New UA Volt USB Audio Interfaces

Matt Hepworth

Matt Hepworth

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Just announced!

Five versions will be available, three of which will include an 1176 based analog compressor circuit!

https://uaudio.com/audio-interfaces/volt.html


VOLT USB AUDIO INTERFACES


Classic Sound, Right Now.

We built Volt interfaces to let you easily record audio with classic studio sound. Plug right in to your Mac, PC, iPad, or iPhone and Volt just shows up — ready to capture your music, livestream, or podcast with professional studio tone, courtesy of Universal Audio.

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Best-in-class audio quality for professional recordings




Create classic-sounding music productions, livestreams, and podcasts on Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone



Vintage mic preamp mode for rich, full sound




Record vocals and instruments with the classic sound of UA mic/line preamp with tube emulation circuitry



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Built-in 76 Compressor with perfectly tailored presets




Add clarity and punch to voice, instruments, and other sources with an analog compressor based on UA’s iconic 1176



An essential suite of audio software included




Produce with industry-leading software including Ableton, Melodyne, UJAM's Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more


Volt Key Features:


  • [*=left]USB 2.0 audio interfaces with 24-bit/192 kHz audio conversion for Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone
    [*=left]Vintage Mic Preamp mode for recording vocals and instruments with the sound of a classic UA tube preamp
    [*=left]Built-in 76 Compressor adds clarity and punch to voice, guitar, and other sources with analog circuit based on UA's 1176
    [*=left]Suite of audio software including Ableton, Melodyne, UJAM's Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more
    [*=left]Volt Studio Packs include Volt 2 or Volt 276, a condenser mic with XLR cable, and closed-back headphones
    [*=left]USB bus powered with compatible devices[SUP]*[/SUP]
    [*=left]48V phantom power for condenser microphones
    [*=left]Direct Monitoring for latency-free recording
    [*=left]1-in/1-out MIDI connections
    [*=left]USB-C to USB-A cable included


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*Volt 476 requires an external Volt power supply (included).​



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shimel

shimel

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and the video Ad is greaaaaat :)
 
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kj.metissage

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I'll pass. I'm waiting for the day UA will release a new audio interface for Windows with LUNA.

And the day they'll announce UAD 1081 mkII plugin haha!
 
tomtama

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UniversalAudio

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stakeoutstudios said:
Am I reading right that these interfaces don’t support Luna?

The 1176esque circuit is analogue?!
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Yes and yes.

Completely different user than Apollo. Although many Apollo users will enjoy having one for the road or use with iOS devices.
 
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oranheim

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UniversalAudio said:
Yes and yes.

Completely different user than Apollo. Although many Apollo users will enjoy having one for the road or use with iOS devices.
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Isn't it just a matter of time before all Apollo interfaces will have Apple M1 Silicon native support. When UA has accomplished that, it's pretty much straight forward to have Apollo Solo/Arrow/x-range supported on iOS/iPadOS too.
 
UniversalAudio

UniversalAudio

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oranheim said:
Isn't it just a matter of time before all Apollo interfaces will have Apple M1 Silicon native support. When UA has accomplished that, it's pretty much straight forward to have Apollo Solo/Arrow/x-range supported on iOS/iPadOS too.
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No, that's not the issue. It's that iOS devices use iOS.
 
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emediaplays

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oranheim said:
Isn't it just a matter of time before all Apollo interfaces will have Apple M1 Silicon native support. When UA has accomplished that, it's pretty much straight forward to have Apollo Solo/Arrow/x-range supported on iOS/iPadOS too.
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I wouldn't want to disconnect my X4 to travel and a Solo costs $700 currently. As much as I like Luna, I still actively use Logic plenty, and were we not in a pandemic I'd definitely think about a Volt for on the go or even just to use with a laptop on the couch.
 
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dannyhawaii

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Are these interfaces class compliant?
 
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black label

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emediaplays said:
I wouldn't want to disconnect my X4 to travel and a Solo costs $700 currently. As much as I like Luna, I still actively use Logic plenty, and were we not in a pandemic I'd definitely think about a Volt for on the go or even just to use with a laptop on the couch.
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I’m kind of in the same boat. I’d get a 276 just to keep in my laptop bag and add to Luna sessions on the road if it meant I could use Luna and just a couple of my existing plugins. The new Volt line seems like a nice bunch of products but not of much use to existing UA users and no clear way for new, entry level users to smoothly step into bigger recording systems or plugin packs. I don’t really understand the business logic.
 
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dannyhawaii

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UniversalAudio said:
Yes.
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Did you happen to test them with a Maschine+ or Akai MPC? Class compliant may or may not mean that they're Linux class compliant which is what is needed to be used with these boxes.
 
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oranheim

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UniversalAudio said:
No, that's not the issue. It's that iOS devices use iOS.
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Drew, I was referring to Apollo device driver support on Apple Silicon. My statement was from a technical point of view. Currently, only Intel arch is supported, which requires Apple Rosetta 2 that is going to be decommissioned at some point by Apple.

My point is, when Arm64 (SoC) is supported, then it is straight forward to have e.g. Apollo Solo supported on an iOS device. In other words, that would be equally mobile.
 
UniversalAudio

UniversalAudio

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oranheim said:
Drew, I was referring to Apollo device driver support on Apple Silicon. My statement was from a technical point of view. Currently, only Intel arch is supported, which requires Apple Rosetta 2 that is going to be decommissioned at some point by Apple.

My point is, when Arm64 (SoC) is supported, then it is straight forward to have e.g. Apollo Solo supported on an iOS device. In other words, that would be equally mobile.
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Our driver is already native, has ben for a while. We need to get Console and the Meter app compiled, and that work in ongoing.

So again we're back to OS support which is very different from chips.
 
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