This is the first time I've seen a reviewer show the actual process of downloading/installing a driver. Well done! (Sorry, I'm 5 years late commending you!)
You are *so* goddamn comprehensive. This is so simple yet so necessary. Every manufacturer should have videos like these available. Not just a review but a legitimate user-experience. Absolute godsend. I wish every product had a video like this.
Hi - The video is old but I hope you still check it. Just want to thank you for helping again - this time connecting the NUX Amp Academy to the old reliable UMC404HD. It sounds pretty good! Simple and economic and great solutions!
Thank you big time for taking the time to do these videos and share with us. I have only just got my UMC404HD and was fortunate enough to find your video tutorials. The way that you have presented and shown us how to use this audio interface adds up to the best tutorial on a piece of equipment that I have seen so far. Thank you again.
@@MaryJoyTorres-ck2vg Hi Mary. The Behringer UMC404HD is best bought from Amazon. Any problems and they make returning or replacing very easy. If you keep an eye on Amazon they sometimes do this unit in "used as new condition" for a reasonable price.
Just purchased my own unit and wanted to join the list of thank you's for this most excellent video: thorough, easy to follow and very informative in a real life scenario. Very well done. Going to watch part 2 now.
I really like how you presented and played. Very natural.Very clear.You have a great talent.Very refreshing to see a cool guy helping us out ! Thank you
Best ever demonstration I have every watched. I've been using the UM20HD for about 2 years and you nailed it. I have the Behringer UMC1820 being delivered tomorrow. I out grew the 4 inputs.
Dude, thank you so much! Just tried out the Behringer U-Phoria and I didn't worked as I wanted it to work...followed your steps, everythink works perfectly, you made my day!
I've just discovered your channel. I own 2 of the UMC404HD's and was having some learning curve issues. What makes your channel so excellent is that you aren't afraid to show us the mishaps along the way. Makes us feel less intimidated to know that it's not just us novices🙂
This has been one of the most enjoyable and informative product vids I have seen. I thought the pace was spot on for a complete beginner to recording like me and the narration was just right, gave me the facts and opinions and was never patronising or too hi-brow. Subscribed............ and got a 404HD on order!
I was trying to figure out how to wire my UMC404HD; this video helped, so I liked the video. and then I sub'd when I heard that warm up run at 22:03. Salute my friend!
Just got the Behringer UMC204HD a few days ago. Unfortunately, Behringer thought to printer their manual in about 7 different languages, but they didn’t put much information in it. This is the most helpful video I’ve found on this interface. Thanks a million!! 👍🏻 Instantly sub’d!
This was ridiculously helpful. Love that you take your time to really go through it and explain to us as YOU figure things out. Helps us noobs to understand it. Thanks!
I honestly can't thank you enough for such a thorough rundown of this piece of equipment. You answered every question I had about this. If you have a Patreon or something, let me know!
Man that part of you setting up the interface helped me a lot. By following you through got my eyes to see signal input in all 4 channels. Now im ready to multi track
the inserts were the selling point for me. hadnt seen that on any other interface, and the 8ch behringer makes dont have that feature. i purchased a motu 8pre es recently, and am happy with it, but i still bring the uphoria with me when i travel with a couple mono pieces of outboard gear(for use with the inserts) and a single channel mic pre. not my favorite interface any more, but not nearly obsolete. great tutorial, fun to watch and a great tune!
Found this while looking for more info on the Stereo, Mono, Mix & Main controls and found it clear and really informative/helpful. Immediately subscribed and look forward to learning a lot more. Thanks!
Just bought one. It's my first interface the drummer who I play with has a Scarlett18i20 8 input 8 out thing so I've never needed one however he's moving out of town and I still want to jam with him so had to get my own now we can at least send each other files. I play bass with lots of pedal effects and synth tones and a stereo looper so I have multiple outputs. This video has been great not only is it a good overview of the interface I also use reaper and am pretty hopeless with computers sometimes 😅 so this is a great crash course for installing and setup thanks!
My eye fell on this interface. I did some research before I buy this audio interface and came to your video. Great review man. You really convinced me to buy one.
Good simple video,I bought one of those Behringer, before I watch this video I plugged my interface and some microphones,did some tests....well,I'm satisfied,I think that's good stuff, Behringer is not a bad choice.
Great vid. Had this interface for several years (got it when it sold for $125). You helped confirm (expand) my knowledge of it. One thing that might help others is that if you are using phantom power (and say 250ohm headphones that require power as well), be sure to plug in the 9v. Otherwise, you will get audio glitches and the quality of the overall sound will suffer!
As always, great video, thank you very much for it. I am very surprised with the sound quality, I've tried behringer interfaces about 10 years ago and they were very low quality, felt like one of those recording toys for children. It's really great to see that they improve their quality while still remaining affordable for people on a budget. And one last thing - That guitar sound on the Gibson! Damn! Waiting for part 2!
I was also very negative towards Behringer for a long time. It wasn't until a few years ago that I tried one of their U-Phoria interfaces and it changed my mind. I think that they're offering some really good bang for buck for entry-level gear nowadays! I've been recording part 2 this week and I ended up editing out a part where I went over the signal chain for the Gibson in that mix. Maybe I'll find a way to put it back in :)
I didn't end up finding a good way to adding the guitar details in, so here's a quick rundown of the signal chain: - Gibson LP Classic - Boss OC-2 - JHS Muffuletta on the Civil War circuit - Marshall JCM800 - Two Notes Torpedo Reload - Preamp on the UMC404HD - Two Notes Wall Of Sound speaker/mic emulation
Goodness Chad I know I'm way too late to the party but this song gives me so many travelling in a Greyhound bus vibes. Great tune as usual, I only wish you have more stuff coming regularly but as usual the good stuff has to come in slow and small dosage.
Thanks so much! yeah, I wish I had been more prolific in 2020 but it just didn't turn out to be a year that got me inspired very often :( Here's to 2021 being a busier year!
Again: I found this demo very good. I am a blind musition, that just ordered this enterface. and am looking forward to using it with my mac, and reaper.
Thank you for such a clear and concise video. I have been looking for the right interface, and you have really sold the behringer to me as a welcomed addition for my studio set up.
Hey, how u doin? The four playback outputs works as outputs of your DAW, so you can set some sequence chanels in each output. Most of the time is used for live performances, you can for example, set the master track in 2 chanels (L1&R2) the third chanel for the click track and the fourth for the vocal guide track just for monitoring. There are interfaces that have even 18 inputs and 20 playback otputs as the Behringer Usb Umc1820 , so you can set each chanel of your DAW in the outputs of the interface and plug each one in your mixer and you can change the volume of each one independently for live backround playback. My english is no good at all, I'm from Mexico. I hope this helps. Thanks for the video, Im subscribing!
(2021 review): Super informative, and great structure! I was easily able to watch till the end and learned so much. Nothing was boring, everything said was important information and not a breath was wasted.
Hi Chad, actually those units come with a new version of Tracktion called Waveform. I use it as my second DAW and works great, it even has a proper mixer. As usual a great video and an even better tune.
Thanks so much for the clarification! I went straight to the driver download and didn't take a gander at the other software offered on their webpage. I'll have to check it out!
This is generally all new to me and I really appreciate you putting this together. I had my eye on the Behringer 404HD and this really helped me understand it better. Off to part II!
Oh, I forgot to ask . . . you mentioned the Phantom Power in the context of a condenser mic. What is Phantom Power and why is it necessary for that type of mic? thx.
Thanks so much! Yeah, condenser (also known as capacitor) microphones require power in order to operate. In the "old days" microphones used to come with their own power supply, and some still do. But it's much more common nowadays for condenser microphones to use the power supplied from the preamp itself, known as phantom power. It's a 48 volt power supply sent through one of the 3 pins of an XLR cable that allows the condenser mic to reproduce sound.
It's also worth mentioning that the mono button on the 404 is part of the monitoring area and has no affect while recording through usb. It's good with headphones and the outputs, but if you plug into only channel 1, pressing the mono button will not add your audio to any other channel for recording.
This has become my daily everything for audio, use it for recording my mics and DJ Mixer, voice chat, gaming, everything. I've even used as a an output interface for Virtual DJ, RekordBox and Traktor using the AB switch to create a monitor channel for the DJ software. It's a shiny black & silver swiss army knife, just make sure you update to the 4.59 driver if you are having any issues in win 10.
Get the focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Generation it was my first interface I have both interfaces and I’ve had more issues with the 404 in the past 2 months then I have with the Scarlett which I’ve had for 2 years
If I sound gay (not that I have any problem with that whatsoever - and also taking into account that I'm opening myself up to the haters that can't seem to wait to make fun of comments/the uploader of these great vids) I'll say sorry now, but this particular video is the best one on UA-cam, hands down!! I am in the stage of even attempting home recording on any kind of level that matters, and have the same hardware, same guitars, same abilities of you, my friend (although you highly discredit yourself as a musician -clearly you are pretty Goddamn good being able to record all these instruments yourself, like me). Thank you for posting this. I've been in the house recording straight to my DAW and ready to go out into my backyard home studio and actually use an interface to record guitars/vox/ possibly live drums??? My point is thank you for posting the details... all of them in the above vid. Well Done! and keep them coming! I'm subscribing now.
You should add how impervious this unit is. This one arsehole (me) keeps spilling drinks over it when they've had one too many, and it still works perfectly! Also, as other people have said, a very in-depth and comprehensive demo of this unit! Liked and subscribed! Keep up the awesome videos, man!
Haha fortunately I've never had the pleasure of wiping rum & coke off of an interface yet (knock on wood!). I have a feeling that day will come, someday 😊
For whatever reason, I have not been able to get my UMC404HD to run off USB power alone, it needs the power supply. Not a big deal, but definitely ponderous. Great video though! This is my first interface and it has treated me well. Only cost me $100 too.
that's a great deal for $100! I think it's one of (if not the best) value for dollar on the market today. Glad your is working out great! I had the same problem with a Steinberg interface, turns out my USB ports weren't delivering a full 5V of power so the thing wouldn't even power on. I ran it through a powered USB hub and it worked, but it did illustrate that not all USB ports are created equal!
It works great with Linux Mint didn't have to do anything just plugged it in and it started working using audacity it sees all four channels absolutely no learning curve or driver download!
Absolutely! That's how I recorded the drums for the sample track in this video. You might need a little setup in your DAW to allow all 4 inputs, then you'll be all set!
I have one of these and my at2020 is super quiet. I do have the 48v on and still so quiet. Wondering if adding the wall adapter would give it the juice it needs
In my Opinion "Behringer" is a Awesome Developer and Fair Seller, for a Big Money Pocket and the small Money Pocket too, most for the small! And when you get a Gear thats a bit Noisy...for 20 Bucks...ähm...its ok for 20Bucks! Otherwise you get "NOTHING" for 20 Bucks! Think about that! Since Behringer have a Deal with the Music Network, and Midas, they are High End, in some certain things, Hardware...i got the X32, the first Roll Out of them! And its a Awesome Mixer... and the new "Wing" ...crazy ...Awesome! Nice Video Dude, you do it all...nice! Good Review!!!
GRET tutorial, thanks a lot! My bigest issue is not get 4 mono inputs, the last driver gave me only 2 stereo par (in 1-2 or 3-4), trying rec on Audacity, but I"ll go to Reaper instead.
I've had terrible luck with mine. I had to send it out for repairs in the first month when the unit "blew" after a reboot (something to do with cycling the power - unit was repaired not replaced). It worked okay for awhile and then started with intermittent crackling. Upgrading to windows 10 (from 7) seemed to make things worse and after numerous clearing and reinstalling of drivers, I gave up. I really wanted to like this unit and at first it was fantastic but questionable reliability struck once again and has forced me to no longer consider their products (I also had a Behringer mixer that died after light use).
hello, I bought this audio interface for my 11 year old twin guitarists! What is the use of DC 5v power if we can do everything with the USB socket? I thought you had to use the 5V DC power supply when you wanted to put it in 48v to use a microphone but in your beautiful video you switch to 48v mode without connecting the 5V DC power supply. Very good, but then what is this 5V power supply for? Sorry I use google translate.
Can you plug a jack cable in the middle of the XLR inputs? I have a pre-sonus where you can do that, and it looks like these have jack inputs within the XLR one's too
Could you use the 4 outs + 2 x main outs at the same time, so you'd essentially have 6 outputs going out at the same level to a mixer or something like that?
In part 2 of this review, I found that the main outputs 1/2 and the playback outputs 1/2 are duplicates of each other. Anything that you send to outputs 1 and 2 comes out both the main outputs and PB outs 1/2. Playback outputs 3/4 are independent. So it really is a 4-out interface even though it has 6 output jacks on the back.
Those are plugged into the main outputs on the UMC, and are connected to an external recorder so I can capture the sound for the video. That's where you'd normally connect your studio monitors/speakers.
I just got this interface and I am having the same playback issue. I'm using a Mac and my DAW is Logic. The interface is on and connected to the computer, I've connected the interface in my computer's audio settings, and I've set it up in the Logic audio settings. I did everything you did in this video with the knobs but I still can't hear anything. When I press play, it looks like nothing in my project is actually playing at all; there's no signal. It won't play audio on my computer/youtube either. Does anyone know how to fix this?
PLEASE HELP! I have the umc404hd and downloaded the correct drivers but in DEVICE SETTINGS its only bringing up 2 tracks instead of all 4...do you know why this is and how I can fix it? Thank you in advance...
hi there! i also bought it but i dont have any idea on using the 4 inputs at once! can you please help me,? i am using adobe audition and i tried alot of times to use at 4 inputs at once but really dont know how to solve it! can you suggest me something? thank u soo much.
I'm not familiar with Audition, but from looking here (helpx.adobe.com/audition/using/connecting-audio-hardware.html) it looks like you choose a default input in the Preferences->Audio Hardware tab, and then on each track you can override the default input in the Inputs/Outputs area of each track or the mixer.
Hey, thank you for such a great video! Quick question: you mic'd up your kit with two condensers and two dynamic mics. Did you have Phantom power on? And does that damage the dynamic mics (given that the interface sends Phantom power to all 4 inputs)?
HI there! No worries about enabling phantom power across all 4 inputs when a mixture of condenser/dynamic/ribbon mics are plugged in. Modern dynamic and ribbon mics are built in such a way that they effectively "ignore" phantom power, so there's no danger of harming the mics. The only exception is if you've got an older vintage ribbon mic that isn't wired the same as modern ones. Those can be destroyed by phantom power, but you're almost certain to be safe if you're using modern microphones.
@@YHRS Great Review! I have question - can I use phantom power and line in simultanously? Like connecting my piano to 1 and 2 inputs, and then condenser mic on 3rd input? Or there is some danger to do it?
@@michastarzynski6621 phantom power is only sent over the XLR connections, so it won't be a factor with TRS or TS connections on the combo inputs. So you'll be safe connecting a mix/match of dynamic, ribbon, condenser mics and line or instrument inputs.
Great video, thanks! I am new to music production and have just purchased this audio interface, I am still struggling to understand what would be the best way to record, say, a guitar and a bass simultaneously with headphone live monitoring for both musicians? Thanks!
For the recording part, that's easy enough since this interface has multiple instrument inputs. For the monitoring/playback part through headphones, I'd recommend getting one of Behringer's HA400 headphone amps. It'll take a single TRS cable from the headphone output on the interface to the headphone amp, then you can plug up to 4 pairs of headphones into the headphone amp, each with their own volume control.
Hello I have some questions I have a Behringer xenyx qx 1832 usb . In my church we plan to purchase this interface to record our worship. How do I connect this interface to the mixer to get the sound to record from and how hard will it be to control and fine tune the sound that comes out after service is done .
@@DUNAMISproject actually the idea is to separate each sound going into the mixer to mix them well like a separate channel for a bass guitar and drums and saxophone and vocals
i just got a used one. when i plug in the power supply to the wall, the signal lights stay on and I lose audio until i unplug it... did i get a blown one? Like the dc circuit.. its rated 5v 1000mA but i was sent a 6v 300mA power supply. Either way im pissed and just plugged my focusrite scarlete solo back in and its way louder via usb and put the other back in the box to return to the reverb seller. I really need 4 xlr multi inputs and im mad enough to blow a lot more money that i ever planned to on an interface
Thanks for this great vid! Wondering if you can help a student of mine-- with Reaper, we're trying to figure out (on Mac, not Windows... I'm used to Windows)... how to hear his audio coming from Reaper in a Zoom meeting. I know this is possible using an aggregate device with Mac, but how? haha. Shouldn't the UMC404 HD (which he has of course) have monitor inputs / outputs available in addition to the regular hardware inputs (1 thru 4)? Thanks so much for any help!
Getting ASIO audio into apps that use "desktop" sound has been a challenge, in Windows at least. I'm not familiar with the world of Mac enough to give a great answer. But I'd say that the easiest way is to use an interface with loopback capability. That allows you to send to the hardware outputs and have it come right back into the corresponding inputs on the interface. Then you use those inputs in your desktop app, and voila! I think that the app Soundflower can achieve the same effect on a Mac, that might be worth investigating.
Why my monitor sounds really small when i playback the recording? the monitor volume already high, I use samsung smarthphone headset with jeck converter to connect at Monitor port (beside the master volume and mix) .. plesse help, thankyou
When you play a professionally-mixed song, like from Spotify or something, is the volume still really quiet? Most likely the low volume is because you've taken great care to avoid clipping while recording each individual track, and the overall mix volume is low as a result. This is a good thing. You can put a limiter or maximizer across the master bus of your mix to bring the volume up closer to professional mixes.
As far as I understand it, the UMC404HD is class compliant. But in order to work on a device without a USB port, you'll need one of the camera adapter kits to provide bus power and adapt from USB to Lightning.
@@YHRS Thank you. I’m frustrated , i am getting no sound via my interface ( Behringer UMC404HD) The manual is crap. I’m new to recording, Can you help. Like your taste in music by the the way.
quick question. im using this interface along with bias fx 2 and am trying to stream to twitch via streamlabs. for the output do i need to use that main out L+R and adapt to a 1/8 in on my pc to get the effects from bias fx 2? i ask because right now the only audio out im using is the USB type B cable from the interface to the pc but im getting only the raw guitar tone and no effects. i can hear the effects through monitoring via headphones while i play though. fairly confused at this point
Great question! And I'll be honest: I don't know the answer. Yet. But I'm going to sit down with OBS and Streamlabs and see if I can get it to work. I'll do a video on the topic if I can get it to work to my satisfaction, since I've gotten a few similar questions over the last few months.
Which DAW are you using? You'll probably need to go into your settings and enable all 4 inputs and outputs in order to be able to select them as inputs on each track.
@@bedirusd1204 I'm not a Cubase user but from a quick search I see you need to create an additional stereo input bus under Studio->Audio Connections. More details on Steinberg's wesite here: helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/360000806624-VST-Audio-Connections-Setting-up-an-audio-interface-in-Cubase-Nuendo
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This is the first time I've seen a reviewer show the actual process of downloading/installing a driver. Well done! (Sorry, I'm 5 years late commending you!)
You are *so* goddamn comprehensive. This is so simple yet so necessary. Every manufacturer should have videos like these available. Not just a review but a legitimate user-experience. Absolute godsend. I wish every product had a video like this.
Thanks man, I really appreciate that!
I said the very same thing, in different words. This guy's awesome!
Why the f@ck R U cussing?
Hi - The video is old but I hope you still check it. Just want to thank you for helping again - this time connecting the NUX Amp Academy to the old reliable UMC404HD. It sounds pretty good! Simple and economic and great solutions!
Thank you big time for taking the time to do these videos and share with us. I have only just got my UMC404HD and was fortunate enough to find your video tutorials. The way that you have presented and shown us how to use this audio interface adds up to the best tutorial on a piece of equipment that I have seen so far. Thank you again.
May i ask where can i avail?
@@MaryJoyTorres-ck2vg Hi Mary. The Behringer UMC404HD is best bought from Amazon. Any problems and they make returning or replacing very easy.
If you keep an eye on Amazon they sometimes do this unit in "used as new condition" for a reasonable price.
Just purchased my own unit and wanted to join the list of thank you's for this most excellent video: thorough, easy to follow and very informative in a real life scenario. Very well done. Going to watch part 2 now.
Awesome, thank you!
I really like how you presented and played. Very natural.Very clear.You have a great talent.Very refreshing to see a cool guy helping us out !
Thank you
Best ever demonstration I have every watched. I've been using the UM20HD for about 2 years and you nailed it. I have the Behringer UMC1820 being delivered tomorrow. I out grew the 4 inputs.
Yeah but 1820 has no inserts and that's the beauty of 204hd and 404hd
Dude, thank you so much! Just tried out the Behringer U-Phoria and I didn't worked as I wanted it to work...followed your steps, everythink works perfectly, you made my day!
That's great to hear!
I've just discovered your channel. I own 2 of the UMC404HD's and was having some learning curve issues. What makes your channel so excellent is that you aren't afraid to show us the mishaps along the way. Makes us feel less intimidated to know that it's not just us novices🙂
This has been one of the most enjoyable and informative product vids I have seen. I thought the pace was spot on for a complete beginner to recording like me and the narration was just right, gave me the facts and opinions and was never patronising or too hi-brow. Subscribed............ and got a 404HD on order!
Wow, thank you! So glad that it was helpful, and have a great time making some music in your own home studio!
Thank you for recording such a well explained video on the Behringer UMC404HD. Now I know how to use it properly and hook it up the right way.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
I was trying to figure out how to wire my UMC404HD; this video helped, so I liked the video. and then I sub'd when I heard that warm up run at 22:03. Salute my friend!
The performance at the beginning is stellar.
Just got the Behringer UMC204HD a few days ago. Unfortunately, Behringer thought to printer their manual in about 7 different languages, but they didn’t put much information in it.
This is the most helpful video I’ve found on this interface. Thanks a million!! 👍🏻
Instantly sub’d!
That's great to hear! So glad that it was helpful! Enjoy making music with the 202HD!
The manual is redic.
Excellent. I just got my uMC404 and really needed to load the driver. very good workflow and modest narration.
This was ridiculously helpful. Love that you take your time to really go through it and explain to us as YOU figure things out. Helps us noobs to understand it. Thanks!
I'm so glad that it was helpful! Have a ton of fun making music!
I honestly can't thank you enough for such a thorough rundown of this piece of equipment. You answered every question I had about this. If you have a Patreon or something, let me know!
Man that part of you setting up the interface helped me a lot. By following you through got my eyes to see signal input in all 4 channels. Now im ready to multi track
the inserts were the selling point for me. hadnt seen that on any other interface, and the 8ch behringer makes dont have that feature. i purchased a motu 8pre es recently, and am happy with it, but i still bring the uphoria with me when i travel with a couple mono pieces of outboard gear(for use with the inserts) and a single channel mic pre. not my favorite interface any more, but not nearly obsolete. great tutorial, fun to watch and a great tune!
Thank you! I really was surprised at how good this interface was!
Great video, this would have taken a ton of time to put together. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything so thoroughly.
Thanks so much!
Found this while looking for more info on the Stereo, Mono, Mix & Main controls and found it clear and really informative/helpful. Immediately subscribed and look forward to learning a lot more. Thanks!
Thanks so much, very glad it was helpful!
Just bought one. It's my first interface the drummer who I play with has a Scarlett18i20 8 input 8 out thing so I've never needed one however he's moving out of town and I still want to jam with him so had to get my own now we can at least send each other files. I play bass with lots of pedal effects and synth tones and a stereo looper so I have multiple outputs. This video has been great not only is it a good overview of the interface I also use reaper and am pretty hopeless with computers sometimes 😅 so this is a great crash course for installing and setup thanks!
My eye fell on this interface. I did some research before I buy this audio interface and came to your video. Great review man. You really convinced me to buy one.
Reading comments during the opening as I comment here now.. Looks and sounds promising right off the start.
What a great help. The only thing I hated is the another unboxing.This is the best vid I’ve seen.
Good simple video,I bought one of those Behringer, before I watch this video I plugged my interface and some microphones,did some tests....well,I'm satisfied,I think that's good stuff, Behringer is not a bad choice.
Great job on all these videos. Love it and the Behringer UMC404HD
Great vid. Had this interface for several years (got it when it sold for $125). You helped confirm (expand) my knowledge of it. One thing that might help others is that if you are using phantom power (and say 250ohm headphones that require power as well), be sure to plug in the 9v. Otherwise, you will get audio glitches and the quality of the overall sound will suffer!
Thanks for the info!
Must have been a good feeling getting your drums setup again. Great demo. I too agree the UMC404HD is a great entry level interface.
It was definitely a treat to see my drum kit back in one piece again! Cheers, Vatche!
As always, great video, thank you very much for it.
I am very surprised with the sound quality, I've tried behringer interfaces about 10 years ago and they were very low quality, felt like one of those recording toys for children. It's really great to see that they improve their quality while still remaining affordable for people on a budget.
And one last thing - That guitar sound on the Gibson! Damn!
Waiting for part 2!
I was also very negative towards Behringer for a long time. It wasn't until a few years ago that I tried one of their U-Phoria interfaces and it changed my mind. I think that they're offering some really good bang for buck for entry-level gear nowadays!
I've been recording part 2 this week and I ended up editing out a part where I went over the signal chain for the Gibson in that mix. Maybe I'll find a way to put it back in :)
I didn't end up finding a good way to adding the guitar details in, so here's a quick rundown of the signal chain:
- Gibson LP Classic
- Boss OC-2
- JHS Muffuletta on the Civil War circuit
- Marshall JCM800
- Two Notes Torpedo Reload
- Preamp on the UMC404HD
- Two Notes Wall Of Sound speaker/mic emulation
Yay new video! Thanks! Greetings from Germany :)
Greetings in Germany! And thanks so much!
11:26 - Why is there no driver for MacOS? Is this interface not compatible with Mac?
No need for one - Core audio device
Goodness Chad I know I'm way too late to the party but this song gives me so many travelling in a Greyhound bus vibes. Great tune as usual, I only wish you have more stuff coming regularly but as usual the good stuff has to come in slow and small dosage.
Thanks so much! yeah, I wish I had been more prolific in 2020 but it just didn't turn out to be a year that got me inspired very often :( Here's to 2021 being a busier year!
Man, the latency test is the best i've ever seen. if u make the same latency test for M-audio air 192/6 you can save my life.
Again: I found this demo very good. I am a blind musition, that just ordered this enterface. and am looking forward to using it with my mac, and reaper.
Thank you so much! All the best to you in your creative endeavors!
Just bought one! Thanks for all the details I needed this!
Thank you for such a clear and concise video. I have been looking for the right interface, and you have really sold the behringer to me as a welcomed addition for my studio set up.
Hey, how u doin? The four playback outputs works as outputs of your DAW, so you can set some sequence chanels in each output. Most of the time is used for live performances, you can for example, set the master track in 2 chanels (L1&R2) the third chanel for the click track and the fourth for the vocal guide track just for monitoring. There are interfaces that have even 18 inputs and 20 playback otputs as the Behringer Usb Umc1820 , so you can set each chanel of your DAW in the outputs of the interface and plug each one in your mixer and you can change the volume of each one independently for live backround playback. My english is no good at all, I'm from Mexico. I hope this helps. Thanks for the video, Im subscribing!
Could you get 6 outs from this? 2 x main and 4 x outs?
(2021 review): Super informative, and great structure! I was easily able to watch till the end and learned so much. Nothing was boring, everything said was important information and not a breath was wasted.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Chad, actually those units come with a new version of Tracktion called Waveform. I use it as my second DAW and works great, it even has a proper mixer.
As usual a great video and an even better tune.
Thanks so much for the clarification! I went straight to the driver download and didn't take a gander at the other software offered on their webpage. I'll have to check it out!
This is generally all new to me and I really appreciate you putting this together. I had my eye on the Behringer 404HD and this really helped me understand it better. Off to part II!
Oh, I forgot to ask . . . you mentioned the Phantom Power in the context of a condenser mic. What is Phantom Power and why is it necessary for that type of mic? thx.
Thanks so much! Yeah, condenser (also known as capacitor) microphones require power in order to operate. In the "old days" microphones used to come with their own power supply, and some still do. But it's much more common nowadays for condenser microphones to use the power supplied from the preamp itself, known as phantom power. It's a 48 volt power supply sent through one of the 3 pins of an XLR cable that allows the condenser mic to reproduce sound.
@@YHRS Thank you so much. It sounds like if I add mics down the road I'd be all set either way! Cheers.
finally xD but i forgot to turn on the notification bell. thanks man
will definitely looking out for part 2 :D
Great, thanks so much!
It's also worth mentioning that the mono button on the 404 is part of the monitoring area and has no affect while recording through usb. It's good with headphones and the outputs, but if you plug into only channel 1, pressing the mono button will not add your audio to any other channel for recording.
Brilliant! I got my 404 going with your help! great to see some of what's possible
Man, I am loving it. Really great song and style.
This has become my daily everything for audio, use it for recording my mics and DJ Mixer, voice chat, gaming, everything. I've even used as a an output interface for Virtual DJ, RekordBox and Traktor using the AB switch to create a monitor channel for the DJ software. It's a shiny black & silver swiss army knife, just make sure you update to the 4.59 driver if you are having any issues in win 10.
Dude i just bought my 404.. but I'm a bit confused about monitor A/B.. it's not working when I'm pressing the A/B button.. I'm using win 10
@@bdrmstudios2128 AFAIK it only affects the headphones, did you install the driver?
Fantastic in depth review.. Thinking of buying one soon.... no need yet as i only have one condenser mic at the moment....
Thanks! And a few spare inputs never hurts, even if you've just got 1 mic to plug in :)
Get the focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Generation it was my first interface I have both interfaces and I’ve had more issues with the 404 in the past 2 months then I have with the Scarlett which I’ve had for 2 years
I thought I was the only one who held my pick with my middle finger until just now. Multitasking at its best
I always do that as well
If I sound gay (not that I have any problem with that whatsoever - and also taking into account that I'm opening myself up to the haters that can't seem to wait to make fun of comments/the uploader of these great vids) I'll say sorry now, but this particular video is the best one on UA-cam, hands down!! I am in the stage of even attempting home recording on any kind of level that matters, and have the same hardware, same guitars, same abilities of you, my friend (although you highly discredit yourself as a musician -clearly you are pretty Goddamn good being able to record all these instruments yourself, like me). Thank you for posting this. I've been in the house recording straight to my DAW and ready to go out into my backyard home studio and actually use an interface to record guitars/vox/ possibly live drums??? My point is thank you for posting the details... all of them in the above vid. Well Done! and keep them coming! I'm subscribing now.
Hey thank you so much! I hope you're having fun making some music!
You should add how impervious this unit is. This one arsehole (me) keeps spilling drinks over it when they've had one too many, and it still works perfectly!
Also, as other people have said, a very in-depth and comprehensive demo of this unit! Liked and subscribed!
Keep up the awesome videos, man!
Haha fortunately I've never had the pleasure of wiping rum & coke off of an interface yet (knock on wood!). I have a feeling that day will come, someday 😊
@@YHRS fingers crossed that you never have to find out!
It's happened way too many times now. I need to sor tout my workspace, that's for sure!
Nice garage sound with fuzz !!!!
Mate you're a legend!!! Thats how this kinda videos should be made, so complete. Thank you sooo much you're the best!
For whatever reason, I have not been able to get my UMC404HD to run off USB power alone, it needs the power supply. Not a big deal, but definitely ponderous. Great video though! This is my first interface and it has treated me well. Only cost me $100 too.
that's a great deal for $100! I think it's one of (if not the best) value for dollar on the market today. Glad your is working out great!
I had the same problem with a Steinberg interface, turns out my USB ports weren't delivering a full 5V of power so the thing wouldn't even power on. I ran it through a powered USB hub and it worked, but it did illustrate that not all USB ports are created equal!
It works great with Linux Mint didn't have to do anything just plugged it in and it started working using audacity it sees all four channels absolutely no learning curve or driver download!
Thank you. Was wondering if it would work with mine!
I can't wait till Amazon delivers mine tomorrow. I'll be using it for live stuff on UA-cam with studio mics and instruments. Hope I can figure it out
Nice! I hope Amazon came through and you've been making noise with your new 404HD this week :)
I really don't know how to thank you. So damn clear and percise to explain, you saved my mental healt to install this stuff.
I will always thank you
Thank you excellent work through of the set up. It helped me because I am using Reaper too.
This is really a fantastic video, extremely helpful sir.
What a great video. You’re a great teacher…. Instant sub
Awesome, thank you!
Hello, great video! Can you record all channels simuously into 4 different tracks in your daw?
Absolutely! That's how I recorded the drums for the sample track in this video. You might need a little setup in your DAW to allow all 4 inputs, then you'll be all set!
Hi thanks for sharing! Can i use this umc404 in ipad garageband and multitrack it? Thnks
I have one of these and my at2020 is super quiet. I do have the 48v on and still so quiet. Wondering if adding the wall adapter would give it the juice it needs
great great video.... I learned so much. Thanks!
In my Opinion "Behringer" is a Awesome Developer and Fair Seller,
for a Big Money Pocket and the small Money Pocket too, most for the small!
And when you get a Gear thats a bit Noisy...for 20 Bucks...ähm...its ok for 20Bucks!
Otherwise you get "NOTHING" for 20 Bucks!
Think about that!
Since Behringer have a Deal with the Music Network, and Midas, they are High End,
in some certain things, Hardware...i got the X32, the first Roll Out of them!
And its a Awesome Mixer... and the new "Wing" ...crazy ...Awesome!
Nice Video Dude, you do it all...nice! Good Review!!!
Can you use this with in-ear monitors with backing tracks.. great videos
As long as your in-ear monitors can plug into a standard 1/4" TRS jack (or can be adapted), then sure!
Got Fender Mustang GT100 (guitar amp), this audio device and AKG240 headphones, best combo ever bought.
Dude very informative and useful video. Much love to you brother. Just got this interface
You literally saved my life with this thank you so much
love you're channel man
Hey thanks man, I really appreciate it!
GRET tutorial, thanks a lot!
My bigest issue is not get 4 mono inputs, the last driver gave me only 2 stereo par (in 1-2 or 3-4), trying rec on Audacity, but I"ll go to Reaper instead.
But sir please I do have more noise when recording...I use Rode NT1a Recording vocals but all my settings good ...drivers are new...is there any help
Excellent - I found I had no idea how to use this as it is completely different from the 2 channel version
hi, since usb can power the interface, what is the purpose of using the AC adapter? thanks
Edit just got in mail and i got everything working. Cant try out some till i upgrade. When that happens i hope midi in n out works. Love it
I've had terrible luck with mine. I had to send it out for repairs in the first month when the unit "blew" after a reboot (something to do with cycling the power - unit was repaired not replaced). It worked okay for awhile and then started with intermittent crackling. Upgrading to windows 10 (from 7) seemed to make things worse and after numerous clearing and reinstalling of drivers, I gave up. I really wanted to like this unit and at first it was fantastic but questionable reliability struck once again and has forced me to no longer consider their products (I also had a Behringer mixer that died after light use).
Oh man, that sounds terrible! I guess I haven't used this interface for more than a few weeks so far. I hope it holds up better!
They've released a new driver for Win 10. It seems that Win 10 is at fault because of their stupid updates where they break USB devices...
love the four inserts!!!! priceless!!!
hello, I bought this audio interface for my 11 year old twin guitarists! What is the use of DC 5v power if we can do everything with the USB socket? I thought you had to use the 5V DC power supply when you wanted to put it in 48v to use a microphone but in your beautiful video you switch to 48v mode without connecting the 5V DC power supply. Very good, but then what is this 5V power supply for? Sorry I use google translate.
i grabbed one of these used for 60, just getting around to hooking it up
Can you plug a jack cable in the middle of the XLR inputs? I have a pre-sonus where you can do that, and it looks like these have jack inputs within the XLR one's too
Could you use the 4 outs + 2 x main outs at the same time, so you'd essentially have 6 outputs going out at the same level to a mixer or something like that?
In part 2 of this review, I found that the main outputs 1/2 and the playback outputs 1/2 are duplicates of each other. Anything that you send to outputs 1 and 2 comes out both the main outputs and PB outs 1/2. Playback outputs 3/4 are independent. So it really is a 4-out interface even though it has 6 output jacks on the back.
21:00 you have bass, headphones, power, and two other outputs (?) on the back.
What are the red n black cables for?
Those are plugged into the main outputs on the UMC, and are connected to an external recorder so I can capture the sound for the video. That's where you'd normally connect your studio monitors/speakers.
I can‘t understand why you don‘t have more subscribers.
I just got this interface and I am having the same playback issue. I'm using a Mac and my DAW is Logic. The interface is on and connected to the computer, I've connected the interface in my computer's audio settings, and I've set it up in the Logic audio settings. I did everything you did in this video with the knobs but I still can't hear anything. When I press play, it looks like nothing in my project is actually playing at all; there's no signal. It won't play audio on my computer/youtube either. Does anyone know how to fix this?
PLEASE HELP! I have the umc404hd and downloaded the correct drivers but in DEVICE SETTINGS its only bringing up 2 tracks instead of all 4...do you know why this is and how I can fix it? Thank you in advance...
mine is turning on all LED lights the moment i plug it in. what could be the problem
hi there! i also bought it but i dont have any idea on using the 4 inputs at once! can you please help me,? i am using adobe audition and i tried alot of times to use at 4 inputs at once but really dont know how to solve it! can you suggest me something? thank u soo much.
I'm not familiar with Audition, but from looking here (helpx.adobe.com/audition/using/connecting-audio-hardware.html) it looks like you choose a default input in the Preferences->Audio Hardware tab, and then on each track you can override the default input in the Inputs/Outputs area of each track or the mixer.
Hey, thank you for such a great video! Quick question: you mic'd up your kit with two condensers and two dynamic mics. Did you have Phantom power on? And does that damage the dynamic mics (given that the interface sends Phantom power to all 4 inputs)?
HI there! No worries about enabling phantom power across all 4 inputs when a mixture of condenser/dynamic/ribbon mics are plugged in. Modern dynamic and ribbon mics are built in such a way that they effectively "ignore" phantom power, so there's no danger of harming the mics.
The only exception is if you've got an older vintage ribbon mic that isn't wired the same as modern ones. Those can be destroyed by phantom power, but you're almost certain to be safe if you're using modern microphones.
@@YHRS Great Review! I have question - can I use phantom power and line in simultanously? Like connecting my piano to 1 and 2 inputs, and then condenser mic on 3rd input? Or there is some danger to do it?
@@michastarzynski6621 phantom power is only sent over the XLR connections, so it won't be a factor with TRS or TS connections on the combo inputs. So you'll be safe connecting a mix/match of dynamic, ribbon, condenser mics and line or instrument inputs.
Great video, thanks! I am new to music production and have just purchased this audio interface, I am still struggling to understand what would be the best way to record, say, a guitar and a bass simultaneously with headphone live monitoring for both musicians? Thanks!
For the recording part, that's easy enough since this interface has multiple instrument inputs. For the monitoring/playback part through headphones, I'd recommend getting one of Behringer's HA400 headphone amps. It'll take a single TRS cable from the headphone output on the interface to the headphone amp, then you can plug up to 4 pairs of headphones into the headphone amp, each with their own volume control.
@@YHRS Thanks a lot! Will try that
Hello I have some questions I have a Behringer xenyx qx 1832 usb . In my church we plan to purchase this interface to record our worship.
How do I connect this interface to the mixer to get the sound to record from and how hard will it be to control and fine tune the sound that comes out after service is done .
You don't need any interface if you have a usb mixer
@@DUNAMISproject actually the idea is to separate each sound going into the mixer to mix them well like a separate channel for a bass guitar and drums and saxophone and vocals
I use AV Linux and Ardour as DAW. Will this work without manufacturer drivers ? You did very very good presentation. Thank you! Cheers!
i just got a used one. when i plug in the power supply to the wall, the signal lights stay on and I lose audio until i unplug it... did i get a blown one? Like the dc circuit.. its rated 5v 1000mA but i was sent a 6v 300mA power supply. Either way im pissed and just plugged my focusrite scarlete solo back in and its way louder via usb and put the other back in the box to return to the reverb seller. I really need 4 xlr multi inputs and im mad enough to blow a lot more money that i ever planned to on an interface
Did you figure it out? I got mine like new with the correct power supply but it won't budge with my macs..they don't seem to know it's there!
Thanks for this great vid! Wondering if you can help a student of mine-- with Reaper, we're trying to figure out (on Mac, not Windows... I'm used to Windows)... how to hear his audio coming from Reaper in a Zoom meeting. I know this is possible using an aggregate device with Mac, but how? haha. Shouldn't the UMC404 HD (which he has of course) have monitor inputs / outputs available in addition to the regular hardware inputs (1 thru 4)? Thanks so much for any help!
Getting ASIO audio into apps that use "desktop" sound has been a challenge, in Windows at least. I'm not familiar with the world of Mac enough to give a great answer. But I'd say that the easiest way is to use an interface with loopback capability. That allows you to send to the hardware outputs and have it come right back into the corresponding inputs on the interface. Then you use those inputs in your desktop app, and voila! I think that the app Soundflower can achieve the same effect on a Mac, that might be worth investigating.
Why my monitor sounds really small when i playback the recording? the monitor volume already high, I use samsung smarthphone headset with jeck converter to connect at Monitor port (beside the master volume and mix) .. plesse help, thankyou
When you play a professionally-mixed song, like from Spotify or something, is the volume still really quiet? Most likely the low volume is because you've taken great care to avoid clipping while recording each individual track, and the overall mix volume is low as a result. This is a good thing. You can put a limiter or maximizer across the master bus of your mix to bring the volume up closer to professional mixes.
The interface sounds good to my surprise.
Is this audio interface class compliant ? Will it work on my ipad pro ?
As far as I understand it, the UMC404HD is class compliant. But in order to work on a device without a USB port, you'll need one of the camera adapter kits to provide bus power and adapt from USB to Lightning.
@@YHRS Thank you.
I’m frustrated , i am getting no sound via my interface ( Behringer UMC404HD) The manual is crap. I’m new to recording, Can you help. Like your taste in music by the the way.
I noticed that you have a Focusrite Scarlett, how does the Behringer compare to the Scarlett? Which of the two do you recommend more?
quick question. im using this interface along with bias fx 2 and am trying to stream to twitch via streamlabs. for the output do i need to use that main out L+R and adapt to a 1/8 in on my pc to get the effects from bias fx 2? i ask because right now the only audio out im using is the USB type B cable from the interface to the pc but im getting only the raw guitar tone and no effects. i can hear the effects through monitoring via headphones while i play though. fairly confused at this point
Great question! And I'll be honest: I don't know the answer. Yet. But I'm going to sit down with OBS and Streamlabs and see if I can get it to work. I'll do a video on the topic if I can get it to work to my satisfaction, since I've gotten a few similar questions over the last few months.
How did you connect the interface to the computer?
Very good video, thank you so much ! A very pleasant journey with you :)
Pls make video with setup 4ch record at same time? Iam problem to set it at same time
Iam can record just 2 input at same time cant 4
Which DAW are you using? You'll probably need to go into your settings and enable all 4 inputs and outputs in order to be able to select them as inputs on each track.
@@YHRS iam using cubase and audacity, it cant using 4ch at same time
@@bedirusd1204 I'm not a Cubase user but from a quick search I see you need to create an additional stereo input bus under Studio->Audio Connections. More details on Steinberg's wesite here: helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/360000806624-VST-Audio-Connections-Setting-up-an-audio-interface-in-Cubase-Nuendo