All user reviews for the Behringer Guitar Link UCG102

I use Garageband-standard Macbook (it also works on PC but some galleys with the supplied software, latency and drivers but this is the debate vs. PC. Mac).

WARNING: I tried with iPad but it does not work because the latest version of IOS vérouillent rce power supply device type (I think you have a USB power supply). Damage.


Guitar directly in or microphone for singing leads directly or via the pedal board and a vocalist (for voice).

For output I finally opted for the headphones plugged limp.

I used to keep track of what I play / sing.
When I travel / weekend it is in my pocket or backpack (Ue guitar / MacBook / the case and was a lil portable studio).

UTILIZATION

With the Mac, I do not use any driver door and I great.

GETTING STARTED

With the Mac it's instant. I use the GarageBand preferences menu to choose where the I / O are

The only issue (minor) that I have not yet solved is related to GarageBand and actually regards the possibility to have the monitor on the tracks that are not of type guitar (vocals). PB. bypassed by recording all of the guitar tracks via kind - after I copy a standard track or I uncheck the amp type.

OVERALL OPINION

6 months. It is super simple. Price gun for what it opens me as possibilities.

The recording quality is sufficient for what I did (it's certainly not pro but I no longer have).

Hope it Will help.

A good product simple and effective. And a very good price / quality ratio.

I use it with Mac OS X.

UTILIZATION

I had already installed the asio drivers on my disk.

The behringer has been recognized by any programs after a little configuration.

GETTING STARTED

RAS for Mac OS X.

For windows, I did not test

OVERALL OPINION

I was using before the br-600 directly connected to the input of the soundcard.

I find the behringer more convenient.

He needed just a second input or line input and more. But good for 29 euros.

Otherwise, I think I do it again this choice.

What motivated my choice is with an adapter 6mm Jack -> 3.5mm Jack plugged directly into the Aux input of the PC level is too low to be used with an instrument, particularly passive.

A switch Hi / Lo (entry level) allows to connect instruments with active electronics.

I do not think there is an equivalent in other brands.

UTILIZATION

The original ASIO drivers are now available in 32bit and 64bit to Windows Seven

I use Guitar Rig with 5 Player to work my exercises and repeat my bass parts.

I get to go to 4ms but the driver of the blow cracked often I play more with 11ms latency.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are easy to install, it's just a little long. I thought it was but not planted.

There are so few options that the manual is more than enough. It's like a pedal, is essentially a half page A4.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year and 1 / 2

I also use a table Alesis Multimix 8 USB 2.0 but the use is not the same.

What I like most is the small size and ASIO compatible for use with Guitar Rig Player.

It's okay, this is not done to simulate a tube amp, it's just one I / O ASIO slightly amplified.

I would do this choice because it allows me to play in two different rooms:
- One with the amp where I play when I want good sound
- One with the laptop when I want to play next to my girlfriend who matte the TV (it's less antisocial ^ ^).

- Small, compact, transportable, easy to use (USB).
- Mainly made to connect with a laptop.
- Mono, Stereo Output.
- Guitar Rig 2 (available for a limited three combos).

UTILIZATION

- We must have the CD or, if not, no worries.
- Very easy to use.

GETTING STARTED

- Little or no pb ... At worst, reinstalling the drivers.
- Listed latency, after one or two settings, it "falls" within 20 ms.
- Tested only with Guitar Rig 2. It's done for!

OVERALL OPINION

- It is brand new.
- You can now play wherever you want!
- Hard to beat for less, and that you freed guitars low cost integrated sound card.
- Less than 50 €
- Considering the price, I do not understand that this is not included automatically in laptops!

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
A simple and cheap USB to plug my guitar into my pc or laptop, allowing the headphones or speakers (not tested, I do not have powered speakers ...)
- For what purpose?
simulations using amp / effects, without galleries with ASIO driver and parameter settings for my sound card (my absolute beginner mao)
- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
AMD 64 3400 + 2.19 GHz, 1024 RAM, 500 GB HDD, sound card realtek AC'97 audio standard
- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
A tired brand guitar les paul copy Transfer, the connection is remade micro (the wiring of the tone knobs went on vacation ...)

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
To recognize the USB device in windows before installing any drivers and Roll (gutar link lights (blue LED) and is functional in just 5 minutes
- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
Not at this time
- The general configuration is easy?
I got so yes
- The manual is clear and sufficient?
Manual included but there are minimal in PDF everything you need in the various directories on the CD, details of which configuration to use the guitar link with Kristal, Audacity and Guitar CCombo. I read them after installation and the first trial (that is not how everyone does) If a concern, I think everything is there to get by

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable? YES
- Are they often updated? Not needed
- What software do you use most often? Guitar Combo + Guitar Rig demo for now
- What you get lag? is my unknown, it shows 40 ms but I do not actually receive any but compared to my guitar without using link (direct or sound card apparently get 12 ms but where the sound is distant and uncertain ... I get along well so I'm not the head with it
- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...
not concerned

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it? 2 days
- What is so special that you like most and least? Very simple, plug'n'play.
I liked more details on the possibilities of connection to listen (outside of the headphone)
- Have you tried many other models before buying it? not
- How would you rate the quality / price? excellent, the interface comes with a version of guitar combo to choose from for a price lower than the same guitar combo (59 euros a link with guitar guitar combo against 69 euros I think for a guitar combo)
- With experience, you do again this choice?
For starters, I am the perfect tool so yes

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
Playing guitar on a laptop, the sound card of origin is what is the worst in the world.
- For what purpose?
Amateur guitarist for 15 years (so a small forcment requirement, but is not pro)
- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Acer Aspire T135-T97Z - AMD Sempron 3100 + 1.8 GHz - 1.4 GB Ram-DD 1O0 GB for Vista
- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
Jack MonsterCable blind in between guitar, headphone output.

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?
Big probmes installation because the driver provided does not work with Vista. Vista recognizes the card and then takes to find a driver "gnrique" which s'avre not work.
I test with another machine running XP and yes, works without a problem.

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
Vista - and as Berhinger does not offer on its site Vista driver ...

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

The manual states "The drivers installed by Vista are adapted our product", which is a lie so easy that even disassemble the press service of the White House would do the not allowed.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable? Are they often put day?

Berhinger is the minimum service, which for the price of its product can fully understand. No Shift of drivers on the site, and as the driver by about Vista is inadequate too bad ...

- What software do you use most often?

Guitar combo that comes with. When we arrive to install the card it works nickel.

- What you get lag?
12 ms - was no consensus.

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ...

2 - on guitar combo,

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
24 hours

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

The more they stay nice and cheap. The least? Wait, we did not talk about her!

DSOL break the rve for some, but al case of low-end product or prize. Some buyers will show lyric on the forums, but then the vrit people. For a little more expensive, there is incomparably better.

Take Guitar Combo, for example.
The user of a clean sound with some effects, too much treble (Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 is not friends with the treble) hear a little breath of anything, and may be have fun with.
He who wants to attempt a revival p'tit AC / DC may however much his Dranger ENT sifflottent that his eardrums. The breath of this card is over-amplified by the effects of distortion, giving your exact pain in CRNE in 5 minutes chrono.

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

Guitar Combo I test on a desktop PC Audiophile 2496 PCI sound card. The Difference? it's a bit to spend three days in November the Hotel du Havre dernire Chance (window on docks), then fly to Tahiti. No breath possibility of pushing back all the virtual knobs, recording clear as crystal. FYI the Audiophile 2496 score 100 euros, but you need a good desktop PC.

A default, the Echo Indigo I / O PCMCIA laptop seems more reliable

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
Between the non-compatibility with Vista and the breath of the machines who want to her, was a liability for a little clumsy UCG102. Liabilities that it seems to share with other USB cards. This technology is really suitable for team sound cards? A walk around the forums, you can ask.

A suitable product biensur Windows Vista Download usb asio driver in
www.usb-audio.com/asio.html. Latency of 3ms (perfect) pc toshiba p200 vista 1G4.
This driver will cost you 56 euros. So all for about 110 euros.
This award is rsonnable (expensive though) compared to other products
same function. Not to mention that guitar combo is included in the price.

UTILIZATION

Installation is very simple without any problem even.
UCG102 installation of his cd ... download usb driver in www.usb-audio.com/asio.html.
install and start guitar combo 1 2 or 3 of your choice (a bit complicated to register on their website) audio parameters in choosing the USB driver, configure it and you're jou not need to install Windows XP on SATA drive! !

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are very stable. record up to 7 tracks see more (I have not needed). no update needed (when it works should not change!).

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 6 months without problems.
I advise not to use the mp3 player ... Guitar combos but any other external program (drive him eat his resources!) media player for example.

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
- For what purpose? Interface few CHRE, ncssitant only a PC and a guitar, allowing me to do my first in computer music without breaking the bank ... and pending funds runir ncssaire the design of a real home studio.

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)? The interface works on nikel even on my old PC (Windows XP, P4 2.4GHz processor, 512MB RAM ...)

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ... An electric guitar only.

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem? You double click the application that is in the CD ... I have rarely seen so simple.

- Have you experienced any incompatibility? Not at all
- The configuration gnrale is easy? Yes
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ... No need for manual, I did not even bother to look for the "section" in French.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable? Yes
- Are they often put day? It's useless ...
- What software do you use most often? Cubase SX3, Revalver MKIII.
- What you get lag? between 5 and 10 ms.
- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ... Enormment ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for some months, and for the price, I must say that you can not find better now! Now, with all my beautiful vst, surely I would invest much more in one interface, but to start the computer music is a top dpart I find, although 44 (on a German website ...) to a interface fate a home studio seems ridiculous.
Unlike what was said in the t test on AF, you can register with guitar combo, you just need to know a little handle the squenceur provided with ... but it is true that it is not hypersimple use. Provided at the amp, I use the Vox and I must say that I sometimes use it despite my VST rgulirement Peavey home .. those who love the vintage will be in heaven! The only negative I could not end it a few crackles in the sound when you push the amps of rglages extreme ... But for a ridiculous price, we quickly forget that tiny default.

Small, pretty, practical and very cheap so you can plug in his guitar on his pc without any problems

UTILIZATION

In direct use as an amp is nikel it work alone, nothing to say
Inexistent latency (7ms) so it's not noticeable.
Yet to record anything with ...

GETTING STARTED

Installation without any worries, everything is done automatically in a few clicks
The config is super simple (just look at the screenshot of the booklet)

In conflict :.... oula the software provided with (free on the net) that I use audacity depusi long time, but there can not be anything with the guitar link, no recognition from d ela audacity, so it get drunk, I tried with krystal, but read no effect ... the sound is clear ...

Manuel clear for installation but not for problems

OVERALL OPINION

FYI, I intended to use the simulator in Guitar Combos demo for a month, but when I want to activate one of the three, can not ... I stay in demo and can not do anything else with ...

I've had three weeks
EEnter first external sound card
Value for money ideal. Aps do too much to ask for 45 euros ^ ^

With experience I will not purchase this guitar link!

I bought this little tool to connect my guitar to make the best use guitar rig 4.
I have a PC that runs XP, sound card with a crappy original.
I also purchased the speakers that are recommended monitoring BEHRINGER guitar with the link.

UTILIZATION

Drivers are very stable, no problems with both Guitar Rig Amplitube 2 live 4.

no update at present.

latency is 4 ms

GETTING STARTED

no installation problems, no care for 4 or GR AmpliTube recognize the link, everything is done smoothly. the little book is very well done, with adjustments to adopt.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this link since March 2009, I am very satisfied, I have tried before any model, I plugged the guitar directly into the soundcard.

I like the compactness of the link, plug usb, its headphone jack, I purchase the same without hesitation