Behringer UMC404HD
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The great thing about this Audio Interface is that it’s excellent both for starting musicians and also experienced ones who need a simple Interface to do some home recording. The first thing you’ll notice is its build quality, it’s excellent considering the incredibly affordable price. Being one of the most affordable Audio Interfaces out there, I don’t think you could ever go wrong when purchasing it, especially since the recording quality is pretty damn good. It has four Combo XLR and ¼” inputs on the front, capable of recording four Microphones or Line/Instrument level signals through USB directly into your DAW, while on the back it also has MIDI I/O. The four Inputs feature the MIDAS designed mic-preamps, which are known for their great quality and excellent sound. The highest recording quality you can achieve with this Interface is a 24-bit/192kHz resolution. Not only is it a good option for recording at home, but since it’s small and light it will certainly work well for travelling musicians who need to record at different locations. Each channel comes with the essential controls that you could need, there’s the gain control for each individual input, an attenuation pad and a switch that lets you choose between line and instrument level. Another great feature is the Mono/Stereo switch on the front, which will allow you to quickly switch to mono while mixing, since this is an essential part of the mixing process. The UMC404HD mix control allows zero-latency direct monitoring, which means musicians can experience their performance clearly with no delay or lag in the returning signal, this will help you improve your performance. The Headphone output isn’t really the greatest one out there, since it doesn’t have the necessary power to drive high-impedance Headphones like the Sennheiser HD650 properly. In cases like this you’d need to purchase a separate Headphone Amp. On the back you get the USB 2.0 port which allows for simple and quick connection to your PC, the main Outputs, the MIDI I/O. and four Insert channels to use with external effects such as compressors, gates and EQs, etc. Also, you get individual outputs for each channel both on ¼” jack and on RCA connector.
The USB connection can power the Interface on its own, but it can also be powered through a DC adapter. Lastly on the back it has the Phantom Power switch, which will apply Phantom Power globally to all four Inputs.
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