[LAU] Behringer UMC1820 experiences and sync settings?

nik at parkellipsen.de nik at parkellipsen.de
Mon May 30 14:38:15 CEST 2022


(Sorry, not sure why my last attempt to send this was empty) 

Hi Peter, 

referring to the UMC1820. According to Thomann's webpage it's been available
since May 2016,

I think I bought mine in 2018, so I have it more like 4 years now, not 5,
now
that I think about it.

I checked in alsamixer, you can switch the clock source
between internal and "Opt In SPDI" (or something like that).

Best,
Niklas


Peter P. wrote on 29.05.2022 18:31 (GMT +02:00):
> Nik,
> 
> thanks! Are you refering to the UMC1820 or UCA202? Has the UMC1820
> really been around for five years already?
> What does alsamixer show you for the device when you scroll through the
> "Playback" "Capture" "All" views with the TAB key?
> 
> best, P
> 
> * nik at parkellipsen.de <nik at parkellipsen.de> [2022-05-29 16:52]:
> > I own the mentioned device and have been using it with JACK and PipeWire
> for 
> > a while now, mostly to drive multichannel setups. Haven't done much
> recording 
> > with it, so I can't say much about the preamp quality. 
> > 
> > Regarding the clock source part, I'm not sure because that's something I
> never
> > needed.
> > 
> > My general impression is that it runs stable and reliable, haven't had
> any
> > problems so far (after 5 years or so). Used it 
> > at home (in my not-so-super-dry garage) and for 8-channel concerts, so
> it has
> > been moved around quite a bit.
> > 
> > I guess I'm one of the people who never had much trouble with Behringer
> > devices. The UCA202 works
> > like a charm, and on the several occasions I worked with X32s in their
> several
> > flavors, it was a 
> > good all around experience (in fact, the latter one seems one of the
> only
> > class-compliant devices with
> > such a high channel count).
> > 
> > Best,
> > N
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Peter P. wrote on 29.05.2022 10:29 (GMT +02:00):
> > > Hi list,
> > > 
> > > I am thinking of replacing my RME HDSP CardBus+Multiface after twenty
> > > years
> > > because it has never been really stable (firmware doesn't load
> reliably,
> > > multiface is sometimes randomly detected as digiface, random I/O box
> > > disconnects locking up jackd, etc.). This is sad because it is such a
> > > great card. Now I am looking for similar specs with a class compliant
> > > USB connection. I am trying to avoid Motu and the newer RME devices
> > > because I would pay a lot for (DSP/Mixer) features that would remain
> > > inaccessible for me from within Linux. It seems, and hesitate to say
> so,
> > > that the Behringer UMC1820 is the closest to my needs. Has many I/Os
> and
> > > most if not all of its settings should be configurable from the boxes
> > > hardware controls. The only thing I am wondering about is how I can
> tell
> > > the card to be a digital clock source or follower. Is this something
> > > that can be set with alsamixer perhaps? Does anyone have the card and
> > > can confirm and report on its reliability perhaps?
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Peter
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