Behringer ADA8200 Audiophile 8 In/8 Out ADAT Audio Interface with Midas Mic Preamplifiers
ADA8200
Audiophile 8 In/8 Out ADAT Audio Interface with Midas Mic Preamplifiers
- Ultra-high quality 8-channel A/D and D/A interface for virtually any digital recording/mixing environment
- 8 state-of-the-art Midas designed Mic Preamplifiers
- Phantom power on all microphone inputs
- Processes 48 and 44.1 kHz sample rates
- External sample rate synchronization via word clock or ADAT* input
- Optical ADAT in/out interface for ultimate compatibility
ADA8200
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ULTRAGAIN DIGITAL ADA8200The 8 In/8 Out ULTRAGAIN ADA8200 ADAT Audio Interface builds on the proud legacy of our ADA8000 – which is one of our all-time, best-selling products. Now, you’re probably thinking, “If they sell so many ADA8000s, why are they changing them?†The short answer… we made it better – in a really big way! The incredible ADA8200 features stunningly-accurate, reference-class Cirrus Logic A/D – D/A converters and 8 Award-winning Midas-designed Mic Preamps – making it the natural choice of professional musicians and audio engineers alike. Your recording tracks will sound just as amazing as you imagined them – when you lay them down with the ADA8200! | ADAT-ReadyThe ADA8200 is sublimely easy to operate, fits neatly into a single rack space and, thanks to the 8 Midas-designed mic preamps with switchable +48 V Phantom Power and integrated Cirrus Logic 24-bit A/D – D/A converters, you get incredibly detailed, pristine performance. Signal conversion takes place at your choice of 44.1 or 48 kHz with full 24-bit resolution. The ADAT Inputs and Outputs can be operated independently, as long as you use an identical wordclock signal. And ADA8200’s operating frequency range is an ultra-wide 10 Hz to 24 kHz – at a very respectable, 48 kHz sampling rate. Put simply, the ULTRAGAIN ADA8200 is the professional’s edge. | Midas – The Legend in Sound QualityEver since its formation in the 1970s, Midas has had a long history of innovation and leadership in the world of audio mixing consoles. Employed by the most famous touring acts and installations world-wide, legendary Midas consoles such as the XL4 and Heritage H3000 quickly became industry standards. Midas has earned their impeccable reputation due to their no-compromise approach for audio and build quality and in particular for their Award-winning Mic Preamps which are considered by industry experts as the industry’s best sounding designs. Building on this legacy, the XL8 and PRO Series of Live Mixing Systems continue this great heritage of Award-winning audio quality. Behringer is proud to incorporate Midas designed mic preamps in the ADA8200 for the ultimate in high-quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments. Find out more about Midas’ amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website. | The Ins and OutsConnections are provided for balanced XLR and ¼ ” TRS, as well as unbalanced ¼ ” TS inputs. XLR line out connectors located on the rear panel provide either balanced or unbalanced connectivity. Digital I/O is handled via ADAT format TOSLINK optical sockets, which support up to 8 independent channels of ultra-pristine data. |
Value
You can trust all your digital ones and zeros to the incredible ADA8200, the professional’s choice for recording absolutely-pristine tracks, thanks to its 8 Award-winning Midas-designed-mic pres with available phantom power, and the ultra-slick, reference-class Cirrus Logic A/D – D/A converters.
Order online or stop by your authorized Behringer dealer today and expand your digital arsenal with the incredible ULTRAGAIN ADA8200!
| Weight: | 2.1 kg |
| Dimensions: | 48.31 x 21.49 x 4.45 cm; 2.1 Kilograms |
| Model: | ADA8200 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
| Origin: | China |
Per espandere la propria scheda una validissima alternativa e molto affidabile.
Volevo espandere la mia focusrite cos ho optato per la Behringer
Pre puliti e la possibilit del 48v per microfonare con i microfoni a condensatore.
Formato rack
Ottimo e sempre sul pezzo Amazon
Che quando non sai dove sbattere la testa ha sempre una soluzione per te
Por este precio no se puede pedir mucho ms. Lo he conectado a un Antelope Discrete 4 Synergy Core y al recibir la seal de reloj de ste, la seal gana en claridad e imagen estreo.
Los previos son slo correctos. En cuanto fuerzas un poco la ganancia emiten muchsimo ruido, y ojo, este aparato no est blindado contra interferencias, si lo pones en un rack recibe ruido. Yo tengo debajo un Tegeler Creme y cuando lo enciendo se nota que induce una pequea interferencia.
En general, ofrece una calidad algo inferior a un similar en Focusrite o marcas similares de gama media, pero claro, el precio es de traca. Uo lo necesitaba para aumentar en 8 entradas via Adat y conectar aparatos analgicos y para eso, sin forzar la ganancia, cumple su misin dignamente.
Does what it says says on the box .
Very happy with this purchase
Lo nico es que no me aclaro para configurar las salidas individuales
Got this to add extra inputs to my Audient id22 for my synths. Works perfectly.
When I received the Behringer ADA8200, the Quick Start Guide was in Japanese. I couldn’t read that.
Then I found that the ADA8200 is not passing a signal from a mic. to the analog outputs. I found out that if I was to use this as a standalone preamp, I had to connect a [ADAT] cable from the ADAT output to the ADAT input.
Nothing in the manual to indicate this configuration.
Huzzah!
Lo tengo conectado con dos cables pticos. El UMC1820 como mster y el ADA8200 con el Slave ADAT In seleccionado. Funciona a la perfeccin como si fuera un solo inteface de 16 entradas.
I bought this to have additional 8 inputs for recording a band and I’m not disappointed at all! Connecting it to my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 was painless. I was able to test it as well on vocals and I’m impressed with the sound quality. There’s more air and clarity to the audio signal. Great value for the price!!!
This is great! Expanded by Babyface Pro, and noise floor is good.
L’ho collegata alla mia vecchia FOCUSRITE Saffire Pro 40, espandendo sia 8 in che 8 out. Ovviamente non aspettatevi la grande qualit sui preamp, ma devo dire che per lavori veloci e per suonare/registrare live fa il suo dovere benissimo, supporta anche i microfoni a condensatore (Phantom Power 48volt). Super contento! La straconsiglio.
Acquistato ad un ottimo prezzo per espandere gli ingressi/uscite di un’altra scheda audio. Qualit apprezzabile soprattutto per un home studio.
Easy to integrate with my Focusrite 18i20. Works really well though I get a few clicks and pops at lower latency but very reliable if you make the buffer a bit bigger. Sounds fine to my ears but haven’t done any A B testing with the Focusrite. I think they are of a similar quality anyway so wasn’t expecting any drastic difference.
Avevo bisogno di aggiungere canali microfonici al mio sempre valido RME Multiface. Per questo prezzo difficile trovare di meglio.
Having a Sapphire Liquid 56 I just wanted to take advantage of ADAT and add an extra 8 input channels. Yes it is only 24 bit at 48 kHz so nothing seriously pro about it, but then neither is the price and its only for “extra channels” should I ever need them. Looks good worked first time and does what its supposed to.
I bought this to replace the previous model which started to get noisy after about 10 years of use. I looked at alternatives but this model does the job perfectly for a great price so I bought it. The pre-amps are improved and the power supply is upgraded too. Highly recommended.
Functions as advertised and sound quality is great. Clock is very good too, I notice no smear or jitter. Highly recommended.
My previous recorder was a standalone Tascam DP-32SD. Although this is a great unit for home studio starters, following the actual recording I had to export tracks, transfer them to my PC via USB, then mix/master the completed song using my Windows-based DAW.
While this worked okay, the process was getting to be quite the tedious hassle, not to mention the fact that REAPER (in my opinion, the best DAW on the planet) has so much more recording function than the Tascam standalone it’s almost unbelievable. That said, I decided to purchase a Behringer UMC1820 and give direct-to-DAW recording a try.
Man, the difference was like night and day, especially sampling at 48kHz/24-bit. Plus, all of the required post-processing work I previously discussed is now a thing of the past.
The only remaining problem was, I use 8 drum microphones. This required cabling my mixer to one of the UMC1820 inputs to accommodate the 8th sub-kick drum microphone, and all other instruments. So, I took it a step further, purchased a Behringer ADA8200 and attached it to the UMC1820 as a slave using Toslink fiber cables, providing me with 8 additional inputs.
I should note that Windows and REAPER immediately picked both interfaces up without the need to install any additional drivers whatsoever… They’re truly plug-and-play.
To avoid being redundant and going over all the features of these two excellent interfaces which are already listed on their product pages, I think it would be much more beneficial to continue discussing my personal experience with them, along with the end results.
This configuration has allowed me to totally dedicate the UMC1820 to my drum microphones, and use the ADA8200 for all other instruments. I was also able to keep my mixer involved by cabling it to one of the inputs on the latter interface.
I then topped the whole thing off by mounting them both in a “Procraft 2U 9″ Deep Equipment Rack”. This is one super-high quality rack, and an incredible value:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CDG8QLI/
The bottom line: Between these two interfaces I now have 16 MIDAS pre-amplified XLR/TRS inputs fed directly into my PC with all controls at my fingertips, sitting directly under my DAW displays (see photo). Most importantly, I’m able to take full advantage of REAPER’s myriad of recording functions, which completely blow the Tascam standalone recorder away.
If you’re thinking about using direct-to-DAW recording, this combination absolutely can’t be beat for the money. The only regret I have is, I’m kicking myself in the butt for not going to A/D interfaces long ago. Look up my latest song “May You Never” on SoundClick, and judge the sound for yourself.
In closing, these Behringer interfaces have exceeded my wildest expectations. I can certainly say without hesitation they’re deserving of my highest recommendation, and if I was able would rate them both at 10 stars in a heartbeat.
48k for cheap
We got this to extend out Focusrite interface, it works really well, and the sounds quality is pretty good for what you pay
worked as expected to increase the number of inputs on my behringer interface. watch some you tube videos on how to set these things up because it’s not exactly plug and play.
The preamps sound color free and very clean and quiet but with plenty of gain. They can also handle very high input levels without clipping.
I can’t say enough good things about this unit. It’s much shallower and lighter than the ADA8000 it replaced. The detents are gone on the preamps (an improvement) and the power supply is now switched mode rather than linear. The result is ZERO hum and light weight. Suffice to say you’ll be hard pressed to find an input source that exceeds the S/N ratio of this unit. It’s not the best AD/DA on the market by any means, but today’s converters are so good the line between the best and the budget converters is beginning to blur. You won’t be disappointed with the quality of this unit. Learn the Nyquist theorem and abandon the folly of high sample rates. They aren’t needed with modern digital filters and they hog valuable computer resources, limiting the number of tracks and plugins you can run.
Still the preamps are decent the build quality is solid and conversion pretty good especially for the price
Benutze es in Verbindung mit einem RME Fireface.
Les connexions sont de qualit et la qualit des prampli font le taf
The product is ok. The preamps are Goodyear and transparente but the packaging is very poor and fragile. Amazon did not sended it in a good packaging.
*You cannot use this unit as a standalone analog preamp.*
The analog outputs are coming from the ADAT IN. There is no connection between the analog inputs (front) and the analog outputs (back). If you want to use this as a standalone preamp you must connect its ADAT OUT to its ADAT IN.
That is not necessarily a problem, it is just an aspect of the unit’s functional design that you should take into consideration depending on how you plan to use it.
Besides that, it is a great device with a straightforward and intuitive design. Sounds great to me. Surprisingly low latency (negligible for most purposes). Looks nice as well. Seems well-built, except perhaps for the front knobs which seem a TAD flimsy, but hey this thing does the job of much more expensive units. For a home recording studio on a budget, it’s a no brainer.
Came with a sticker 🙂
A couple of handy tips, don’t forget your world clock cable, and optical cable (you only need one) and connect them before getting started with the Logic Pro X connection. Remember to open up your Scarlett software and change the channels 9 through 16 to ADAT input and choose whatever output channel you need. In Logic, remember to use channel eleven and select one the ADA8200 to enable channel selection. I could not find this very needed information readily on the internet, so wanted to share. Once this is complete, all 16 channels are available. Happy recording and great product!
I got this to inexpensively add 8 more channels of I/O, to feed multiple headphone sends, and works great for it’s intended use.
Added this to a digi003 worked flawlessly sound pretty darn good! Can’t beat it!
Does what is is supposed to do and for a good price. Conversion to and from digital pretty much faultless. Ideal for use as 8 exrta inputs over ADAT.
It is what it is and it does what it does very well. I have it slaved to an ID22 and it’s flawless and dead quiet.
I use this to convert my various outboard gear mics and guitars into adat and into my tascam 1804 so not the newest equipment and it works great. Well worth the investment.
Amazing value if you want additional, above-average I/O through ADAT.
I used this to add 8 mic preamps to a professional digital audio card (using adat connector). Works great and sounds great.
Great for the price. Using with my Pro Tools HD 96IO, setup was very easy.
Love ’em or hate ’em, Behringer are brilliant at creating low cost products to solve common audio studio problems. This little box works brilliantly.
I expected that everything would be in the box in order to be able to use the unit immediately with my Focusrite Scarlett. But on opening the box I was aghast to find that they don’t include the optical TOSlink cable or the BNC ADAT cable. So I had to spend yet more money to buy these cables separately.
For what is supposed to be a professional item, this is a major omission. What were Behringer thinking?!
So, if you are planning to buy this rack unit – and I do highly recommend it, make sure you order the leads you require at the same time!
I love the ada8200. It’s a great add on for my sound card to extend to 16 channels. It doesn’t get hot as it’s precedessor at Al and works for hours on going.
Happy recording
I was having trouble setting it up at first (didn’t resort to the manual) but as soon as I tried using 2 TOS-link cables to the FCA1616, it worked perfectly. I believe that’s because I am using it as a clock slave, so one line is for the clock signal, and another is for the return audio. Very happy with it.
A great upgrade from the old ADA8000, a very clean sound and transpare