Behringer UMA255 User Manual

U-CONTROL UMA25S PODCAST QUICK-START GUIDE

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the BEHRINGER U-CONTROL UMA25S. This nextgeneration USB audio/MIDI
controller comes with an impressive software bundle which includes a variety of applications for you to
creatively produce professional-sounding podcasts for the Internet. With these tools, move up a notch
in the evolution of broadcasting, andfree yourself and others from the limitations of conventional
broadcastingtechnologies.

Podcasting basics

The following section gives you a quick insight into the terminology being used.

Podcasting is a term derived from combining the two words “iPod” and “broadcasting” and is dened
as the distribution of audio or video les, such as radio programs or music clips, over the Internet. This is
accomplished by using one of two syndication techniques which allow users to listen and, of late, even view
digital media on such portable media devices as iPod players and laptops.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom are Web content syndication formats written in XML which
provide either podcast content or summaries that link to content and additional le information.

Podcast is a feed of audio or video les placed on the Internet for public access. Anyone can subscribe to
the feed and download the media les. This allows you to collect programs from a wide range of sources
for listening or viewing media content, either online or oine with your computer or an appropriate
portabledevice.

Podcatcher refers to a software application that enables the download of podcasts. Usually, it launches
when the computer is started and then runs in the background, managing feeds that you add manually and
downloading each at a speciedinterval.

U-CONTROL UMA25S PODCAST QUICK-START GUIDE

MP3 Player*

MS16 MONITOR SPEAKERS*

UMA25S

*not included

USB Cable

Computer*

HS1000

Step-by-step installation

Now that you know the terminology and have all the gear necessary to produce audio podcasts, it’s about
time you set up the equipment and install the software.

1. As a Windows XP / Vista user, you can optionally install a low-latency driver for ASIO-compatible audio
software. Insert the BEHRINGER software CD and selec t the “BEHRINGER_USB-ASIO-Driver_Windows”
driver’s subfolder in the “Win” folder. Unzip and install the driver.

2. Connect the UMA25S controller to your computer with the supplied USB cable.

3. Connect an additional sound source and active loudspeakers to the appropriate RCA connectors of the
UMA25S interface (optional).

4. Connect the supplied HS1000 headset to the microphone input and headphone output of the UMA25S
interface (make sure that the connectors’ colors match; red = microphone, green = headphones).

Software Windows Mac OS X

Golden Ear x —
Other software x x