Tadpui
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So after digging around the internet for a bit, I found two audio interfaces I would be willing to spend some money on:
Either a NEW Behringer U-phoria UMC 1820 18x20 channel USB audio interface with 8 microphone inputs and 1 ADAT (200$)
or
since Chili mentioned Tascam:
A USED (but still good condition) Tascam US 1800 16x4 channel USB audio interface with 8 microphone inputs but NO ADAT (140$)
On paper the Behringer seems quite a bit better, but so many people seem to despise the quality of their products...
So what do you guys think?
I would not recommend the Tascam US-1800. That is an old generation of interface, and driver support is going to be a problem. Those drivers haven't been updated since 2016, and you could always be one Windows update away from having a boat anchor instead of an interface.
If you're set on Tascam as a brand, look into their more recent offerings like the US-16x08.
I think the U-Phoria series from Behringer is terrific for the money. They're certainly not perfect, but they do offer everything you need to make some very good sounding tracks. Those Midas-designed preamps are no joke. They may be cheap, but they're solid. And their Windows drivers do, in fact, support Windows 10 all the way back to Vista.