Some time ago, in 2018, I made a video about mixing and recording with Audacity and the Behringer UMC404HD. Audacity the Free DAW for Windows, Linux and MacOS Record, for example, the basic tracks an mix them later on in a more professional DAW or let someone else mix them. It is also perfect for recording things like voice overs or a demo for a (small) band. It’s easy to use, stable and is the perfect little DAW for anyone who wants to get his feet wet in home recording. I tested it on only two windows programs but am positive it will work on many others like Reaper, pro tools, cubase, ableton live, studio one, and so on.Audacity is a free DAW, a program for audio recording and mixing, and it’s popular for some very good reasons besides being free. If I ever find out how, I’ll post a follow-up video on that since I believe that would be a perfect solution for the fast, leightweight, “on the road” recording.

Although I failed to get it recording 4 tracks at once with Audacity, I’m almost certain it should be possible. It doesn’t work with the standard ASIO4ALL drivers that are used by most home recording enthusiast using the standard 1 or 2 channel input/output devices. Do make sure you switch off the “midi” when starting a recording with Ardour since it doesn’t support the midi input if there’s no real midi device connected to the interface!įor Windows you’ll need to download a driver from their webisite. You don’t need additional drivers for it. I made some wrong assumptions and little mistakes at first, but I hope the little errors I made will help you prevent them.Īlthough Behringer doesn’t claim it to be compatible with Linux, it does work perfectly well on Ardour (with the standard ALSA driver). In this video I’ll walk you trough the steps I took to record multiple tracks at once with it.

The Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD is a 4 in/4 out USB Audio interface and can be used for multitrack recording with Windows, Apple and Linux recording software (DAW). Multitrack recording with the Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD and Ardour (Linux), Mixcraft (Windows) and Audacity (Windows) is very easy to do (once you know how to connect it and what driver to install when using Windows). I got this device as a birthday present and made a video about it, trying to answer this one question I’ve read the most in comments on Youtube “can it record 4 tracks at once?”. This makes it a perfect fit for any small studio or bands wanting to do some demo recording without breaking the bank!

It’s a step up from the cheapest models with Xenyx pre-amps. The 4 inputs all have 48v Phantom power and are equipped with fantastic “dead silent” Midas pre-amps. The Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD is a 4 in/4 out audio interface allowing you to record up to 4 intstruments or vocals at the same time.

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