Product: Behringer FCA202
Price Paid: USD 89
Submitted
06/04/2009
at
07:15pm
by
FenderAntigua
General
:
No Opinion
This is strictly an interface; no controls except headphone volume. I use it in conjunction with a Behringer 1202FX mixer. It is in a small metal enclosure, totally portable. Mine sits permanently on a shelf by the desktop.
Connectivity
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No Opinion
FireWire connection. FireWire cable is provided. That's good. They are expensive to buy. I wish the cable was a foot or two longer.
I/O
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No Opinion
Power
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No Opinion
I think that it is supposed to have the capability of being bus powered, but it never worked for me. There is also a power supply provided.
Technical specs
:
9
24/96
Other
:
No Opinion
Bundled software is provided, but I only use downloaded Audacity.
Overall
:
9
I bought this because the XP desktop I dedicated to music and recording did not have a good sound card. I use this with the mixer to interface analog voice, instruments and recorded music into the computer (into Audacity or MS Plus! Analog Converter) and audio out into monitors. It works great! Imperceptable latency when multitracking. Never any problems except very occasionally on start-up, the computer will select the integral sound card instead of the FCA202 as the active sound card. I have to reboot, and then it will be correct.
Product: Behringer FCA202
Price Paid: 180
Submitted
10/19/2008
at
09:04pm
by
3chords
General
:
No Opinion
F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202
Ultra low-latency 2 In/2 Out 24-Bit/96 kHz FireWire?? Audio Interface
Ultra-flexible audio interface connects your instruments, mixer, etc. with your computer for recording and playback
High-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz converters for high-end audio quality
Ultra-low latency drivers for Windows XP and Mac OS X included
Stereo Headphone output with dedicated Level control
Dual high-bandwidth FireWire connectors for absolute flexibility
Powered via FireWire bus or included power adapter for use with 4-pin FireWire PCs
Powerful DAW software included (Ableton Live Lite 4 BEHRINGER Edition, Kristal, Audacity)
Power and FireWire status LEDs on front panel
Standard port for Kensington security lock provided
High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany
The actual stand alone device is cool, solid, metal casing and looks rough n ready for action. I have grave concerns about the software drivers this thing comes with. I'm on windows and it's nothing but trouble, been looking on trouble shooting sites and everyone has the same problems, windows won't recognise the software, code 10 errors,drops in and out, stops for no reason, etc. Extremely frustrating!! Zero help from Behringer...who are these people that design and build this stuff that doesn't work!?! Can't speak for Mac's, though now I'm thinking this is what Behringer designed it for...
Connectivity
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No Opinion
two 6 pin Firewire/IEEE-1394 ports
I/O
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No Opinion
4 Basic Unbal L/R in/out jacks, 2 firewire ports, headphone jack with volume control.
Sound quality is good, when it works!!
Power
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No Opinion
Adapter external power, some connections can be powered from your computer.
Technical specs
:
1
converter: 24bit Multibit Delta-Sigma
Sample Rate: 44.1, 48.0, 96.0KHz
Drivers Supported: WDM KS, ASIO, MME and Behringer has some update for WinVista.
All info is there on: www.Behringer.com
As I said before: THEY DON'T WORK ON WINDOWS!! CRAP, CRAP, CRAP!!
Other
:
No Opinion
Abelton Live lite 4, just a gimmicky thing to try to get you to buy the real software. Some free stuff: Audacity and Kristal.
Overall
:
1
Nothing but pain and suffering for me, no support, the device is currently a paper weight on my table. If I could find the guy that built this thing I would throw it at his head.
Seems to me behringer built this thing for Mac users and they're just taking Windows for suckers.
Behringer you suck!!
