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Setting up the Behringer Guitar Link
UCG102 on windows 7
Posted on 12 May, 2013
OK, so I got me the Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 at a local music store, UME for 33
(same price as most online stores, no shipping costs!).
It comes with sparse documentation, and no CD. The guy at the store told me it all had to
be downloaded. At the site one finds the importat ASIO drivers (I got the 64 bit ones), and
asio4all, as well as audacity (the last two can be found in many other places). Now, it is
likely the device will produce no sound when first plugged. I found valuable advice on a
review at amazon.com, author Mr. S. Bailey which I copy and rewrite a little.
1. Download Behringers Windows x64 driver from their web page [...]
2. Run the Behringer driver setup and when it asks you to reboot; Go ahead and do
that.
3. Download and install the ASIO4All drivers from their web page [...]
4. If the Behringer UCG102 isnt plugged into to the USB port, do that now. If its already
plugged in, remove it and plug it back in again. This step ensures that the driver is
properly loaded and the device is up and running in Windows.
5. Go to Windows 7 Control Panel or do a menu search for Sound to configure your
Windows Playback and Recording settings. The Behringer needs to be plugged in to
configure these settings. In your Windows Sound settings, make sure your
Playback device is set to your default speakers. If using headphones, set them as
the Default Playback device. Under the Recording tab, select Line In and if the
Behringer USB driver is loaded and running properly, you should see an option to
select Behringer USB WDM Audio 2.8.40 as the Line-in device. The 2.8.40 is the
driver version you downloaded from their web page and that number may change as
drivers are updated.
6. Now you can start up your Guitar Rig or effects processor software. In Guitar Rig,
you have to go into Audio and Midi Settings and ensure that you are using Asio as
your driver and Asio4All V2 as your device. Under the Routing tab you have to
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make sure your Outputs are set to either speakers or headphones. Under Inputs,
make sure you have Behringer USB Audio 1 under just the L or left channel only.
The settings under the MIDI tab dont affect this type of setup so theres nothing you
need to do there.
Step 6 is where you will normally run into problems and to fix this, you have to configure
your ASIO4All settings. In the far right corner of your Windows taskbar, you should see a
green icon, which if clicked will bring up your ASIO4All configuration window. You can also
select ASIO Config in Guitar Rig within the Audio and Midi Settings and get into the
same window. To get everything working, you have to click on the wrench to open the
ASIO advanced configuration.
This is where youll have to do some trial and error by clicking on the input and output
device icons. What youre looking for is a green On/Off button with green arrows next to
them for your input and output devices. For example, under my settings, I have the
following ASIO devices showing green buttons and arrows
Top selection = Output: High Definition Audio Device
Bottom Selection = Input: Behringer USB WDM Audio 2.8.40 = (In: 2x 44.1-48kHz, 32
bits; Out: 2x 44.1-48kHz, 32 bits)
A blacked out On/Off button icon with no green arrow, or a red X next to these settings
means somethings wrong or you havent clicked on the On/Off button icon so that device
is actually turned on. Close the window to exit out of the ASIO configuration.
If youre not getting all the selection options in the ASIO or audio/midi configuration
settings, try the following
1. Close Guitar Rig and other recording software
2. Unplug the Behringer UCG102 and plug it back in again
3. Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 and also check your Windows Sound Playback and Recording
settings to make sure they havent changed
If your using recording software like Mixcraft, you also have to use the ASIO device drivers
within that software in order to record your guitar. By the way, I am able to run Guitar Rigs
VST and real-time record with all Guitar Rigs effects within Mixcraft and achieve
impressive results. Latency is not an issue because Im using the ASIO drivers in
combination with Behringers USB driver. If youre having troubles, dont give up and keep
at it. Youll be happy with the results and theres nothing like being able to record in real-
time while using awesome guitar effects. I love it!

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Dany
on 10 August, 2013 at 11:09 am said:
Hello, I follow your guide but I have this problem:
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/6448/aq38.png
As you can see theres a yellow question mark on the IN.
What can I do to solve this?
Many thanks in advance!
ddcampayo
on 27 August, 2013 at 1:50 am said:
I am sorry, I see from your screen capture your setup is almost identical to
mine. So I dont know how to fix your case, as I said by trial and error you
might be able to have your ASIO working. Best of luck!
nsh
on 27 January, 2014 at 6:00 pm said:
hello.
i have set up guitar rig and have followed these steps my problem is it seems to
be picking up sound from my laptop mic, not the input (guitar etc) tried
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everything, disabling the mic etc; but nothing seems to be working?? any help??
ddcampayo
on 28 January, 2014 at 12:08 am said:
Are you sure you have the right values in Guitar Rigs Input tab? There is
no way the USB guitar link can be picking up the mic signal (but, it could
also be noise).
nsh
on 28 January, 2014 at 1:48 am said:
yeah. i think its just ignoring the usb and picking up my internal
mic on the laptop somehow?