Amazon Sale on Behringer Interfaces

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For those of you on a budget but want to give XLR gear a try, Amazon is having a sale on a wide variety of Behringer gear. Highlights of this sale include:

Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer

$40 - A compact desktop mixer that can also act as an audio interface and/or external soundcard / hardware volume controls and basic 2-band EQ for gaming and headsets. Has phantom power so you can use even XLR condenser mics.

Behringer U-phoria UM2 Interface

$30 - Behringer's entry-level 2x2 audio interface. Supports one mic in with phantom power, one instrument in if you need it, and headphone monitoring. At $30 there is no lower entry point with this kind of feature set.

Behringer U-phoria UMC22

$40 - Also a 2x2 audio interface from Behringer it has feature parity with its little brother with one significant upgrade: It uses Behringer's newer MIDAS mic pre-amps that are a bit cleaner on dynamic mics. Also, it has better build quality than its little brother.

At one point, I owned all 3 of these and I can't recommend them enough. With a good USB audio interface, you gain access to a wider variety of recording hardware and can actually save money by being able to buy and sell individual parts of your project studio one piece at a time, as well as a very healthy used market of recording gear.

If you need a microphone to pair with your new USB interface entry level recommendations include:
$20 - Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 (Dynamic
$40 - Sure SM48-LC (Dynamic)
$70 - MXL 990 (Condenser)
$100 - Sure SM58-LC (Dynamic)
$100 - Behringer B-1 (Condenser)

Also, don't forget your accessories like your Gooseneck Pop Filter and Balanced XLR Cable.
Make sure your XLR cables are the balanced type. While there is no benefit of using a balanced cable on unbalanced gear, using an unbalanced gear on any balanced gear, like the microphones above could introduce noise, as unbalanced cables are not properly grounded.