All user reviews for the Behringer Ultragain Pro MIC2200

I bought this unit to supplement my Positive Grid Bias Mini Guitar Amp. The Bias Mini is an amp modeler. It sounds great but the 'valve sizzle' was missing in the signal chain. The MIC2200 adds sufficient warmth and sizzle that an amp modeler cannot give you. The MIC2200 also has a precise EQ that I use to filter out annoying mid frequencies in the guitar signal.

I have tested the MIC2200 with a condenser microphone going into my DAW. Although I will use this pre-amp for other instruments when recording, I will not use it on vocals. This is not because it doesn't sound good but because most tube pre-amps color a signal and I happen not to like the colorization of tube pre-amps on vocals.

I've read a lot of criticism of the LED light in the background and hissing noise. These statements are nonsense. Who cares whether Behringer decided to dramatize the tube-look by installing lights behind it? Hissing is a natural by-product of tubes when pushing them. During normal input/gain levels, I found no discernible hissing. Any minor hiss generated, if at all, will be lost in the mix. If you are recording pristine, clear audio, I wouldn't use a tube pre-amp anyway. However, I have heard of professional studios using Behringer gear and this particular tube pre-amp.

I worked in the music industry for three decades. I've used and owned brand products such as Digitech, Alesis, dbx, Mackie etc. All good stuff. But when Behringer hit the market, they were ridiculed by established studio gear manufacturers because they feared the competition. I now own a range of Behringer products after upgrading my gear because the price, quality and features are generally better than that of overpriced competitors, who by the way nowadays also manufacture in Asia. To date, only one Behringer product has had an issue. The unit was replaced immediately. Behringer's reputation, as far as I am concerned, is excellent.

This unit comes in a 19" rack size. Build quality is excellent and the EQ, phantom power and balanced/unbalanced in and outputs are great at this price point. Sound is a personal matter, and as stated above, I wouldn't use any tube pre-amp on vocals (unless doing some old Frank Sinatra stuff and I want that creamy, smooth, tube sizzle). I use it for instruments for which it is serving its purpose really well.

Obviously, if you don't like the sound of the MIC2200, then don't buy it and don't give it a bad rating because of that. If you want to spend $5K or $10K on a tube pre-amp, and you actually believe that you get a substantially better sound, then go for it.

Overall, you get a lot for AU $189.

rack model in Xlr and 6.35, supply Phamtom 48 volts and as always with behringer attention to impedance input \ output.
Here is an absolute rule as follows:
output impedance must match an entry MINIMUM 7 times to get the correct sound. ATTENTION This impedance does not apply to pregnant

UTILIZATION

super easy to use, pity there is no stereo coupler

SOUND QUALITY

no transparency lamp plays its role and therefore color the sound with the equalizer as such.

OVERALL OPINION

This rack is not expensive and very correct.Je do not understand people who "break" and behringer in general.
I would try out this preamp with Telefunken lamp to see.
Likely that there are better, but for the "bourgeois" and "show-off" music

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UTILIZATION

simple

SOUND QUALITY

the whole problem ... the sound is so good, no matter what, leaving the preamp. draft a little saturated but not as we might like
in fact it is neither transparent nor colored was neither benefits nor transistor lamps.
the eq is not terrible either ...

OVERALL OPINION

I'm not a thug systematic Behringer. I have a good tube microphone and a pedal of this brand that I would not change it for the world. but there no interest. I sold it after trying to use it for a year. in any case it did not fit what I wanted in terms of heat and light of a lamp preamp. to avoid even more for the price you can find good secondhand small preamp.

Like all Berhinger racks, metal box is not great but good .....
The settings are essential prvus priori nothing is missing.
Between Jack & XLR Output Jack & XLR

UTILIZATION

Auncun problem commissioning and rglage.

SOUND QUALITY

The lamps of origins are not terrible but APRS change the sound has clearly amlior.
The use of correction frequency drives amne pluttgnants cracking. So forget the equalizer. A lil hair and low-cut enough .....

OVERALL OPINION

For the price it is an average product. I am not a connoisseur pramplis but I think that putting the price one can have much better stuff on other brands.

Miss much (see the website for the manufacturer dtails).

UTILIZATION

The module is quite clear and they quickly seized trs operation.
The potentiomtres not trs prcis and it is almost impossible to have a rglage end.

SOUND QUALITY

Ae! The sound that come out of this camera lacks DEFINITIONS and gain input there is no grain, no heat, no coloration of the lamp on the incoming signal. It is nothing ...

For the price, a better TubePre.

This module dpanne I Live in the overhead drum mics until it is replaced.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year. The report is qualitprix trs way and if c'tait again, I would never have bought. It dpanne, that's all.

Ok

UTILIZATION

Being a novice I had difficulties using standards. I never tried other prampli ... I even asked if I got a Difference tural its use. Too bad I was not a connoisseur proximity. But after one year (two and a half years that I use), I can say that I make him spit out his "little" gut ...

SOUND QUALITY

The quality is hard to say since I can not compare. but I use it with a B-2 Brhinger and thanks j'ibtiens utragain the remarkable warmth in his voice. The B-2 alone, not bad, coupled with the ULTRAGAIN, has the ring! amliore say that 50% of the sound of the B-2. But it's hard to say that I saw a. ..

OVERALL OPINION

Personally, I am satisfied with this device trs, but the grind it takes a lot (especially the equalizer) to find the right frquences voice amplified. The artist must wait a while before a ring, too bad. 2 years as I try and I rve the Avalon or other to compare.
I will take with compressor Intgr problem as too much saturation.
It would be again, I Do not hesitate (it's cheap!), But I strongly replaced!

Double pramp mic / line with low-cut and a parameter. less than 150 euros, strong.

UTILIZATION

Once we understand the switches for the multiplier select band of Settings, it was all inclusive.

SOUND QUALITY

walk a lot on vocals and guitar folks, it's pretty cool, I think more like an effect.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it live, I like the small ct incisive voices as they pass in this pramp.y has quite a few in the upper DEFINITIONS and they stand out well in the mix. The argument saves me many life when I come across a console with a semi-paramtrique in the medium. what the price should not be choosy, and it's tough not go wrong.

Pramp both channels a lamp, low cut, and EQUAL paramtrique a band.
In and out XLR or Jack, switching line / mic 4 / 10 db
One rack unit

UTILIZATION

No need for manual so it's easy!
The qualiseur ... not used much, it is even avoid, correct APRS is better if the registration or on the console.
The manul is unnecessary given the simplicity of the beast.

SOUND QUALITY

So the big catamaran!
The sound is not transparent but the signal is only imaginary, and instead of a heat lamp on hypottique rcupre background noise and a breath of another world .
T I have to "sampler" the empty pram for my "noise rduction" (sound forge) and clean all the shots I made with!
Srieusement in the studio there is nothing except you add the job! I, who wanted a small pram with phantom power supply for me dpanner other time as the time taken and config ... Here I am with a tool ... let's unusable!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months and almost every day ..
I love the look and quiet ignition, I dtest blast GNR!
I have an octane, a voice master pro, I had a small strro prtention free to add my gear ... I bought a nice stew There's 98 ... no miracle! Spread the word!
Report quality price: On this unit there are only price and not quality! Except as may be to the version scne trash, trash trs!
I have some exprience and running with my studio pros since 1999, srieusement, shame on me! I have no excuse of having bought this pramp ...

See site notices or other behringer

UTILIZATION

Using very simple, manual useless, the limit of eq divided into three tranches of frequencies could be simpler.

SOUND QUALITY

- With condenser microphones, the sound is correct.
- Line level without pushing too gains the sound is correct.
- on the other hand with the dynamic microphone preamp is inadequate and generates too much if we breath
. wants to obtain a correct level. is the weak point of the machine.

OVERALL OPINION

The particular feature I like least is the use with dynamic microphones.
value for the price is right.
Make or remake the choice of such devices is a matter of budget. It is obvious that a good big budget is a good choice of preamp big legend! That said, the unit is complete, it loads even a fully parametric eq.

Everything is most bannal
connector jack + XLR +4 dBu-10dBV switch

UTILIZATION

Throw away the user manual is all facade
by notched against the pots was not to

SOUND QUALITY

Grain lamp very discreet (own a little heat) do not over push the output gain little spit ca

OVERALL OPINION

Techniquemnt that is correct (designed in Germany) finishing sucks (made in china) but it is a good compromise for the price 140Euros new and its not a crazy crazy ...
troubleshoot and it still would be vulgar to try and refiller in OCCAZ plus it makes a copy of the U87 B2 for an altogether as ridiculous so why not a kit preamp condenser mic for less than 200 euros