Reddit reviews Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 Ultimate Guitar-to-USB Audio Interface,White

I use this [Behringer UCG102 Guitar-to-USB] and it works fine , just plug it in and it should be configured. Choose the correct input in Audacity and you can record.

I can confirm that this works, as this is what I used to use. However, it is not grounded so you will get a lot of hum.

Cheapest way to go without hum, as far as I've found, is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCG102-Guitar-to-USB-Interface/dp/B000PAPO9W/ref=pd_cp_MI_3

It is only $35, which is way cheaper than most audio interfaces out there. Of course, it's also only useful for guitar, and it's not as nice as higher end interfaces. If you want to get rid of hum, though, it's invaluable.

I've got a friend who has one of these for his bass, he's pretty happy with it

Lets talk about what /r/guitar has against it.

• It's inconvenient and a lot of work to set up, most of us don't have computer and gear we can devote 100% to home studio use.
  
  
• Its loud, neighbors, housemates, family etc...
  
  
• The equipment to record is much more expensive.
  
  
• With modeling software you can easily experiment with an endless amount of effects and you can apply them after you record.
  
  If you have thousands worth of gear and a properly setup home studio, awesome, mic away and make a professional sounding track. If you'd like to demo a few things, then for $30 you can be playing into your computer in 5 minutes.
  
  Edit to add a video that illustrates my point perfectly.

You don't necessarily need an amp when you're starting, if you have speakers. I just use a guitar USB interface and Audacity. Sure, you can't gig with that sort of setup, but it is more than adequate for practice. Any cheap practice amp you buy is only really going to be good for practice, so I don't really see the point - you'd be upgrading when it comes to gigging anyway.

If you're really committed, I would be tempted to spend a bit more money on the bass itself rather than getting something cheaper and an amp. Not only will a good branded guitar retain a decent resale value if you treat it well, but if you buy something really cheap you're only going to be upgrading later anyway. It's also a bit easier to learn on a quality instrument. Ibanez GSR-200 is in your budget and is a quality instrument for a beginner.

Look into buying used as well, others have posted tips on that.

Just my 2p, I've only just started learning myself as well (I bought a used Yamaha BB604 for $280 and really like it). Best of luck.

I use B&W 603 S2's as my main speakers via an oldish Sony 5.1 amp. I have a Auzentech X-Fi Prelude soundcard and they are all connected up with analog leads. ie it's not connected with spdif or hdmi or anything. So pretty similar setup I guess, apart from the soundcard. Given that you have a decent amp & speakers I would suggest you try and get some of your music in FLAC (or any lossless format) and compare it to your mp3's.

If you're not a huge music fan than don't bother. But if you are then I have to say it's really worth it. I've done double blind listening tests and I can tell an mp3 from a FLAC everytime. Some people may not be able to, but some people can.

My brother has a similar setup (albeit with much better speakers/amp) but he has an Asus Xonar D2 which sounds fantastic. And some of the Xonar soundcards aren't too expensive.

Finally, a word of warning; I'd recomend getting something like this for recording guitar. Feedback can kill your soundcard. I don't play guitar, and haven't used the interface I've linked to, so I'm not recommending that one but I've know a couple of people who've damaged their mobo by directly connecting guitars...

I use this with my Nexus 10. It works alright. I use an OTG adapter and I'm good to go.

Haven't used it in a long time though because I got myself a PreSonus Audiobox USB for my pc which is lightyears ahead in quality and ease of use.

The only audio stuff I do on android is Caustic and Loopstack.

i think it's this one https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCG102-BEHRINGER-GUITAR-LINK/dp/B000PAPO9W

I'm not familiar with Massive, but I can help with getting your bass signal to your pc.

As a first option, there are 1/4" guitar USB devices sold expressly for this purpose. Behringer makes the cheapest one I know of: Behringer UCG-102. Ran across it while looking for a general purpose USB audio interface, but I didn't buy it because of the reviews complaining about the drivers. There's a $30 Mac cable I've seen used, too, but I don't know if anyone has PC or linux drivers for it. There are a lot of others, most of which start around $100 that I've seen. The Native Instruments one runs several hundred $$, I think.

I have a cheap jerry-rigged method that suits my needs, though. If you have a desktop pc, a DI pedal, or a better soundcard than usual, you might be able to do something like this more easily, but this is what I threw together one day after picking up the ground-isolator and USB audio interface for other purposes:

1/4"-to-3.5mm adapter into the headphone-out of amp, then a 3.5mm-to-RCA converter on top of that. Ground-loop-isolator (mine has RCA inputs and outputs, hence the converters) from that into the USB audio interface. I'm using the Behringer UCA-222. The interface connects to the PC via USB, or course.

Two things worth noting: 1) you'll probably want to install "ASIO4ALL" drivers to decrease latency times on this or similar USB audio interfaces and 2) you may not need a ground loop isolator, depending on your hardware. I'm using a laptop in this setup, and if it's plugged in then there's some interference. Easy way to check: while the pc's plugged in, if you can output your pc's audio to the Line In on your amp without hearing static, you probably don't need a ground loop isolator.

Hope that helps.

My amplifier also has an A/D converter so that I can record via USB into Reaper, Garageband, etc. My question was that the Rocksmith cable appears to be a pretty standard A/D converter, since you can also use it with a PC for recording, would that mean that I could use the USB audio signal from a different device to play Rocksmith?

I'm just curious if the game is looking for a specific deviceID or other magic USB info that prevents you from using non-Rocksmith cables. For example, could I use something like this instead, which is essentially the same thing? I'd just prefer to use something I already own, rather than buy a new cable (which by several reports, is very prone to breaking) just to try the game out.

I guess I'll just try it and see what happens.

Guitar Rig has much better sound than the Pod Farm, IMO. Once you hear both you'll stick with Guitar Rig, unless cost is an issue.

If you use either Guitar Rig or Pod Farm in a DAW software you would monitor from there, if you use it standalone you will still monitor it from your PC, at least that's how I do it. You interface should allow you to monitor as if you are looping through your PC as an effect and output whatever processing you have there, plus the iTunes in the background, once you have it set up properly.

You will be able to listen to iTunes together with the monitoring sound.

You will be underwhelmed by the Pod, it's a POS. I have both the POD and a much cheaper Guitar Link from Behringer and I can't really tell the difference, so I just use the guitar link all the time.

yes, If you dont have an interface with an instrument port than you can buy this device for pretty cheap if you shop around. I got mine for $20 and it works great, sometimes there is a little bit of a delay though.

you have 2 options for what I think you want

you can run straight into the computer from the headphone jack of your amp, or modeler, or you can run guitar to this:
http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCG102-Guitar-to-USB-Interface/dp/B000PAPO9W

and then apply amps/effects inside the computer software without plugging into an amp first

I'm similar to you, OP. I use amplitube 3 through Logic Pro X. I actually love it. My question is, how important is the interface? I have a pretty cheap, $40 interface, does it make a huge difference? Should I invest in a more expensive one?

EDIT: Here's a link to my interface, in case anyone was wondering.
http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCG102-BEHRINGER-GUITAR-LINK/dp/B000PAPO9W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1457459185&sr=8-4&keywords=guitar+usb+interface

It sounds like you have things hooked up in a way that might work, but clearly you're still clipping. You could try plugging into a line-in, but if you have a laptop you probably don't have one.

I don't like to send people off to go buy gear if they don't absolutely have to, especially not people with $80 to their name. But, if you really want to record, it looks like you'll have to purchase something. Exactly what you want to get depends on how good a recording you want to make. The absolute low end of the spectrum is a Behringer Guitar-to-USB Interface. The interface itself is supposed to be pretty good, but the software not so much.

Need something like this https://www.amazon.ca/Behringer-UCG102-Ultimate-Guitar-to-USB-Interface/dp/B000PAPO9W

I haven't personally used it myself, but here is a link to the Guitar Link UCG102 Guitar-to-USB cable.

It shows compatibility with Mac, and there are a few reviews that specify simple, high-quality usage with GarageBand. It's currently half off on Amazon (down from $68), so hopefully this will fulfill your lower-cost request!

I have noticed a few complaints in the reviews about the packaged software though, so you might want to look a bit more into it.

DVFORGE

Behringer

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Alesis GuitarLink

ESI UGB96

I'm sure there's more, but those were quick and easy to find. They 1/4"->USB adapter has been around a while.

get a 1/4" to usb 'guitarlink' adapter + otg cable + galaxy nexus + usbeffects. ultra low latency is possible, trust me