as independent channels to play back a quadrophonic music?
@@atwork22 Unbalanced should be good up to about 30 feet, suppose could use a DI box to convert to balanced if going longer. And, no you can’t send different channels to the outs, they are basically just duplicates of each other I.e what comes out the main out XLRs is exactly the same as what comes out the main out jacks.
Output is balanced.
Is this interface multitrack capable?
If I understand the question correctly, then Yes. It has 4 inputs so you could record 4 instruments in Mono simultaneously on 4 separate tracks or 2 instruments in Stereo (each using up 2 of the front inputs) or 1 stereo and 2 mono. 🙂
Awesome, thanks!
Does this use XLR in the front as well? Or only TRS
Yes, the inputs on the front are multi-use, you can use either XLR or jack cables. Cheers.
@Splooty Vision Nice thank you very much, you encouraged me to go ahead and greab this. I need 4 lines of XLR input for my podcast, my Scarlett2i2 only has 2. This is half the price as the 4 line Scarlett.
@@WeAsOneRise Cool, glad I could help. Cheers.
Can you use it as a standalone mixer for live performance (ex. vocals, guitar and synth) and connect lineout to powered speakers? Or you still need a PC to operate?
You can use without a pc, but it doesn't give you much control over the sound for a live performance i.e. you can only control the output volume there's no eq or effects like would have on a mixer. For live performance a mixer would be better, really an audio interface is designed for getting audio into and out of your computer. You can get a usb mixer that doubles as an audio interface so you don't need two bits of kit for studio and live. Better solution for live could be powered speaker/s with a built in amplifier/mixer. For example I have a Behringer EuroportPPA500BT pa system which has a 6 channel mixer built in.
No PC required.
Does it send multitrack over usb?
Yes, it can send 4 tracks over USB simultaneously. For example, I use cubase and have it set up with with the first two inputs on the behringer as a stereo pair from my mixer (to which all my synths are connected), the third input has my mic attached and the 4th input has an electric guitar. I can then set these up as 3 audio tracks in Cubase and record everything all at the same time.
Can I use this with Mac Monterrey?
Apparently there have been a few issues noted. Some seem to indicate that for some strange reason if you use the external power it won’t be recognised but if you just run it using the usb power it should be fine. Don’t know how true these are as don’t have a Mac set up myself, but there are a few threads about Monterrey and audio interface issues.
Whats the use of that DC power
Although it is USB powered I run it off the DC (which overrides the USB power). I’ve got a number of hardware synths hooked to a mixer that runs into the interface and then into the monitors and often just fire up the synths to jam without being tied to a computer or having to turn the pc on to power the interface. Have also heard that if you use USB power and also the phantom power on the interface you may get crackles/drop outs as it’s too much for the USB power to cope with.
@@splootyvision Thank you so much
The 202HD and 204HD do not have external power. They run on USB power. However, the 404HD does have external power, but is not required. If you have a lof of devices pulling power form your USB interface, you may want to use the external powersully to take the leadoff the USB bus.
Bought a Motu M2 to complement my UMC404HD, the Behringer audio driver is shit. I use the Motu now for flawless low latency operation in my DAW.
Does it record 3 instruments at once?
It has 4 inputs so could effectively record 4 instruments at once. I have my hardware synths run into a mixer and then into the audio interface, so effectively I have 6 synths and a drum machine running through a mixer into 2 of the audio interface inputs, an electric guitar plugged into the 3rd input and microphone for vocals connected to the 4th input 🙂
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Atleast play some instrument instead of long explaination 😰😰
Thanks for your comment but, considering it’s not an instrument there seems little point in that. The purpose of the video is to show all the features of the interface and how it can be used, to help anyone who is in the market for one.
Until The Driver Dies on you & your whole system audio starts sounding super low pitched
Avoid that awful device that hasn't seen driver updates in years
Stop lying to yourself bro. You're just another brand basher! I know folks who make better recordings on the UMC404HD than whatever you use. LMAO!
Excellent device! Don't use the drivers. It is USB 2.0 compliant, so the drivers are not required.
does it have a loopback feature where i could record a youtube videos audio into my daw?
You can easily create a loopback with this interface. On the back of the interface you have the 'main outs' and then you have the 'playback outputs'. What you do is run 2 jack cables from playback outputs 1+2 on the back of the interface to inputs 3+4 on the front of the interface. This way the audio is received via USB from PC, comes out the playback outputs on the back, goes back into the interface through the front inputs and back out the USB to your DAW. Then set up and audio track in you DAW and choose your audio interface Inputs 3+4 as your audio input. Tried it (tbh never thought of doing it) and it works perfectly 🙂. (PS you just need to make sure that whatever playback outputs you come out of on the back you go into the opposite on the front i.e. DON'T connect 1+2 on the back to 1+2 on the front as you'll create a feedback loop)
Hello everybody. I have a problem with my interface. It was working fine, then I took down my gear and moved them to a safe place because of the hurricane that hit FL recently.
When I brought back and set everything up, now the audio is coming from the monitors but I can't control the volume from the interface but rather from my PC volume icon bottom right, WIn 10?
I checked my setting in Windows, they are correct, Behringer out 1-2, so what is going on?
Hi there, sounds like you've connected it up differently to previous. Which outputs are your monitors connected to on the rear of the interface ? They should be connected to the 'Main Out' section. Sounds like you've connected the monitors to the 'Playback Outputs' section. The controls on the front of the interface only control the volume etc to the Main Outs. Hope that helps 🙂
@@splootyvision Greetings, you are right. I plugged them correctly now. strangely, I have to turn the MAIN OUT volume all the way to the right to hear my monitors, I checked monitors volume knobs, they are half way up?
@@qasion tbh I just have my main out volume turned to max all the time and just adjust my listening volume on the monitors themselves. However, it could be the knob above (the 'Mix' control) as this sort of works in tandem with the main out volume. I normally have the mix knob set at the half way point as it is the mix between what is coming out of your PC into the interface from your DAW and what is coming directly from instruments attached to the inputs on the front of the interface. If you turn the Mix to the left it increases volume on the front inputs and decreases volume on whats coming in via USB (and vice versa if you turn it to the right) - hence why I always keep it in the middle as I use a mix of hardware instruments and software VSTs. Have a check on where you've got the mix knob set as that's probably affecting the volume from the main volume control.
@@splootyvision Thank you very for your time. I will redo all connections while keeping your suggestions in mind, appreciate it.