The sound is excellent to my possibly tin ears. All my listening with it has been confined to the included headphone jack. I have no idea yet how the Behringer UFO 202 works with a turntable–that’s for a later date.Īs I understand it, the Behringer RCA outputs are typically connected to a traditional stereo system so you can play music back from PC to the home system, but I have not tried that yet. So, I can confirm the UFO 202 as a “what you hear” or “stereo mix” recording alternative with Windows 7. It is shown identically in Audacity preferences/devices/recording. The Behringer device, when used with RCA cables running from its inputs to its outputs, shows up in Windows 7 as “Microphone USB audio codec”. By not hitting apply, I was left with the default mono rather than the expected stereo. I think originally I had chosen 2 channel 0 and hit OK-WITHOUT first hitting apply. I think my error was in the advanced properties default format area. When the saved file is reopened in Audacity, it also looks and plays stereo. Ditto when played back after capture but before export and ditto after exporting and listening to the playback. While capturing, it sounded like stereo on headphones. While capturing, the meters bounced independently and the left and right channels had noticeably different wave forms. I made some adjustments, found another apparently stereo source and recorded it in Audacity. Thanks for the help and it is tentatively solved. I thought of running the cable from the Behringer output to the onboard sound input, but that would mean 2 sound cards are involved–which I assume would lead to further problems. I assume you agree with my idea of running a common RCA cable from the Behringer output to the Behringer input. I’m hoping I just did something completely infantile. So there are multiple dozens of combinations of settings. I exported both WAV and mp3 and the playback results are as in my first post-stereo with onboard sound mono with Behringer.īetween Audacity and Windows, there are dozens of audio settings–mostly in Windows. I’m not sure I listened after the capture but before the export. I listened while capturing and it both sounded and looked like stereo to me. Likewise, the meters are reacting slightly differently. When capturing the stereo recording, the left and right channels have slightly different wave forms, indicating different content in each channel. I assume your first sentence means to check within Audacity preferences and look at the recording section of devices. Make sure the default format for the Behringer is set to stereo.ĭo the recordings you made with the Behringer appear/sound as two-channel mono before you export them? I’m obviously a doofus, but even a doofus wants to know what’s wrong. These tests were conducted with the switch set to line in. The only controls on it are for line in/phono and a rotary volume control for the headphone jack. The recordings made with the Behringer device play back in 2 channel mono. The recordings made with onboard sound play back in stereo. I then went back to my onboard sound and recorded the very same source as a WAV and as mp3. I captured it and exported both as WAV and as mp3. The left and right meters were bouncing independently, indicating a stereo source. Then I found a random stereo recording on the Internet and recorded it. Then I disabled my onboard sound and made what I hope are the correct changes in Audacity and Windows control panel. I figured that would route the output back into the device and would allow “what you hear” recording. I connected the device to a USB port and then used a standard 3 foot RCA cable with 4 male plugs to connect the Behringer’s outputs to its inputs. I got it to “work” for that purpose, but for whatever reason recordings of known stereo sources play back in 2 channel mono. I am using Windows 7 and Audacity 1.3.12. I bought it mainly to help me connect a turntable to my PC, but also wanted to see how it worked for “what your hear” recording. I just got a Behringer UFO-202 USB interface today and have been trying it out.
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