Behringer UMC404HD 4-track recording [SOLVED]

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hi!

I’ve read and tried all the solutions I could find for 4-track recording on Audacity, using my Behringer UMC404HD, and nothing is solving the problem. At some point in the past, it worked (on an different PC; I still have a couple of those recordings where I did 4 drum tracks simultaneously), so I’m hopeful that there is a solution for me. Here’s all the technical stuff for my setup:

Windows 10 - ver. 1909
Dell Inspiron 5482 with a Core i5-8265U 1.60 GHz processor, 8 GB RAM
Behringer UMC404HD 192k USB 2.0 - Driver 4.59.0.56775, 3/14/2019
Audacity 2.3.2

In the Audio Host drop-down, I can choose MME, Windows DriectSound, or Windows WASAPI, and then I can only choose a stereo option for the UMC404HD, either channels 1-2 or 3-4. I have not been able to re-create any of the scenarios that enabled 4-track recording for other people in the forum, so that’s why I’m asking.

I even tried to compile the source code with ASIO, but have not successfully done so. I was a software developer for 13 years, so I know a lot about how to do it, but the instructions, my abilities, or some other factors are preventing me from successfully going that route.

So, I’m almost ready to give up on Audacity (sad, because I like how easy it is to work with) and go with some other company’s product, but I wanted to be certain that Audacity won’t work for me before I give up.

Please help me if you can…

Thanks!

Eric (ewillie)

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Hello: New to this forum, so didn’t see your question till now. You will need to go back to an older driver for the
Behringer. The driver you need is 3.29. You might have to check for awhile to find that driver, but once you download that driver you will have an option for 4 tracks. I personally have been down that road.

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Thanks, hwdcne!

I’m pretty sure I’ve tried that, but I will try it again. I will be very happy if this is all it takes… I’ll let you know when I’ve installed the older driver. Thanks again!

Eric

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I can confirm it works. The 3.29 driver is available through their website if you know the file name (…) and it immediately gave me 4 channels of recording with WASAPI and thus Audacity (2.33 on W10). Thank you!

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Thanks for confirming.
I shall update the topic title and close as “solved” so that the solution is easier for others to find.

Others reading this in the future should note that this was posted in April 2020. If you are reading this at a much later date, please check if Behringer have released drivers that are more recent than the problematic ones reported here.

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Hi Steve, I am speaking to you from the future, where I note that Behringer have released:

UMC404HD	Software	UMC Driver 5.51.0 (for Windows 10 + 11)		2022-10-06

The PDF accompanying the download is [here] (Dropbox - BEHRINGER_UMC_Driver-ReadMe_2022-10-04.pdf - Simplify your life), and would seem to indicate they have addressed some issues (Audacity is specifically mentioned). I would be interested to know whether the latest build of Audacity 3.3 plays nicely with these drivers.