Through bypass, it kind of sounds like there is already quite a bit of compression from your camera's processing, no? If you make a more detailed video, could you test it as an interface? I would like to see some data on the preamps, noise floor, et cetera. Thanks!
This would be the proximity effect as I'm right up on those microphone during the tests. That will have this effect on microphones. I guess it's personal preference. The MKE600 in the talking head portion (through my old preamp) is mounted further away. Which gives a more open sound, even if there's a tiny bit of compression on the talking head portion as it's not part of the test in the same way. Sweet! thank you for your input i will try to include more details on that.
I have the UV1 but I changed to a Zoom F3 which sounds just as good as the UV1 and records the audio so as to output to a DAW after finishing the recording. Th only advantage to the UV1 is the gate, which if you have a noisy surrounding might be a plus...otherwise the F3 is way better going into my Canon R8.
Really interested in the advanced use and USB interface if you could make a video going into more detail that would be awesome. I bought this for studio work.... and I've hit a wall with it digitally.... now analog I'm good i think
Oh I see, the usb drivers are quite plug and play and the unit should show up as an input on your computer once it's installed and plugged in. From there it should be visible in any software.
I have two sets, one for live streaming and another one for recording. But right now they're kind of screwed up as I had to switch things up last minute for a thing. So the gain dialed up and gain output is dialed down. Normally you'll want to apply the least amount of gain on the preamp and let the gain output sit at zero to reduce noise. With that said my compressor gain is currently at 3, density at 3.6 LF at 4, HF at 3. Expander/gate just below -30 and ratio at 1.5:1 Gain output at -15 No Lowcut or anything. Hope that helps.
How would you compare this to a dbx 286s? I have it going into my motu interface and I have my re20 connected to it, but is this any better/worth upgrading?
It's a fair bit newer and offer some additional features and better noise performance. That said as far as quality of the audio audio goes, they should be fairly similar. And you already have your MOTU interface. So it would not be a significant update, unless you dbx kicks the bucket.
@@thomasfransson thanks for the reply! I picked up the dbx used yesterday for 100 usd, it would be 250 for the uv1 but kind of redundant since I have the motu like you mentioned. Just wasn’t aware the uv1 existed until last night and was getting slight buyers remorse 😝
I use Phantom Power with my Shure 7MB and Cloudlifter and it sounds good with my Ultravoice UV1. Why do people say not to use Phantom Power with Dynamic mics?
As dynamic mics don't utilize phantom power there's no need for it. However attenuators like the cloudlifter and similar devices may need phantom power in order to operate.
It doesn't seem to have the typical Monitor Outputs (1/2 or L/R) for speakers you find on most audio interfaces. Would that mean I'll have to pair it with a speaker amplifier or separate audio interface that do have speaker outputs?
Yes, it's what's called a Channel strip so it's mono. Therefore no left/right outputs apart from the headphone jack which allows for stereo monitoring if you use the UV1 as a usb audio interface.
I would love to see a video on the software side of things, how are you streaming audio? OBS? Voicemeeter? Very curious to know, because having tried to set something up myself, I ran into a bunch of compatability and configuration nightmares.
Great points! I'm working on a dedicated video on the software side but also just decided to switch streaming software 🤣 Hoping to get that done soon once I'm caught up with the new software. I only stream with a camera so all the audio goes through my camera and I use the capture card as my source for both audio and video to keep it as simple as possible. And not having to deal with multiple drivers and sources. I agree, finding a good solution can be a nightmare.
I'm hearing a whole lotta white noise sneaking into the mix of your video; it occurs on both the sennheiser and the SM58, which is kinda worrying. It doesnt show up when you're doing your talking head segment with the microphone above your head... EDIT: I was wrong, I can definitely still hear it when it's not using your UV1. Crisis averted!
Good ears! I shoot this video on my Fujifilm X-T4 which despite having a line signal mode requires an attenuator in order for the signal not to clip if I don't keep my voice down ;) So I ended up keeping the signals very low and run a loudness normalization in post which brought up the noise ;)
hey my main question is am i able to use it only as a channel strip and preamp without using it as an interface? like will it work if i plug it up to my existing interface though output to input? i hope my question makes sense
@thomasfransson ok the only thing i wonder and notice is there is no sync clock and adat ports so would it be off sync or anything? or will it be no latency issues just with output to input and power supply ?
@@thomasfransson can you please test it plug uv1 with trs to seperate interface and dont plug the USB from uv1 to pc just trs to other interface and plug mic into uv1 and record vocals in a DAW and see if its any delay or sync issues please
I'm not sure I'm 100% with you here... I was under the impression that you wanted to use the UV-1 as an external preamp and run a line signal from the UV-1 to your current interface and one of it's line in ports. And bypassing the AD on the UV-1 This would be my way of doing it
@thomasfransson yea i want to use the uv1 as an external mic preamp without using it as my main interface i want to plug the uv1 to my current interface through trs and plug the xlr microphone into the uv1 to record with the preamp on the uv1
Yes, very similar to the 286s but with a few more features on-board and at a slightly lower price. Due to the UV1 being a lot newer than the DBX. Initially had a brief section in the video on the 286s but decided to leave it out. Personally I think it is worth it, it improves the audio and takes time out of every edit for my video by having the audio dialed in upon import. And the viewers get a more pleasant experience 😉
Been using it for my boom mic in the studio ever since. And if I'm doing interviews/podcasts I plug in my sm58 instead and dial up the compression a bit to sound good on the other end.
I don't find it noisy at all. If your're referring to this video (which is mainly recorded with the Mindprint DI-Port) There's noise as it was shot on my Fujifilm X-T4 And that camera even if it had a line signal mode for the audio input would clip as soon as I cleared my throat or said Hi unless I was really really mindful of transients. So I usually kept the signal waaay down to keep the audio from clipping and did a loudness normalization in post on every video. This obviously brought up the noise. Same when I plugged in the UV-1 to that very same camera for the test - While also keeping the line level on the camera the same despite the UV-1 having a proper/better controlled line level signal out. And this was my setup for a few more videos until I switched my studio camera to the Sony FX30 which didn't have the same issue with clipping and I was able to feed the camera a better signal. Only downside to that was that my highend cable had a chunky 3.5mm connector so I had to use a cheap $5 cable instead. And I still use that cable and the UV-1 and FX30 today and have no problems with noise really. To confirm you could always listen to some of my recent videos. Long answer but, since you seem detail oriented I had to lay out the details ;) So once again, self noise levels are good, plenty of juice for the Dynamic mics I use, mainly SM58. And I'm not trying to convince you to buy it. ;)
Yes, you can pipe the signal to a limiter from the balanced output. There's also an insert loop which I haven't explored yet myself but that might provide a second option and a way to split the signal depending on what you need in terms of signals.
For the most controlled option I would suggest running the UV1 to your hardware limiter (I assume we're talking about hardware/outboard units) The send/insert loop on the UV1 is better suited (in my opinion) for things like reverb and similar effects. It won't have the same effect in terms of final levels if you use it for a limiter. So the ideal analog chain would be - Mic into UV1 and UV1 into Limiter. Fom the limiter you'd run the signal to your camera or recording device This is if you want to keep all the processes analog through a physical limiter and you're looking to bump up the volume of your signal without clipping.
Looks fine on my monitor. On some close ups of the product I decided to let the light fall off and only hightlight the feature being talked about at the moment for visual clarity. Could that be it? Anyway thanks for the feedback.
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Great video. Have to test out a hardware compressor for my next video!
You won't look back!
Thank you, appreciate it
Haters gonna hate, while Behringer just delivers! ❤
Haha true!
Through bypass, it kind of sounds like there is already quite a bit of compression from your camera's processing, no? If you make a more detailed video, could you test it as an interface? I would like to see some data on the preamps, noise floor, et cetera. Thanks!
This would be the proximity effect as I'm right up on those microphone during the tests. That will have this effect on microphones. I guess it's personal preference. The MKE600 in the talking head portion (through my old preamp) is mounted further away. Which gives a more open sound, even if there's a tiny bit of compression on the talking head portion as it's not part of the test in the same way.
Sweet! thank you for your input i will try to include more details on that.
I does mine up for the first time and step by step I followed the instructions.... I also noticed the compression even after I hit the bypass button.
I have the UV1 but I changed to a Zoom F3 which sounds just as good as the UV1 and records the audio so as to output to a DAW after finishing the recording. Th only advantage to the UV1 is the gate, which if you have a noisy surrounding might be a plus...otherwise the F3 is way better going into my Canon R8.
Glad to hear you found a solution that works for you.
Are the rack mount “ears” removable? Thank you for this review!
Sorry about the delay, I wanted to double check first. Yes they can be removed. 3 philips screws on each ear
Really interested in the advanced use and USB interface if you could make a video going into more detail that would be awesome. I bought this for studio work.... and I've hit a wall with it digitally.... now analog I'm good i think
Oh I see, the usb drivers are quite plug and play and the unit should show up as an input on your computer once it's installed and plugged in. From there it should be visible in any software.
Hi Thomas! Thanks for the video and explanation. What are your Uv1 settings with the mke600 straight to the camera?
I have two sets, one for live streaming and another one for recording.
But right now they're kind of screwed up as I had to switch things up last minute for a thing. So the gain dialed up and gain output is dialed down. Normally you'll want to apply the least amount of gain on the preamp and let the gain output sit at zero to reduce noise.
With that said my compressor gain is currently at 3, density at 3.6
LF at 4, HF at 3.
Expander/gate just below -30 and ratio at 1.5:1
Gain output at -15
No Lowcut or anything.
Hope that helps.
Thank you Thomas for the tips!
My pleasure
Thank you for this video! Does it send both USB and Line Out at the same time?
Yes it does
How would you compare this to a dbx 286s? I have it going into my motu interface and I have my re20 connected to it, but is this any better/worth upgrading?
It's a fair bit newer and offer some additional features and better noise performance. That said as far as quality of the audio audio goes, they should be fairly similar. And you already have your MOTU interface. So it would not be a significant update, unless you dbx kicks the bucket.
@@thomasfransson thanks for the reply! I picked up the dbx used yesterday for 100 usd, it would be 250 for the uv1 but kind of redundant since I have the motu like you mentioned. Just wasn’t aware the uv1 existed until last night and was getting slight buyers remorse 😝
I know the feeling all to well 😅
I think you’ll enjoy the dbx.
I use Phantom Power with my Shure 7MB and Cloudlifter and it sounds good with my Ultravoice UV1. Why do people say not to use Phantom Power with Dynamic mics?
As dynamic mics don't utilize phantom power there's no need for it. However attenuators like the cloudlifter and similar devices may need phantom power in order to operate.
It doesn't seem to have the typical Monitor Outputs (1/2 or L/R) for speakers you find on most audio interfaces. Would that mean I'll have to pair it with a speaker amplifier or separate audio interface that do have speaker outputs?
Yes, it's what's called a Channel strip so it's mono. Therefore no left/right outputs apart from the headphone jack which allows for stereo monitoring if you use the UV1 as a usb audio interface.
I would love to see a video on the software side of things, how are you streaming audio? OBS? Voicemeeter?
Very curious to know, because having tried to set something up myself, I ran into a bunch of compatability and configuration nightmares.
Great points! I'm working on a dedicated video on the software side but also just decided to switch streaming software 🤣 Hoping to get that done soon once I'm caught up with the new software.
I only stream with a camera so all the audio goes through my camera and I use the capture card as my source for both audio and video to keep it as simple as possible. And not having to deal with multiple drivers and sources.
I agree, finding a good solution can be a nightmare.
I would also like to see this because I'm having a hard time with the USB and software.... I see it but can't use it.
I'm hearing a whole lotta white noise sneaking into the mix of your video; it occurs on both the sennheiser and the SM58, which is kinda worrying. It doesnt show up when you're doing your talking head segment with the microphone above your head...
EDIT: I was wrong, I can definitely still hear it when it's not using your UV1. Crisis averted!
Good ears!
I shoot this video on my Fujifilm X-T4 which despite having a line signal mode requires an attenuator in order for the signal not to clip if I don't keep my voice down ;)
So I ended up keeping the signals very low and run a loudness normalization in post which brought up the noise ;)
hey my main question is am i able to use it only as a channel strip and preamp without using it as an interface? like will it work if i plug it up to my existing interface though output to input? i hope my question makes sense
Yes absolutely, you can go out from the UV1 using line out and go into your interfaces line in.
@thomasfransson ok the only thing i wonder and notice is there is no sync clock and adat ports so would it be off sync or anything? or will it be no latency issues just with output to input and power supply ?
@@thomasfransson can you please test it plug uv1 with trs to seperate interface and dont plug the USB from uv1 to pc just trs to other interface and plug mic into uv1 and record vocals in a DAW and see if its any delay or sync issues please
I'm not sure I'm 100% with you here...
I was under the impression that you wanted to use the UV-1 as an external preamp and run a line signal from the UV-1 to your current interface and one of it's line in ports. And bypassing the AD on the UV-1
This would be my way of doing it
@thomasfransson yea i want to use the uv1 as an external mic preamp without using it as my main interface i want to plug the uv1 to my current interface through trs and plug the xlr microphone into the uv1 to record with the preamp on the uv1
is this like the next coming of the dbx 286，after watching this video i think its really cool but，is it really worth it 。
Yes, very similar to the 286s but with a few more features on-board and at a slightly lower price. Due to the UV1 being a lot newer than the DBX.
Initially had a brief section in the video on the 286s but decided to leave it out.
Personally I think it is worth it, it improves the audio and takes time out of every edit for my video by having the audio dialed in upon import. And the viewers get a more pleasant experience 😉
DBX 286s is the real deal. But so is the Behringer UV-1 or even the VX-2000. And much cheaper (VX 2000 can be had for as little as $20 used)
Streaming or Steaming ?
Omg!!! 😅🤣
Haha thank you!
Is it worth the purchase after using it for a while?
Been using it for my boom mic in the studio ever since. And if I'm doing interviews/podcasts I plug in my sm58 instead and dial up the compression a bit to sound good on the other end.
@@thomasfransson seems to have a lot of noise are the pre amps loud
I don't find it noisy at all.
If your're referring to this video (which is mainly recorded with the Mindprint DI-Port) There's noise as it was shot on my Fujifilm X-T4
And that camera even if it had a line signal mode for the audio input would clip as soon as I cleared my throat or said Hi unless I was really really mindful of transients. So I usually kept the signal waaay down to keep the audio from clipping and did a loudness normalization in post on every video. This obviously brought up the noise.
Same when I plugged in the UV-1 to that very same camera for the test - While also keeping the line level on the camera the same despite the UV-1 having a proper/better controlled line level signal out.
And this was my setup for a few more videos until I switched my studio camera to the Sony FX30 which didn't have the same issue with clipping and I was able to feed the camera a better signal.
Only downside to that was that my highend cable had a chunky 3.5mm connector so I had to use a cheap $5 cable instead.
And I still use that cable and the UV-1 and FX30 today and have no problems with noise really. To confirm you could always listen to some of my recent videos.
Long answer but, since you seem detail oriented I had to lay out the details ;)
So once again, self noise levels are good, plenty of juice for the Dynamic mics I use, mainly SM58. And I'm not trying to convince you to buy it. ;)
is it possible to add a limiter to the uv1?
Yes, you can pipe the signal to a limiter from the balanced output.
There's also an insert loop which I haven't explored yet myself but that might provide a second option and a way to split the signal depending on what you need in terms of signals.
@@thomasfransson the section after the expander gate? how it would work as a limiter? can you explain better the secon option too?
For the most controlled option I would suggest running the UV1 to your hardware limiter (I assume we're talking about hardware/outboard units)
The send/insert loop on the UV1 is better suited (in my opinion) for things like reverb and similar effects. It won't have the same effect in terms of final levels if you use it for a limiter.
So the ideal analog chain would be - Mic into UV1 and UV1 into Limiter. Fom the limiter you'd run the signal to your camera or recording device
This is if you want to keep all the processes analog through a physical limiter and you're looking to bump up the volume of your signal without clipping.
Your video is to dark and is really useless to not show the things
Looks fine on my monitor. On some close ups of the product I decided to let the light fall off and only hightlight the feature being talked about at the moment for visual clarity. Could that be it? Anyway thanks for the feedback.
@@thomasfranssondon’t listen to idiots like this this video is awesome