| | |  | Audio Interfaces | Home » » » » » » Behringer UCG102 Guitar-to-USB Interface | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The GUITAR LINK UCG102 interface is an amazing practice tool that lets you hook up your guitar to your computer in a flash, giving you the best of both worlds. The UCG102 guitar-to-USB interface lets you jam and record using modeling amps and effects without the need for any other gear but your guitar. The compact interface links your electric guitar to a PC or Mac computer via a typical USB cable, allowing you to rock with sophisticated software such as the included Guitar Combos BEHRINGER Edition from Native Instruments, Kristal Audio Engine multi-track sequencer and Audacity audio editor. It also features a Headphone output for silent practicing. | | | Features: | |
• Plug in your favorite guitar and turn your PC or Mac computer into a guitar amp and recording system without the need for any other hardware
• Package also includes Kristal 16-track music production and Audacity editing software
• Works directly with your PC or Mac computer - ultra-low latency ASIO driver for PC included
• Stereo Headphone output lets you jam with your computer and can also be used for monitoring with active monitor speakers
• Variable-speed file playback function for MP3, WAV, AIFF audio files - perfect for easy learning and practicing
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.89 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.38 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.83 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.54 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 84 reviews |
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29 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Works fine with a MacJan 25, 2011
By Dave Gallo
Simple, easy
Plugged it into a Mac, plugged the guitar into it, plugged in headphones, worked fine with Garageband. Sound is clear and no latency on my setup. Can't comment on the windows side since I don't have a windows pc to test against.
30 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 works wellOct 07, 2008
By nightSide
I have not had the problems other posters have had. The ASIO driver that comes with the ucg102 works well with the guitar combo filters. (yes the website does exist to get one of the guitar combos to unlock forever). If you have problems with the device first read this section of the readme file of the driver:
3. IMPORTANT NOTES:
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-> Driver will be installed ONLY on USB port where your hardware is connected while installation!
-> After installation ALL other audio drivers are blocked on this USB port!
-> For using different drivers: Connect your USB audio hardware to a different USB port.
-> Alternative drivers which work fine with the named hardware products:
Win XP only: ASIO2KS (from the BEHRINGER U-CONTROL Download page)
Win XP + Vista: ASIO4ALL (see providers homepage)
This being said I am able to get this device to work with Audacity(one of the programs that comes with the device) just by plugging into another USB port. Also I have used the ASIO4ALL driver which eliminates the need to unplug the devices when switch between Audacity and the guitar combo application.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
May Have Some Issues If You Are New To GaragebandJun 05, 2011
By M. B. Schell
I Just received this yesterday and immediately tried to hook up my guitar to Garageband through my Mac (OS 10.6.7, GB11 V6.02). I spent a frustrating hour and a half trying to play my guitar through my computer and speakers and finally gave up. Part of the problem is that I am just getting to know the Garageband program. The lack of manufacturer documentation for using the UCG102 for use with Garageband is also surprising given it appears that Behring appears to be a major supplier to the music industry. Of course this amateur part of the biz is probably new to them. That said, after some fiddling I got it to work. I figured I would write the instructions that don't appear to exist. This is just if you are using a Mac and the latest version of Garageband, not sure if this will be helpful if you have another setup.
1) Start Garageband with the UCG102 unplugged.
2) Select new project and click on the electric guitar icon. A dialog box will pop up that will allow you to name and create a new project. When you click create you will see a image that has a guitar under the heading "Tracks" on the left side of the garage band window. On the right side there should be an image of a Guitar amp. Using the menu selection above the picture of the amp you can select different amps. Pick an amp.
3) Plug the UCG102 into your computer USB port. A few seconds later a dialog box will pop up that says "Garageband is scanning your system for audio devices, and has detected a device named "USB Audio Codec"." Select "Yes" you want to use the device.
4) Now this step is the one I originally missed. Go to Garageband Preferences and select "Audio/Midi". For "Audio Output" select whatever speakers you computer uses to provide audio (not doing this is where I originally messed up). Even if you were previously playing audio using Garageband you have to do this step. For Audio input select "USB Audio Codec" and close the preferences window.
5) Once you select the amp you want on the right hand side of the screen, double click on the amp image. You should see an image showing the back of the amp. Below it you will now see two pull down menus. The input source should will either be "Mono 1 (Audio CODEC)" or "Mono 2 (Audio CODEC)". Now go to the second menu called Monitor and select "ON". Also make sure you computer sound volume is on.
6) You should be good to go.
Hope this helps. Time to make music.
32 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 The hardware is fine, the software is not.Nov 27, 2009
By Michael
"Michael"
This thing works, but the devil is in the software (I am writing from a PC). While a number of different programs are included with this product none of them make it simple to record. The amp modeling software is compatible and recognizes the hardware, but isn't suitable for recording. Audacity isn't compatible out of the box and neither is the EnergyXT2. This drove me absolutely crazy. For a couple of weeks the only thing I could do was practice through headphones (which works very well). Plain and simple - I bought this to record.
I am sure there are costly software solutions out there that can recognize the USB/ASIO drivers and record via this interface but I didn't want to pay for something I thought I should get out of the box. Fortunately, after much turmoil I discovered that for the computer savvy individual there is a way. Audacity can be built to include native ASIO support! However this requires compiling your own custom (and non-distributable) build. The excellent step by step directions to do so are here: [...]
Once I got Audacity to recognize the USB/ASIO drivers I was much happier with the purchase. I still give the product 3-stars because I assume the average consumer won't want to go through the pain of custom building software to get a recording ability. To me, a out of the box recording is a basic requirement of a "Guitar-to-USB Interface".
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
It works and it's cheapJul 14, 2009
By C. Phillips
I used this product on a Dell 9" netbook (1.6Ghz Atom, 2GB SDRAM) with Windows 7 RC, a custom PC (2.4Ghz QuadCore, 4GB SDRAM) with Windows 7 RC and a Mac Mini (2.0Ghz Core2Duo, 2GB SDRAM) with OSX.
On Windows 7 I did have problems installing the driver from the setup but expected this with any new OS. After it tried to install I just updated the driver and pointed to the Behringer one. I also installed ASIO4ALL since it has a little bit more configuration anyway and can help alleviate latency issues. On OSX I just plugged it in.
With the Windows 7 RC netbook and desktop I used a demo of Guitar Rig 3 to test out the real-time effects processing. It took a little tweaking of the settings for the ASIO settings to get the latency down below 10ms and also to get the output to go to my speakers rather than the headphone jack on the UCG102. On the Dell netbook Guitar Rig was unusable. I have read other posts that have some suggestions to get it to work but I could not. This is a processing power limitation and has nothing to do with the UCG102. On my QuadCore PC this was not an issue.
With OSX I used a demo of Guitar Rig and Garageband to test out the real-time effects processing. I had some issues with latency in Garageband since it doesn't let you do the sample rate adjusting that Guitar Rig 3 does but still was within acceptable range. It also took me a little while to get the sound to output to my speakers rather than the headphone jack on the UCG102 (HINT: create an aggregate device in the Audio MIDI utility).
All-in-all the device does exactly what I want it to do. It doesn't work nearly as well in OSX as in Windows 7 but it is still within the real-time playblack realm. I am sure if I wanted to inspect it any further that there are some hacks/tweaks in OSX I could apply to improve the latency.
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