
Further surprising was that the headphone jack, when not in direct monitoring mode, also worked as a stereo audio out when using the UM2 as the primary audio device from the PC, so that it could act like a general sound card (other use cases may vary). So it was a pleasant surprise to hear the sound in direct monitoring coming out of both channels. The job gets done by the UM2 (so long as the cable is stereo to stereo)! This also works equally well pumping out sound to a sound bar or speaker with the same input type.Ģ) My other potential gripe was that all references to the direct monitoring feature seemed to confirm that the output will be purely in mono and isolated to the left stereo channel. Most likely it is relaying the same single channel signal from the microphone, but it is accomplishing what I needed, which was to have sound recorded direct to the DSLR in full stereo, whether it is a true Stereo source, or a duplicated Mono signal. I’m not an audiophile or professional so I can’t guarantee everyone will have these results, but here is what I have determined:ġ) Connecting from the stereo RCA out on the interface to a 3.5 mm stereo jack sends a stereo signal to the DSLR that is recorded in both channels. It may just be my own ears, but everything worked fine and sounded great.


Well, since I received the equipment yesterday, I was able to play around with it and answer my own questions.
