Hi @Ashford ,    Welcome to the community.  We need to figure out if the issue is on the input side or the USB side of the interfaces.  Next to each input gain knob is a SIG LED.  Do a shout test.  Shout into the mic and see if the SIG LED comes on.  If not, verify you are set to line and the pad is not enabled. Turn up the input gain about half way so the white line is straight up.    If you still aren't getting anything I'd suspect the mic cable. Are you using a standard XLR Male-Female mic cable?     Take a look at this post to see if it helps: https://community.musictribe.com/t5/Recording/Neewer-Microphone-required-standard-XLR-cable-UMC404HD/m-p/153866?advanced=false&collapse_discussion=true&filter=location&location=category:tribe&q=neewer&search_type=thread   Hope this helps,  Ken   Read more

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Hi @Scrab ,    Do you have any USB 2.0 ports on your PC?  I'd recommend you go into device manager, delete the device, un-plug it, reboot, and finally plug it into a USB 2.0 port.     Beyond that we need to look deeper into other audio devices.  Does you motherboard have a built-in audio device? If so, what chiip?   What kind of graphics card do you have?  If nVidia, make sure you don't have the HD audio drivers installed.    Hope this helps,  Ken   Read more

Hi Dieter and Andrews,    I'd recommend you contact Behringer support for assistance.  This is very much sounding like the problem @Roblof mentioned above but I can't seem to find any tools to show the MIDI device list in Windows 10.    Ken  Read more

Hi @olavsu1 ,   You absolutely do not need JACK to run VST instruments and effects on a Mac.  In fact, JACK has all but gone away on a Mac now that Apple is restricting 3rd party kernel extensions.     @ventluc ,   Again, I DO NOT RECOMMEND you try to use those VST files as they are very old.  Based on the date of the files, it appears they were created for OSX 10.3 (2003).  That might even be pre Core Audio.    .hqx and .sit files are compressed archives.  .hqx files are Mac OS binhex compressed and can be uncompressed simply by double-clicking on them.  a .sit file is an archive created with StuffIt.  StuffIt has not been included with OSX since 10.3 but these files can be opened with a tool called "The Unarchiver".    What you are left with is a .pkg package file that can be installed simply by double-clicking on the .pkg file.  The package installer script will copy the VSTs to the appropriate place, typically either /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins or ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins.   Once installed you can start up your DAW, go into settings, and re-scan for new plugins.  Some DAWs will automatically detect new plugins and run the re-scan at startup. Some won't.   To use the instrument plugin you simply add it to a MIDI track in your DAW and use either a MIDI controller to play the instrument or add a MIDI file to the track and use that to trigger the instrument.    Again, Here's a link to many new and FREE plug-ins in .ZIP or .DMG format: https://www.kvraudio.com/plugins/instruments/effects/hosts/   Hope this helps,  Ken     Read more

Hi @Scrab ,    Welcome to the community.  Can you give us more details on your system?    Desktop/Laptop? Make/Model? USB 2.0 vs. 3.0 ports? What OS version are you running?  What drivers did you install?    EDIT: What other audio devices do you have in the system?    Ken Read more

@olavsu1 ,    You absolutely do not need JACK to run VST instruments and efffects on a Mac.  The 1202USB uses the same usb chip as the 802USB and the 802USB is recognized by Mac OS Core Audio just fine.    @ventluc ,    Again, I DO NOT RECOMMEND that you try to use those old VSTs.  Based on the date they were released around the time of OSX Panther (10.3) in 2003.     The files you downloaded are either .sit or .sit.hqx extensions.  .hqx is Mac binhex compression and the .sit is a StuffIt compressed archive.  These are both very old formats and are no longer actively used.   To uncompress a .hqx file you just double-click on it.  If it's a .sit.hqx you'll get an error message that says it can't unarchive the .sit format.  That's because Apple stopped shipping StuffIt with OSX in 10.4 (2005).  You can download "The Unarchiver" which is a free tool that will allow you to unarchive .sit files.    What you are left with is a .pkg file.  To install you just double click on the .pkg file and the package installer script will install the VST files into the proper locations on your computer (typically '/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins' or ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins).   After installing a VST you need to start up your DAW, go into setup, and re-scan for new VSTs.  Some DAWs will detect new VSTs and re-scan automatically at startup.  Some won't.  Once you have the instrument plug-in installed, you can add it to a MIDI track in your DAW and use either a MIDI keyboard controller to trigger the instrument or you can drag-drop a MIDI file onto the track and use that to play the instrument.    Again, there are many free plugins available here: https://www.kvraudio.com/plugins/instruments/effects/hosts/   .zip and .dmg (disk image) seem to be the most popular archive formats now.    Hope this helps,  Ken Read more