All user reviews for the Behringer B-Control Audio BCA2000

I bought this unit from music123.com, i paid $220 for the unit. I got it because i wanted to be able to record with my computer.

The BCA2000 is extremely versatile - all kinds of inputs and outputs, anything you might need. Also, it has an invisible mic preamp, and a noise gate + limiter. It's loaded!

The software drivers, they suck. They aren't very stable. This isn't a huge problem, more like a pain in the ass. I got it to work, it just took a while. For help with the drivers, check out this little guide i made: http://www.angelfire.com/goth/subjecttochange/BCA2000.html
Other than the driver issue, it's really simple to use.

Built like a tank, really heavy duty. I own a Behringer Eurorack as well, which fell about eight feet during a show and not only survived, it stayed on through the rest of the set!! Well Built

This is a really nice interface. If you put some effort into installing the driver, (look at my guide) things will be fine. Don't be discouraged by the other reviews. If this was stolen i'd have to get another one.

This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Hi!

I do not go good with 4 tracks! for home studio: look no further!

UTILIZATION

You plug .....
settle down the driver ..............
you reboot ..........
careful not to conflict if the other cards ..........!
you're ready!
you plug your guitar or a microphone ............
Nuendo is my buddy !...... and I dream!
sound almost 0 latency nickel .... ......

egg is great!

GETTING STARTED

Behringer has done a good job .... and the drivers are already up to date ... as long as it lasts!

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a month since I use it all .... until the okay ..........

I was looking Premire my sound card (I recorded on MT4X up l. ..). It had to be easy to ACCS, intuitive connection with MIDI + analog and provided with a phantom power supply.
My computer config is Celeron 2.5 GHz PC with 246Mo of RAM.
I made one of Cubase (no NCESS then moult to own entries!)

UTILIZATION

Installation: Tlcharger the last driver in beta and connection to USB port and go!

What strikes first is the simplicity of use (the diodes are a big plus in ergonomics).

The manual is quite clear but would MRIT more explanation on the implementation of the map over configuration (it does just that to explain the function of each button ...)/

GETTING STARTED

The drivers seem correct, Behringer announced a new dj set day soon! we obtain a near-zero latency.

OVERALL OPINION

Assets:
+ Price
+ It's mouth
+ Happiness to handle large potentiomtres + diodes
+ Connectivity varies (MIDI, analog, numrique, alim phantom XLR, 2 headphone jacks with volume indpendant ....)
+ The 24-bit 96 Hz, low latency
+ Sound warm and plutt Fidler

Cons:
- Trs not stable (I will certainly add it ptites rubber soles ...)
- Connections that are made by derrire (except guitar and headphones)

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>What technical specifications motivated your choice?</span>

all of my offers technical sduit. all this for so little money is allchant!

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Citation: <span>Section dentre high-performance analog amplifier with two microphone invisible pr IMP studio quality, food fantme +48 V line to over guitar Hi-Z
Configuration dentre / output ultra versatile WITH LED illuminated switches and routing
Between analog SETTING THE dynamics (noise gate + limiter) Vitantis visiting any distortion in the dentre advantages and A / D conversion
USB / MIDI complte with 1 / 2 out MIDI selectable individually for 16/32 MIDI channels
Numriques many formats as input and output: ADAT, ADAT S / MUX, AES / EBU and S / PDIF compatibility with Dolby Digital and DTS
Simultaneous use of 3 analog inputs (1 mono + 1 Stereo), sources of digital and playback of multi-channel 24-bit 96 kHz
Display high-resolution LED level of 2 x 12 lments for input / output Stereo LED level meter more than 2 lments for channels I / O 3 8
USB 2.0 hight flow supports 8 inputs and 8 outputs simultaneously (analog and numrique) in 24-bit 96 kHz ASIO 2 and WDM Reduces latency
Master and Monitor Sections compltes with 100-mm faders, individual level CONTRL 2 cabinets and 2 headphones, based on direct monitoring and control spares Dim, Mute and Mono</span>

THIS QUOTE IS FROM THE SITE OF BEHRINGER, you will understand why so many SUPERLATIVE
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>For what purpose?</span>

Record voice, guitar, instrumental, sax; home studio ...

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>What is your config?</span>

Pc
Athlon XP 2000 +
Leadtek k7
2 Disc 80GB
512 sdram
Xp home edition

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) do you use the connection and how?</span>

I use a Fender guitar, a Sony MD for recording various editing, via the optical output.
Using an electret microphone, and two dynamic.

I refer to the output of an input line SBLive, sent back to the SBLive on the amp. (This because the problem bca possde few non rsolue by the latest drivers. "Signal loss wdm audio." And I have an alternative: my SBLive used in place of bca in some cases)

UTILIZATION

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>The installation is done it without problem?</span>

Apart from the cd provided with the purchase is not days, so installation is fairly simple.
see forum for installing the latest beta drivers from the behringer site.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>Did you encounter any incompatibilities?</span>

Premire has seen, no obvious incompatibility between different hardware is in my case.

nanmoins, some users have had some problem with their motherboard with regard to the usb.
bca runs in the USB2, it can work with USB 1 but in this case, it will brid.

For my part about USB, it can be seen as hardware incompatibility, but I would lean more to a problem of stability of the driver, in short, when in doubt I add this line:
The BCA&#39;s hard to share the USB with a variety of hardware running in USB too.
launch a printer via a USB printer for the cost of a album cause you to lose the audio carrier ... For my part it is certainly the case, but this I am going in the driver, thinking that the problem is that most of the ct ct as the hardware.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>gnrale configuration is easy?</span>

to configure the BCA, we have a panel CONTRL a little feeble, but I find nanmoins complete.
choice of output format numrique AES / EBU S / PDIF ADAT, latency management, noon, monitoring ....

the rest is right on the ACB.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>The manual is clear and sufficient? ...</span>

The big point of this part ngatif: The doc!

I wonder if this documentation would not be your exact an internal competition in behringer, namely:

Make the most compltes documentation with the minimum of words!
14 pages in all and for all, and I count the prcautions uses, examples of connections, advice etc ...
I thought it would just dvelopp the format supported by the BCA, to give some explanation, but not nothing.
example:

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>The key optical out can select the signal format of the optical output. you can choose "adat" (8-channel or 4 channel ADAT / SMUX) and "channel 2" (2 channels)</span>

Now for novices, beginners who do not know who these formats, and what you can do / expect: démerder YOU!

that&#39;s how I see the doc, trsdcevante!

GETTING STARTED

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>The drivers are stable?</span>

The drivers are not DEFINITIONS, and therefore unstable. (Dpend configurations)

The bca gre perfectly asio, on the other hand if you want to do multi-channel I hear used by diverse audio source from your PC at the same time .. things this corse.

The Bca, gre hard WDM, and the current Behringer hours, do not prconise used the BCA in this mode.
Indeed, when I li mp3&#39;s (for example) in winamp that gre audio wdm in the audio carrier bca pert quite easily: launch of a print, and sound is cut.
it may be the management usb from my motherboard, but given the behringer rponses of this would come from drivers.
this is very dsagrable, especially if one intends to launch a record long enough and at the end there have only rcuprer 10% Bca because the audio will lach The beginning.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>Are they often put day?</span>

yes, one of three dj cd version, the update site, and finally the beta version.
DEFINITIONS version is expected because lch a product on the market with rotten drivers ...

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>What software do you use most often?
What you get lag?</span>

Samplitude, guitar rig, winamp, wavelab, etc ...
11ms latency (inaudible)

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ...</span>

not test.

according behringer

in asio you can work with up to 8 channels at the same time and that in WDM Stereo (16 bit).
(The restrictions of the driver beta)

OVERALL OPINION

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>How long have you use it?</span>
2 months

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>What is the particular feature you like best and least?</span>

+
Ergonomics gnrale.
Led&#39;s a big plus trs trs useful.
between the guitar.
Direct Monitoring.
-
The loss of audio wdm.
Support remains too vague in its rponses.
The doc.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>Have you tried many other models before acqurir?</span>

these Premire my purchase, so they are not.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>How do you report qualitprix?</span>

If Behringer, update the drivers and the problem disappears, then the ratio quality price is unbeatable.
Gnrale the quality of the product is good, the only problem RSID inhrent the driver / usb.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>With the exprience, you do again this choice?</span>

Same thing for the quality price ratio:

A behringer to prove to me, coming out of good drivers, I made the right choice.

I + ieurs Behringer products, all superb quality far beyond the price, but the I'm from. Despite CHARACTERISTICS good in principle, I had nothing q pbs.

UTILIZATION

Q It's been 2 months I try to make it work - r-install my XP, intervention of technicians (country) ... And always, a plant APRS 30 "" / 2 '(variable). The doc says it works with a q a USB (my case), but several opinions dmontrent + q is not the case. In any case, it is still unusable for any professional work at home.

GETTING STARTED

What use?

OVERALL OPINION

It must be his information before you buy - Windows XP ONLY, ONLY USB 2 ...

For CHARACTERISTICS see the manufacturer's website.

UTILIZATION

If you want to spend sleepless nights, that is the BCA 2000 for you!
Before finding the right PC who is willing to s associate with this card, the Seine flows under the new bridge! On my three PCs, one running with this card. It is a Dell with a 2.6 GHz Intel Celeron processor, 512 MB memory and 256 MB of cache.
I'll put a 3 because no better!

GETTING STARTED

The stability of drivers does not work pro.
Reading multiple tracks "ADAT" m 'nrve, I think you m' have understood!
I'll put another 3.

OVERALL OPINION

The product does not seem to finish on soft terms.
Too bad, because the audio quality (when it works!) Is really good.
The pramplis are correct in terms of transparency and clarity in against the breath is visible.
I have one that works prampli dj more!
For cons, I 've no problem with the connection noon.
In conclusion, this is not a sound card to work, but for entertainment plutt o, s' nerver ....

The possibilities of this interface is USB 2 standard!

2 XLR MIC 48v power supply - between a stro - between a high impdance guitar - two headphone outputs indpendantes - 8 line outputs - Stereo Monitor Output 1 - 1 between an optical output numriques ADAT / SMUX - 1 of 1 numique coax output - All Dolby Digital and DTS compatible both with the numrique 8 analog outputs.
1 MIDI IN - OUT 1 - 1 OUT THROUGH configurable 2.

In addition, there is a limiter and a noise gate HARDWARE!

UTILIZATION

Having installed on a PC-based AMD Barton 3200 + with a motherboard ASUS A7V600 (VIA KT600 chipset) USB 2, I had no problem with drivers 2.0.1.6 available recently.
Everything works perfectly with this configuration.

As against the manual is not comprehensive enough Franais (bad habit Behringer).
But After all, the BCA 2000 is really easy to use and intuitive trs

GETTING STARTED

The 2.0 drivers are stable, no worries - Installation of RAS ct so ...
ASIO no problem in recording or playback, and whatever the frquence or RESOLUTION.
Also no problem in WDM dsormais with the driver 2.1.0.6

4ms latency possible if project not too busy ...
However, I find that the 2000 BCA uses more CPU resources than a Creative Audigy or EMU 1820.
But the cart is quite low ...

So I put 8 / 10 for the CPU

OVERALL OPINION

I just buy OCCAZ a week ago and I am fully satisfied.
It's almost unbelievable to have an audio interface if complte for this award.

The sound quality is excellent, as is the finish and simplicity of use.
However, my BCA in 2000 a default prampli A (breath, almost no sound, grsillement). This appears to be a common problem on Premire sries.
So I contact Behringer aussitt who handled my request. Barely 48 hours have APRS contact customer support, Behringer me that the card will be supported by UPS my home and it cost them (go / back to Germany)!
Maximum of the change 10 days!
Finally tech support seems to seriousness, which is increasingly rare.
I am totally satisfied with the performance of this card and srieux shown by Behringer.
Only I'm not going to 10/10 but 9 / 10 only because right now the BCA2000 with the current driver requires more resources than normal. Dj Driver 2.0 reduces the CPU load compared to older drivers. There is no longer that expected to declare it the perfect card ...

Buying an emergency if your config accepts no problem ...

For value for money plus possibité connectors, digital formats, the possibilities of routing, gate and limiter + the ability to insert ect .... IT IS not the picture was simple and perfectly meets my way to work, I was dreaming ..... beh the made.
asrock motherboard via chipset, Pentium 4 3G with 1024 MB of ram two 80GB IDE HDD SATA HDD Jan. 1 + 2 80GB External HDD 120 and 80GB USB bus, pre-amp gain ultra pro Behringer MIC2200, micro studio b1 Behringer , microphone shure sm 58, yamaha console MX12 / 4 bcf in 2000, control keyboard m-audio ekey 49, korg triton classic, guitar my friends, my bass, samson power amp and studio monitor edirol MA10 to the minimum tubes.

UTILIZATION

Installation version 2 downloaded from the site nickel, problem reading and audio with a click in my first use séquenseur, looking a bit I uninstalled the drivers for my M-Audio Quatro everything is back to normal since . I just have just two days the manual is as light as ever but I love the diagrams describing the possibilities of the BCA

GETTING STARTED

Have not yet carried out tests of bcp, I find that the BCA bcp food resource and the cpu perfomance meter works a little too much like a VU meter, in the cubase. by taking the same conduct projects with the USB 1.1 Quatro yet in the perfomances are slightly lower with the Bca weird.

OVERALL OPINION

I recently, just two days, I like the general idea for which it was built to offer a product Polivalente fairly compact, easily transportable, enough to carry in my box quite quickly and make an idea a model of good qualities. Despite the rather unfavorable opinion and the various problems mentioned in the posts on various forums. I made the right choice for this award and his perfomances.

I bought this card for the apparent usability (faders, easily accessible entrances ...) and look too "box rickicki" What other cards. For the price too! (But that I later understood why the cheap does mean sometimes "poor quality"!)
I was especially need to record my instruments and hardware to connect my DAT.
My config: Pentium 4 3Ghz with 2GB ram.

UTILIZATION

The installation, without being more complicated than that, is not the quickest and easiest that I have seen, but nothing really problematic.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are absolutely not stable! At least at the time I had this card, I downloaded the version 2 (I'm talking about the past because, as I say further, I am separated).
I had a lot of instability problems. I spent my time to restart the computer and sometimes it did not recognize the card. And the config of my PC should not be for something as it is strong enough and since I switched to another, with the new, no problem of instability.
In addition the software used are great standards: Cubase sx2, SoundForge 8 ...
The latency was correct, up to 7 or 8 ms, imperceptible to the ear.
Next record more than two tracks I have not tried.
BUT, another big problem: the digital input not working (while the output yes). So I went through the shop where I bought the BCA for the return to Behringer. She came back after almost two months and the problem was definitely not fixed!
In short, having read on forums that others also had concerns of instability in their CAL (however, the problem of the digital input, I feel like the only one), I preferred to change maps.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it about two months ... at least I tried to use it!
If that card had not laid the problems I have mentioned, it was in its range, a very good quality / price ratio because it sounded very correct and rather sweet potato. It is also, as I said, fairly well designed ergonomically.
So I changed to an Edirol, the FA-66 Firewire, I've been 8 months and has never planted or placed any problems. If sound quality is as blameless for its price range (but higher than the Behringer), it is less fishing BCA entry. After I have not had the opportunity to make comparative tests between the two on sound quality since I did not have both at the same time.
But the choice is clear himself a works fine, the other not!
So if it again I do not buy the BCA.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What characteristics have motivated your choice?</span>
the price ... and sides complete the beast

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- For what purpose?</span>
Home studio - mix and components

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?</span>

Centrino mobile 1700 - 512 MB

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...</span>

Entry: different micro - computer with SPDIF
Output: Monitor BX5a (M-AUDIO) mainly

UTILIZATION

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- The installation is done it without problems?</span>

Connected, installed the drivers 2.0.1.6 and hop ...

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?</span>

Yes ... better not to add another sound card ... especially outside the beautiful favorite evolve on its own.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- The general configuration is easy?</span>

Yes overall after a small turn on the owner gets his way.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...</span>

It's a good start but that remains succinct ... given the perspective offered by the machine, it takes a little time to adapt to his needs

GETTING STARTED

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- The drivers are stable?</span>

Relatively ... qq concerns crashes especially in WDM ... against it by quite stressful live mix or ...

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Are they often updated?</span>
no, it's a shame

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What you get lag?</span>

it depends on the apps, but overall it's still decent enough and inaudible ...

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...</span>

Two, I have not had time to test the eight entries with a rack aditionnnel.

OVERALL OPINION

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How long have you use it?</span>
6 months

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What is so special that you like most and least?</span>

The ergonomics are very good, the pots are nice, well made preamp and practical

monitoring is very useful to have what a pity it can not choose which way out we attribute, it can be greedy to ask for this feature is the sight of all that she has already ... but have a complete management monitoring also without this option ... What a pity!
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Have you tried many other models before buying it?</span>

yes ... She would like the comparison with other models (much) more expensive.

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How would you rate the quality / price?</span>

unbeatable for the features and despite its minor problems of stability

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- With experience, you do again this choice? ...</span>

Given my needs and my Buget: YES and YES it is however difficult to find right now ... and this is one of its main defect

Map hyper full for the price, mic, line, hi-z, S / PDIF, ADAT, noon ... What all!
We still made compact +!

UTILIZATION

The implementation, not too much problem with the latest drivers on the net!
As against it after it gets harder.

GETTING STARTED

There, it sucks: either it works great for 5 minutes or up it crashes Live! in two cases, it is useless, not even to watch a movie!
Then everything starts messing around, it goes into usb1 but the sound is still there ... Finally, what say?

OVERALL OPINION

Here I do not understand, this is a product that could have a huge cardboard, on paper that's all we can hope, but by bad drivers with incompatibilities with the gear in place, everything is messed up !
Congratulations for this lesson behringer commercial!
Of course I will not make that choice again, by the way I returned mine after 3 weeks of relocation and other crap to make it work in vain!
I even could not test the quality of the preamp, adat or S / PDIF, but I guess it should not be terrible because it does not even sound manages more than 5 minutes!

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
The number of I / O and opportunities associated with a reasonable price.
- For what purpose?
Demo recording to my group
- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Pentium 4, 1GB Ram, 40 GB HDD, USB2.
- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
Record the output of the mixer Yamaha 16 / 4 entries in the Line of BCA. The outputs of the BCA are used for monitoring, recording is done on the PC via the USB port.

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
Yes, no problem. We must carefully follow the manual as often with a USB port (Plug the beast at the right time)
- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
No.
- The general configuration is easy?
Yes unless the routing is quite complex, but for now I did not need to dig this
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Clearly, yes (except for routing), enough, no. It was the bare minimum, so you must handle and try to master the beast.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
Yes but after reading the reviews, I updated the drivers before using the beast
- Are they often updated?
I do not know because right now everything is working properly, computer the best is the enemy of the good when it works So you touch it!
- What software do you use most often?
Cakewalk
- What you get lag?
20 ms but I also use a Hercules sound card so it may degrade the perf?
- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...
Recording: 4, 2 analog + 2 BCA 2000 card Hercules
Read: 8, not tried more.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
1 year
- What is so special that you like most and least?
The control panel is very comprehensive, no need to go through a complex computer interface, we have buttons and pots for almost all functions.
For the less, the routing of signals is quite complex via the buttons on the famous facade. Maybe a GUI on the PC would have simplified understanding?
The BCA2000 is quite bulky and the plastic housing is a little cheap but good considering the price ...
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
No, nothing like it.
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Excellent, as usual with this brand
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes definitely. If I change it will be to have some tracks coming into more

It parraissait great, I bought it ...
to make accessories from time to time.

The very first time I install it on Russian positions with Vista,
had to install the drivers after each of redmarage pc ...

I have Russian interface with Virtual DJ ... So it went.

On the last night I had a Portable XP. (2 GB of RAM with a Centrion Duo)
the drivers are installed but the interface with virtual DJ works only 5 min.
APRS, nothing, radio silence ....

It's really a shame ....
Because it can be pretty good

UTILIZATION

Using their software has them, it works less badly ...
But sometimes it comes out a sound dguellasse ....
He has not even come play mp3 correctly (the balls)

T I have to make a white in the middle of the night, and used winamp ...

No Driver frankly their is a real shit.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers are crappy!!

it's been planted even virtual DJ ....
It can be said ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had six months,
and I do not use more ....

The report price is super bad quality.
Because it does not work

Complete connectivity, very CHARACTERISTICS interressentes for the price of the beast!
Practice for recording voice or instrumentals.

UTILIZATION

The AC is funny .....
Installation galley, many problems of incompatibility despite rgulieres updates on the website.

GETTING STARTED

L is more funny at all!
Once this card installed, its operation is not stable. After a while of use (ranging from 5 minutes 1/2h), it loses littralement the pedals. Only solution: restarting ....
Despite a large number of emails to the technical service Behringer and manipulations that have AVRES inficaces, the instability of the card remained.
So that after a few months I did not use even more and prferais back my old sound card internal less pointed, but it does not bugait ...

OVERALL OPINION

Despite the unfavorable opinions of the users of AF that I read before my purchase, I still wanted to buy and even make my own opinion.

I have to keep it about 6 months and have sold.

Too bad this card is as m.. Dique use because it is really nice the first approach (look mixer with knobs that go, CHARACTERISTICS interresting for the price ...)

I strongly deprecated this purchase to users of AF.

I use it as PC audio interface to connect to my mixing desk.
I was Atira by this card for its price and the number of runway exit


UTILIZATION

The last driver is stable, I do not changed since. I use it with Live 6 track and read simultaneously. latency, however, it's USB so it must come from the flow. A strong blast on some track.

GETTING STARTED

Hehe. for 2 weeks can not make it work. (No more than a few seconds), however, I realized later that it came from my my computer's USB controller. So I buy a PCMCIA-USB (which had a different chipset), since no worries. at least not crash.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months now. I did not hesitate with the other model before (tight budget at the time $$$).
This map me out so far. Considering the price, it's hard to ask for more.
I would do this choice, but I want to spend more to track and something more pro.