Behringer's mission is “to help musicians fulfill their dreams with life-changing products at affordable prices.” The U-PHORIA series interfaces are a perfect example of Behringer’s mission in action, helping to fuel the passion and creativity of today's home recording and broadcast enthusiasts with affordable audiophile performance quality.
Not long ago, the idea of a home studio rivaling a professional multitrack recording studio was a distant dream, given the exorbitant costs involved. However, the 1990s saw a revolution with the rise of high-quality, lower-cost digital recording platforms, marking the birth of the home studio era. Behringer’s U-PHORIA audio interfaces have played a pivotal role in this revolution, making professional-quality, broadcast-worthy home recording an affordable reality. Perfect for capturing new song ideas, podcasting, steaming background tracks, or producing career-launching hits, U-PHORIA is your gateway to the digital domain. With 6 unique, high-quality, feature-laden models to choose from, Behringer offers a U-PHORIA series interface that’s affordable and perfectly outfitted for your unique needs.
The Behringer U-Phoria UMC1820 2X2 includes everything you need to record professional-quality audio on your MAC or PC. Like every other I/O in the U-Phoria series, it comes with free downloadable Traction software. It’s also compatible with Avid, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase, and every popular software platform for directly recording with your favorite DAW. The UMC404HD is the flagship of the U-PHORIA series. Yet, it’s priced far more affordably than you'd expect to pay for an audiophile quality 24-bit/96 kHz interface with 8 analog Midas preamps and enough digital connectivity for 18x20 simultaneous operation.
The UMC1820 U-Phoria features 8 XLR-TRS combo inputs (6 on the back panel and two conveniently located on the front ) for recording with dynamic and studio condenser mics plus 1/4" line or instrument sources. On the front panel, each Midas preamp-equipped channel features an independent gain control, line/instrument selector, pad, and switchable phantom power for channels 1-4 and 5-8. You’ll also find a variable input/playback mix control with a stereo/mono switch for direct monitoring, a master output control with mute and dim functions, dual headphone outputs with independent level controls, and an A/B source selector. On top of USB and MIDI, stepping up to the UMC1820 also allows you simultaneous use of optical I/O supporting S/PDIF, ADAT, and S/MUX formats without sacrificing the 96 kHz audiophile-quality sound.