Behringer’s Dice 1U2: A Familiar Face in a Crowded Budget Market
Behringer's new Dice 1U2 enters the budget audio interface market at €109 with Midas preamps and a design inspired by the Scarlett Solo.
Behringer’s newly spotted Dice 1U2 interface enters the budget audio market with a design that will make bedroom producers do a double-take. Quietly listed for pre-order on Thomann at €109, the 2-in/2-out USB-C desktop interface shares undeniable visual DNA with Focusrite’s massively popular Scarlett Solo.
Dice 1U2
This design choice raises an interesting strategic question. Behringer has built a highly successful business model by recreating expensive, discontinued vintage synthesizers and out-of-reach studio gear, making them accessible to everyday musicians. But the Scarlett Solo is already the textbook definition of affordable, mass-produced recording gear.
Why release an homage to a product that is already readily available on a tight budget?
Why Launch a More Expensive Clone?
The strategy becomes even more curious when factoring in current market rates. With a third-generation Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen regularly selling for around €89, Behringer’s new offering is currently listed at a higher price than the established standard it mirrors.
To justify the €109 pre-order cost, the Dice 1U2 will have to rely on a few distinct hardware features to win over buyers:
- Midas-Designed Preamps: Music Tribe’s in-house pro-audio brand provides preamps that have historically been a strong, well-regarded feature of Behringer’s UMC line.
- Tactile Hardware: The impact-resistant metal chassis uses physical toggle switches rather than the standard plastic push buttons commonly found in this bracket, which should provide better tactile feedback during recording.
- Modern Baseline Specs: Up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution, one combo mic/line input (with 48V phantom power), a switchable line/instrument jack, and zero-latency direct monitoring.
No Air
Focusrite’s signature "Air" circuit is absent, but the dual illuminated gain knobs and the front-panel layout read instantly as a Scarlett alternative.
At present, the Dice 1U2 remains officially unannounced by Music Tribe. With no press release, confirmed ship date, or published driver and latency specifications—arguably the most critical metrics for any recording interface—the Thomann listing is our only guide.
If Behringer hopes to pull users away from the dominant Scarlett ecosystem, the real-world performance of those Midas preamps and the stability of its drivers will have to do the heavy lifting.
- +Midas preamps
- +Metal chassis with toggle switches
- +Modern specs (24-bit/192kHz, 48V phantom power)
- +Zero-latency direct monitoring
- +Compact desktop form factor
- −Currently more expensive than the Scarlett Solo it mirrors (€109 vs ~€89)
- −No official announcement or driver/latency specs published
- −Lacks Focusrite's signature Air circuit
- −Unknown real-world performance and driver stability
How does the Behringer Dice 1U2 compare to the Focusrite Scarlett Solo?
Both are 2-in/2-out USB-C interfaces at similar price points, but the Dice 1U2 uses Midas preamps and toggle switches instead of the Scarlett's Air circuit. The Scarlett Solo currently sells for around €89, making it cheaper than the Dice 1U2's €109 pre-order price.
What are the key specs of the Dice 1U2?
The interface supports up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution, features one combo mic/line input with 48V phantom power, a switchable line/instrument jack, Midas preamps, metal chassis construction, and zero-latency direct monitoring via toggle switches.
Is the Behringer Dice 1U2 officially announced?
No. The Dice 1U2 remains officially unannounced by Music Tribe and has only appeared as a pre-order listing on Thomann at €109. No driver specifications, latency data, or confirmed ship date have been published.
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