Steinberg UR22 MKII USB Audio Interface with iPad Support

I ordered this to replace a Tascam interface that was no longer supported. All the ins/outs are as needed for my use - I don't need the instrument I/P but do need high quality sterio line ins for interfacing with other gear. The 2 x D-PRE inputs and 192 kHz really do deliver a clean sound into the DAW, in my case an iMac running El-Captain. There is no latency between sources and O/P's and the front panel mix control has a nice 'soft' centre position for no-look positioning. Like the choice of power inputs, like the position and feel of all the front panel controls. The headphone O/P drives my AKG Q701's without running out of steam, these phones do need a good driver and the UR still has plenty in reserve. Now the quibble. Some have mentioned about a 'lack of quality'. Whilst my experience does not relate this to the ability of the electronics to perform, it does relate to the case. Whilst solid the slightest tap makes it ring like a bell. The cure - I have lined it with Gaffa tape inside, there is just room for a layer and the perceived quality is massively improved. Still worth 5 stars though, a great little unit at the price.

Bought this for son who wanted to used iPad (Garageband) to record digital piano, guitar, mic input etc. Looked at all the other options available and this seemed to be the one for me. It also has midi I/O too. Input 1 is good for mic and standard line level, Input 2 is wide (Hi-Z) and suitable for both guitar and line level. It is very sturdily constructed and comes with lite version of CuBase. No issues so far, no driver problems - it just works. Steinberg is a Yamaha company so this is what I would expect! I use this with a cheep and cheerful USB lightening 'Camera Adapter' to connect into the iPad. I have used Camera Adapters with (charges iPad at the same time) and without (iPad does not charge) USB power interface. When using unit with an iPad, you need to power the UR22 externally (I just use a power bank) as the iPad can only supply a maximum of 100mA to peripherals. Only had it a short time and so not been used that much, but so far so good.

I had researched several similar units and, based on that research and previous experience with other Steinberg products, I decided on the UR22 MKll. The setting up and installation of drivers was straight forward, the operation and performance, faultless. Communication with my PC, midi devices and other audio devices is flawless. And there is good flexibillity with regard to monitoring, input balancing and the like. I am very satisfied with it; it covers all my current audio needs perfectly.

Very good value. The interface is well made and solid and it's sound is a lovely quality for amateur use. The software is very good also [I think, though see below!!!], but there are several reasons for 4 stars instead of 5. Getting the software is a BIG hassle. I understand that companies do not want people using illegal copies, but there must be a kinder way to treat genuine customers. Very confusing and you needed several codes/passwords etc and masses of spare time. The software is good but the help files are useless to anyone who doesn't have a phd in sound engineering. For example: "Compressor: the compressor allows you to create smooth compression effects.." Basically that's telling me that a compressor is a compressor and it compresses. I could have guessed that much. I appreciate they can't write a complete teaching manual but they could be more helpful than that. Even when they do tell you something useful, I haven't come across anything yet that tells you where to actually find things and as there are many little icons and menus, it can take hours to find what you want. The help files provided don't necessarily apply to the version they actually come with [if I'm wrong, that just emphasises the fact that the help files could be better!]. The driver on the disc that came with the interface did not work well. The sound was very poor and scratchy. I had tried to update to the latest driver on the website as soon as I had installed the unit, but was told that I had the best driver, even though the website showed a later version. It took me several days, first checking my cables, headphones, amp and speakers, and then researching on the web to find out that it really was the driver version installed on my pc that was faulty. Most people suggested going to an older driver [they were writing at a time when the driver that came with my unit was the latest]. As there was now a later driver on the website, I removed the one from my pc and just took the later one to see what would happen happen. With the first driver removed, I could now download the later driver and since then have had no problems. Steinberg must know that there is a problem with the driver - many posts refer to it. At the very least they could put a notice on their website to warn customers. Even if the driver that came on cd could just be updated by clicking on update, that would help. As a musician who knows next to nothing about sound engineering/recording I would really like help files that were clear and used full-word terminology before they start using abbreviations and which tell you where to find things and what each thing does. Having said all that, I still love the product and am learning a litte more each day. Hopefully I will live long enough to have some understanding!

Really nice build quality, seems to work perfectly as long as you have the latest Yamaha Steinberg Driver, it was crashing my Macbook at first, once the latest drivers where installed it works perfectly, for the price it is great, the headphone output is a nice touch though not very loud especially if you're a drummer or like to mike your guitar amp. All in all very happy with it, I'm recording in Logic Pro X, but Cubase 9AI which chips with the unit is a nice program also.

Just what I wanted - a simple interface for Cubase. Not quite plug and play - you really need to download the Yamaha drivers - but apart from that dead easy to install. Controls are simple and intuitive. Works well with HiZ and preamped guitars and with phantom power condensers, plus it runs off USB power - but if you are using other stuff with USB power, I would suggest getting a powered hub. And yes, the UR22 does work perfectly well off a hub!

The product it's self is fine, works exactly as you'd expect. Pretty good for a budget interface. My gripe is with the fact that my item was clearly a previous return. The box was slightly ripped, upon opening it the first thing I noticed was the horrible grubby fingerprints all over it followed by the USB cable bag being ripped with the cable missing! (Not a big deal as I have a few laying around) Apparently this comes with Cubase AI, my download code was also missing. Again, not something I'd have used but that's far from the point.

So far, its been silky smooth to set up and record with! I took a plunge on this card after having my Focusrite 6i6 devolve into ASIO madness (after 4 years of use), and I found myself unable to go back to another Focus-rite card due to the piss-poor driver support they have for Windows machines in general - I found their 2nd generation cards to PERFORM WORSE than my trusty 1st generation 6i6! (until it died last week...hah!). As a Cubase user, it was a no-brainer to go with Steinberg - it works well with Cubase as well as Wavelab and I haven't had any issues so far. Kudos to Steinberg for letting me get on with my recordings!

Después de un tiempo pensando qué tarjeta de sonido escoger, finalmente me decidí por la de Steinberg. Debo decir que estoy francamente satisfecho por la calidad de los materiales, la sensación de robustez y la conectividad que ofrece. La he usado en Cubase, se integra perfectamente al secuenciador de forma automática, una vez instalados los drivers. No requiere de ningún ajuste adicional. La latencia es mínima en comparación con la tarjeta integrada en placa base. Por fin desaparecieron los molestos "chasquidos" que solía tener, así que ha sido una gran inversión. También me ha gustado que incorpore conexiones MIDI, que para conectar al teclado musical siempre va bien si éste no dispone de puerto USB. Otra cosa que me hizo decidirme por ella es que incorpora previos de micrófono de Yamaha, cuya calidad no hace falta comentar. Así que si estás buscando una buena tarjeta de sonido pero no puedes invertir mucho, ésta es la ideal para empezar. Aunque podría decirse que se echa en falta un botón de apagado/encendido, y el botón de alimentación phantom habría estado mejor en la parte delantera.

Io la sto utilizzando nel mio piccolo home studio, ero indeciso su quale scheda audio scegliere, a mio parere quelle di questa fascia sono davvero molto simili come funzionalità e come prestazioni. Personalmente ho scelto questa perché uso Cubase della Steinberg e i driver Yamaha compresi hanno una affinità maggiore con il software a mio avviso. Sia microfonata sia collegata ad uno strumento fa il suo lavoro in modo eccellente e modesto. Senza contare le registrazioni ho notato un incremento sostanziale della qualità del suono in generale rispetto all'utilizzo normale dei super driver Asio4all. Ottimo anche il pannello di controllo software per gestire le varie impostazioni della scheda, la gestione in generale é semplice e funzionale.

Fonctionne parfaitement. Très facile d'utilisation, je l'utilise pour brancher mes enceintes de monitoring et le son retransmis est très bon, je l'utilise également pour enregistrer ma basse et ma guitare donc deux entrées XLR/jack très utiles. Il est très solide et se transporte très facilement même sans protection. Il ne faut pas oublier de télécharger et installer les softwares sinon il fait crasher l'ordinateur!

Bei mir funktioniert das Interface an einem alten Laptop (7 Jahe alt) mit Windows 10 einwandfrei. Ich hatte mir den aktuellen Treiber bei Steinberg gezogen und installiert. Wenn man danach das Gerät anschließt, läuft alles prima. Wichtig ist, dass man in der einen oder anderen Musik Applikation (Bei Steinberg Cubase AI geht das automatisch) noch Midi und Audio Interfaces (Yamaha USB ASIO Audio) setzen muss, sonst wird weiter der Windows Mapper verwendet (das führt dann zu Latenz und Tonaussetzern). Tonaussetzer habe ich nie gehabt und wenn ich schnell auf dem Keyboard spiele kommen die Töne ohne jede Verzögerung. Die Hardware macht einen guten und wertigen Eindruck. Das Gerät sollte man natürlich an einem USB-Anschluss anschließen, der genug Strom liefert (USB HUBs sollen wohl problematisch sein). Klanglich super und sehr brauchbare Latenz (kein Vergleich mit der internen Soundkarte!) Alles in allem bin ich begeistert. Würde ich jederzeit wieder kaufen.

Scheda sonora dal rapporto qualità prezzo molto elevato.Si presenta solida e con componenti di qualità (ingressi Neutrik, pre amp D-PRE della Yamaha su entrambi gli ingressi microfonici).Provata subito per registrare un (buon) basso attivo su sessioni di Cubase ha evidenziato un eccellente suono dei pre ,neutro e cristallino (in questo caso ,poi, ottima la presenza dello switch HiZ sul secondo canale per strumenti ad alta impedenza) !! Nella sua fascia di prezzo (110-120) non ha rivali (la Scarlett 2i2 non ha gli IN/OUT MIDI quindi andrebbe confrontata con la 2i4 che però costa di più..e come pre siamo lì).Rispetto poi a tanti concorrenti è una garanzia anche lato software/driver (spesso sottovalutato da molti) in quanto Cubase è una DAW che è un punto di riferimento universalmente riconosciuto, e Steinberg assicura driver molti solidi e con cadenza regolare sia per Win che per Mac (non a caso sia il formato "VST" di simulazione sia il formato driver a bassa latenza "ASIO" sono entrambi "invenzioni" di Steinberg...ergo... :-) ). La consiglio spassionatamente. Servizio Amazon imperiale come solito (arrivata 3 giorni prima!)