U-control UCA200 help...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2007 03:16 pm
harrylike
Member Since: Jan 12, 2007
'Cause I'm sure you guys can't get enough of the threads about these things.
Anyway, I'm having the same problem everyone else who's posted a similar topic has had, that being that my desk works fine, but I can't get my laptop to recognise it when I plug in through the USB slot.
I downloaded the driver from the Behringer site, and still no joy with anything, though its likely I'm doing something wrong at this point.
I'm trying to run it through Cubase SX 3.
Cheers for any help.
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 13, 2007 12:51 am I will assume you downloaded and installed the UCA ASIO driver pack then. And you have installed that on the laptop.
And the unit works properly on you desktop PC but not on the laptop? What are the difference's between the PC and laptop? USB 2.0, CPU type's, Ram, software you are running???
This might help solve the problem knowing that.
Jan 13, 2007 09:30 am I havn't tried it on my PC no, though I may well do soon.
The UCA Asio driver thats up for download, is it meant to just be that control panel file ? I've copied that into my system32 folder, opened it up, everythings switched to USB Audio Codec, which I guess it should be ?
I then open Cubase, go to devices and USB audio codec is selected in VST inputs and outputs, again, is this correct ? Should the Behringer Asio Driver I downloaded appear for selection along with the other Asio drivers it offers me ?
From browsing the internet a bit it seems a lot of people have had issues with this unit, if my laptop wont take it and I have to purchase an alternative USB Audio Interface like an Edirol UA-25 is my laptop likely to have similar problems do you think ? Or is it specific to the U-Control Series.
Sorry for rambling :P
Cheers
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 13, 2007 08:37 pm Well I have not heard too many complaints about the Edirol unit. It is a much more high quality unit with more bells and whistles on it. And from what I have read the driver package is much better written for better compatibility. It as well come bundled with Sonar LE which is a much easier software DAW to set up and get running. The manual's are much more comprehensive and they have a better quick start and tutorial section then most others.
The UCA series of interfaces seem to be having a huge rash of problem's as you have already read here. That is unlike Behringer really but even the high end gear can have issues so it isn't just them.
Jan 14, 2007 12:48 pm I've tried it on another laptop and my desktop PC and it still hasn't worked, so I guess it's the unit. I shall splash the cash out for the Edirol unit and hope for the best.
Just to check, I won't have to use Sonar LE with the Edirol will I ? If I want to/can it will be all fine with Cubase ?
Cheers dude, appreciate it.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 14, 2007 07:08 pm Yes, you can use any software you like with it. You may find that the Sonar LE is easier to navigate and use then Cubase so it might be worth a try at least.
Jan 15, 2007 08:38 am Will certainly try that then :-)
Behringer replied to my technical support question today, which was nice of them.
"The UCA200/UCA202 is a WDM soundcard - we did not develope an ASIO driver for
this soundcard.
An ASIO driver is virtually indispensable when intending to use a soundcard in
conjunction with Cubase SX.
Due to the fact that this soundcard is not delivered with its' own ASIO driver,
the only possibility you got is to use a generic ASIO driver that is suitable
for every WDM soundcard.
There are some different generic ASIO drivers available on the internet - we
recommend using the ASIO4All driver. Please follow the link below:
"
Which would be great, but I was using ASIO4ALL anyway and it still did nothing :-( Ah well, more money to spend.
Thanks again for trying to help me out
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 15, 2007 09:27 pm IF they say it does not support ASIO with Cubase then why do they supply it with Cubase? And as well why do they have a UCA SIO driver packege for download on their own website?
Kind of odd don't ya think?
Jan 16, 2007 09:28 am Very odd. I referred to the ASIO driver download in my question to them and they didn't acknowledge it at all.
I've now asked them for a list of compatible software. I'll post it here when it comes, for future referance for when others have problems.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 16, 2007 09:31 pm That would be great of you to do that. Indeed maybe it will help others as it will show up in our search data base for other users to find.
Jan 17, 2007 05:44 pm "Dear Harry,
the UCA202 is designed for rather simple audio applications (WDM based) - it is
always better to go with a soundcard that is equipped with its' own ASIO driver
(especially designed for the interface) when it comes to multi track recording.
Try using the UCA200 with a generic ASIO driver (for instance ASIO4All) - maybe
the resulting latency will still be low enough to get along quite well.
BEHRINGER soundcards that are more suitable for the use with multitrack
recording software are the FCA202 or the BCA2000. These products don't have to
rely on a generic driver.
Please follow the links below in order to get some further information on these
products:
FCA202: www.behringer.com/FCA202/index.cfm?lang=ENG
BCA2000: www.behringer.com/BCA2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Please come back to me if you require any further assistance.
Kind regards
Mario van Helden
BEHRINGER Customer Support
"
Jan 17, 2007 07:05 pm Ok, so basically now. I have the Behringer Xenyx mixing desk, and my laptop. So now it is something like the Edirol USB unit I will need ?
Using XLR to RCA converters to go from the main outs of my mixer into the RCA ins of the USB Audio Interface ?
Sorry for asking so many questions, I'm just wary of spending more money, having it turn up and not work again.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 17, 2007 10:48 pm I'll have a look again at the Edirol unit and give ya a heads up tomorrow as I'm about done for the evening here.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 18, 2007 07:27 pm Here is a link to the detail page for the UA-25 from Edirol. www.roland.com/products/en/UA-25/features.html You will not need to use any RCA type connector's as the unit is a much higher quality and more toward a pro level device. It has Nuetrik combo plug's for input which combine both 1/4" TRS and XLR mic connector's. It can also supply phantom power for a condenser mic and will work with high-z such as guitar's.
Have a look at the pages describing the unit and if you have any question's just ask. I'll watch for this thread.
Jan 25, 2007 11:22 am Ok, so I bought the unit, works well, very well infact, except for one thing. When I play back a guitar track I've recorded I can only hear it through the left headphone. I'm recording my guitar in Mono, but I should still be hearing it through both should I not ?
Any clues ?
Jan 28, 2007 05:25 am I think is stupid, but try to mute the channel you want to send to UCA200. You are connected to ALT3/4 output which are activated only in mute mode. I'm still trying recording having no results but I think is just a software problem.
I didn't need any driver, just plugged the usb cable and the system found it as "USB AUDIO PERIPHERAL".
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 28, 2007 04:40 pm When you are playing the track back make sure you have it panned to the center then to hear it in stereo. You may also have recorded a stereo track and only recorded the left channel. I would check to make sure you are setting it up to record single mono track and then simple set the pan after recording to the center.
Jan 31, 2007 05:51 pm In both cubase and Sonar it won't recognise the Edirol unit as the Mono input, only the stereo. It just doesn't have it as a selectable input on mono tracks. Shall re-install the drivers and see what happens.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Feb 03, 2007 04:19 pm Oh man, I can be so thick headed sometimes. The one thing I did not think about is that you can switch the track in Cubase or in Sonar on the track view itself to either stereo or mono output. That should take care of any problem with the panning. I will have to look into the unit a bit to see why it doesn't do a mono track though. That is kind of odd.
You could indeed try a re-install to see if that makes a difference. I know I have had issues like that before with an M-Audio device and a re-install did the trick.
Feb 07, 2007 11:57 pm hey dude i just bought the 1204 mixer, and i can get sound but not through the mixer, i try just about everything. i hooked up the UCA200 in my PC ran it to the out of the mixer. I need help
Feb 07, 2007 11:58 pm Am thinking about returning it if i cant get it to work, bomber
Feb 10, 2007 10:08 am I bought a Xenyx 1204FX mixer with the UCA200 USB interface. How do I get this thing to work? I am using Adobe Audition 1.5 software. I think it must be a "device" setting in Audition or some other software setting in Windows. My computer has a Creative Live! 24 sound card.
BrOkEnMember
Since: Nov 22, 2008
Nov 22, 2008 12:06 pm ____ CANT SEE USB SOUND CARD ____
I have to say, now that everything is hooked up and working,
This is an awesome product, buy it… but the only problem with this product is when you try to hook it up to your PC with the USB adapter.
After trying to hook up the UCA200 USB Adapter on 2 separate computers I was starting to think the device didn’t work, but I work as a computer tech and have access to all types of computers, I though maybe my computers were to old and didn’t have USB 2.0 so I plugged the device into a brand new computer,… same result.. after trying 3 or 4 more computers 2 out of 10 computers were able to see It ….wtf
“The problem has to do with the amount of power being sent to the USB Port”
Anyway to Resolve the Problem:
Buy a PCI – USB 2.0 Card for your PC if its not working
And you will be recording to your PC in no time.. ;)
