Does the Behringer U-phoria UMC404HD usb audio interface work with Garageband?

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Does the Behringer U-phoria UMC404HD usb audio interface work with Garageband?

I just got a 4 channel USB interface for recording mics and guitars. It has no driver, but uses the Mac OS instead. I set up the Sound control panel to recognize the device for input and output and then I use the Audio MIDI Setup utility to format recording at 192000HZ.

My problem is that as soon as I open GarageBand the 192000HZ setting drops down to it's lowest 44100 HZ. Is this a flaw with the Behringer audio interface or is it a system software issue?

I'm getting mixed messages from Behringer on this problem, one guy says the interface has a bad component another blames Garageband.

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone using Garageband with any Behringer interface who has used it at 192000HZ. Any other comments welcome.

I have this problem on three different computers using systems from 10.6.8 to a fresh install of 10.11. Quite a few different USB cables. Most recently on an I7 Mini with 16 gigs memory with 10.11.6. Currently on Garageband 10, but the same issue with Garageband 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2016 6:01 PM

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John Mistretta Author

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Sep 20, 2016 4:32 PM in response to John Mistretta

I talked to an Apple tech and the answer is that Apple has "capped" the sampling setting to 441000HZ.

So in spite of the box being designed to accept sampling at 192000Hz, apparently GarageBand has been crippled to sample only at the system's lowest setting. Another audio program I have, Amadeus Pro, has no trouble with the setting at 192000.

Tsk, tsk Apple . . .

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Aug 19, 2017 10:52 PM in response to John Mistretta

Garageband does not support higher sample rates than 44.1 Khz. It DOES support 24 bit (thank god..) but not higher sample rates. I use Logic Pro X, which is like Garageband but Apple's pro version. (like iMovie to Final Cut Pro X) I record at 96k all the time in Logic.

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