Re: [LAU] Behringer UMC1820 experiences and sync settings? - Linux-audio-user

30 May 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(a)parkellipsen.de &lt;nik(a)parkellipsen.de&gt; [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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