Behringer BCA2000 B-Control Studio Recording USB MIDI Audio Interface Sound Card

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Behringer BCA 2000 - USB Audio/Midi Interface What we have here is a device that offers enough analogue inputs, comprehensive digital I/O, and a fair amount of analogue outputs. The BCA2000 allows you to record up to eight audio channels, selected from three analogue sources and two, four or eight digital audio channels, and all routed into your computer via the USB 2.0 connection. A maximum of eight channels of audio returning from your ASIO2- or WDM-compatible host software can be monitored in stereo, or in a multi-channel surround mix, via analogue or digital connections. Quality mic preamps, built-in dynamics processing and a zero-latency monitoring option all add up to a great spec for an interface that can operate at up to 24-bit/96kHz. Then there's also the built-in, one-in/two-out MIDI interface, which allows up to 32 MIDI channels to be sent from your host software alongside the audio. On the top panel, the layout is clearly understandable with the controls for the analogue inputs configured as one mono and one stereo, dominating the lower panel. Though superficially simple, there's more going on than you might think. First of all, the mono channel can route a mic-, line- or instrument-level input to your computer: the balanced line and balanced XLR mix inputs are at the rear of the interface, and there's a high-impedance guitar input located handily on the front panel, just under the mono input controls. The three input choices are selected via a pair of buttons. The mono channel is equipped with a trim control and a 100mm level fader, plus a pan pot. A final switch activates 48V phantom power when using the XLR input with a condenser mic, whilst Signal and Clip LEDs keep you visually informed of audio moving through the channel and any overloading that might occur. The mic-input electronics take the form of Behringer's Invisible Mic Preamp (or IMPs), worthwhile circuitry inherited from the company's UB mixer range. If the first thing you look for on computer audio interfaces is an insert point in order to integrate your favourite hardware signal processing, then this will make you happy: the BCA is so-equipped. That's a very nice touch on an affordable interface. At first glance, the stereo input channel looks pretty much like the mono, with its trim control, 100mm fader, simple metering, 48V switch and so on. But it has more cunning flexibility, with routing switches that let you choose a second line or mic input, in mono, or allow you to hijack both line inputs for true stereo operation. For users without external signal processing, Behringer have thoughtfully included some simple 'analogue input dynamics' circuitry which can be switched in and out of the input signal path. This consists of a one-knob noise gate and a one-knob limiter (plus threshold and limit indicator LEDs respectively), and is no less effective for its simplicity. Noisy basses or guitars are kept quiet when you're not playing, and rogue peaks are easily managed, helping you to avoid clipping while recording to your computer. The BCA's two input channels are joined by a master section, comprising a master level fader, monitor/control room level knob, and two headphone output knobs — the interface is equipped with two headphone outputs, plus monitor outputs, in addition to its main stereo output. One final knob is labelled 'monitor balance'; this rather usefully lets you alter the relative levels of the audio being playing into the BCA and the return from the host audio software, in some modes of operation. A handful of switches help manage the BCA's digital interfacing, which is actually pretty well specified. Optical and co-axial digital connectors are provided, and between them they can accept or transmit S/PDIF or AES-EBU digital audio; the optical connectors are also compatible with eight-channel ADAT, or four channels of the enhanced 24-bit/96kHz ADAT S/MUX format. Not all choices can be made on the panel: bundled control pan... read more

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