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Brand Universal Audio
Compatible devices Personal Computer, Mac, iPhone
Supported software Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg
Connectivity technology USB
Number of channels 2
Frequency response 96 KHz
Item weight 653 Grams
Operating system Windows, macOS
Audio input Audio Interfaces (e.g. USB)
Maximum sample rate 192 KHz

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  • Get the sound of UA’s classic 610 preamps, 1176 compressor and professional-grade converters to capture every detail and nuance of your performance with up to 24-bit / 192 kHz quality
  • Record and mix with the award-winning LUNA Digital Audio Workstation, giving you the sound and workflow of a real analog studio
  • Create using the same UAD plug-ins and instruments trusted by top industry pros – for the sound of your favorite records right in your home studio
  • Level up your recording and mixing skills with tips and tutorials for beginners to advanced users
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Product Dimensions ‎13 x 15 x 6.5 cm; 653 g
Item model number ‎VOLT176
Compatible Devices ‎Personal Computer, Mac, iPhone
Hardware interface ‎USB 2.0
Supported Software ‎Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg
Operating System ‎Windows, macOS
Item Weight ‎653 g

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Start recording right out of the box with a high-quality 1-in / 2-out USB audio interface, award-winning DAW, and suite of UAD plug-ins and instruments including classic Teletronix LA‑2A compressors and Pultec EQs, plus new favorites like PolyMAX Synth, Century Tube Channel Strip, and Oxide Tape Recorder. Built with timeless UA analog sound, Volt 176 USB Recording Studio gives you the sound of your favorite records.

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Universal Audio Volt Audio Interface

Legendary Sound, Within Reach.

Volt USB Audio Interfaces. 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.

Volt Included Software

Full Suite of Audio Software Included

Get all the audio and music tools you need from Ableton, Relab, Melodyne, UJAM, Marshall, Ampeg, and more to create on Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone

Key Features

Volt Audio Quality

Best in Class Audio Quality

Create professional-sounding music productions, livestreams, and podcasts

Universal Audio Volt 76 compressor

Built-in 76 Compressor

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

Universal Audio Volt Vintage

Vintage mic preamp mode

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

UA Volt

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

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  • Adam Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works
    Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2024
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    Nice little piece of equipment
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  • Tristan G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t hesitate
    Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2023
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    I own the more expensive UA Arrow at work. I picked this up for home use and immediately impressed by the build quality. They didn’t take any shortcuts to keep the price down. Feels as well built as the Arrow and with a stylish wood touch. Very easy to use and happy with the purchase.
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  • Sergio A Laite Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect simple setup with quality sound
    Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2023
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    Love the ease of use and sound quality. Tons of gain and low signal to noise ratio. Perfect for recording trainings, video conferencing or music production. I love the sound of the interface with my Blue Sona microphone. Great vocal comp presets
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Perfect simple setup with quality sound

    Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2023
    Love the ease of use and sound quality. Tons of gain and low signal to noise ratio. Perfect for recording trainings, video conferencing or music production. I love the sound of the interface with my Blue Sona microphone. Great vocal comp presets
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  • AMAZON GURU
    1.0 out of 5 stars scam on brand
    Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2025
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    its a scam
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  • Kevin V Watson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this device
    Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2023
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    I am a podcaster and yotuber and this device produces studio quality sound. Works well with Shure microphones.
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  • J. Mulligan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this retro looking audio interface
    Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2023
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    It's solid, has quality knobs, and sounds good.
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  • Mr.Kunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tolles Interface
    Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2024
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    Das beste Interface, was ich je hatte. Exzellente Audioqualität trifft auf tolle Features.

    Ich nutze es, um ein Rode Podmic oder auch ein Fifine K688 am PC zu betreiben. Der große Regler auf dem Gerät ist damit für mich überflüssig, Kopfhörer hängen vorne am Monitoring Ausgang. An diesem gibt es Ton vom PC, sowie Monitoring des XLR Ports, sofern per Knopf am Gerät aktiviert.

    Ich hätte gerne einen Mute-Button für den XLR Port gehabt. So muss man entweder den Gain auf 0 drehen, einen XLR Mute Button am Kabel verbauen oder ein Mute per Software am PC einstellen. Dies wusste ich aber vor dem Kauf und ziehe daher keinen Stern ab.

    Auch die Features Kompressor und Vintage PreAmp Mode sind äußerst gut gelungen und heben die Qualität des Klangbildes nochmal deutlich an. Stimmen werden klar und warm. Die Effekte sind hörbar, aber nur ein tolles Abrunden des Klangbildes. Es klingt nichts verfälscht oder aufdringlich mit Effekten belegt. Ich bin ein großer Fan von dem Gerät und den Effekten geworden.

    Das Gerät funktioniert übrigens auch sehr gut unter Ubuntu/Linux bei mir.

    Klare Kaufempfehlung
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  • Mr Casio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Includes an adjustable compressor! I love it!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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    Using this is a dream. One button press and I'm ready to record.

    Compressor:
    The compressor is killer! - It not only makes the vocals sound fuller and easier to understand, but it effectively works as a limiter too. So this means I can get extra loud or extra quite with my voice, or move closer and further from the mic - and not have to waste time in editing fixing the volume levels. Amazing for my uses and works far better than Elgato's attempt at this.

    None of the reviews I saw mentioned this but it's in the manual - you can adjust the compressor via the gain knob. - Basically the compressor sets the top limit and the harder you push your gain the more you push your quite stuff into the loud stuff.

    In other words, this thing is freakin fantastic. I can get compression that's extremely mild - all the way to pretty insane compression - depending on use/preference.

    Note:
    (Please note that while I'm very knowledgeable in audio and I've been working in audio/video for over a decade, I'm still not an expert audio engineer and I have not used a professional standalone compressor unit (other than software plugins, but there too I am not an expert). So I can't say for sure exactly how this stacks up to the big boy stuff and I have not compared them side by side.)

    Price:
    Price feels a little steep especially if you want multiple channels. But for a professional device this is worth every single penny. All my issues from my four previous interfaces have gone away. And this kicks the back side of any USB mic that I know of (except *maaaaaaaybe* the Rode NT1 5th gen but that doesn't fit my uses and of course it's limited to one built-in mic)

    Phantom power:
    Small complaint is that for my main mic (the insanely good Earthworks SR117) I have to switch on phantom power each time I use this interface. For example if the computer goes to sleep then the Volt might turn off for a few seconds and the phantom power resets to the off position.

    This IS good for safety with some rare mics that can be damaged by phantom power. On most modern mics this isn't an issue but it's a nice safety feature to have anyways. When it's on there's a pretty red light which is nice.

    But since the default is phantom power off every time, it's happened a couple times where I started troubleshooting my mic and cables etc before realizing this was the issue. But it's a single button press to turn on so as long as you're aware of this and you or someone else is monitoring with headphones then it's hardly a problem. And anyways this only applies to mics that need the phantom power.

    There's other quality of life things like that when enabling phantom power it goes silent for a few seconds so your mic doesn't cause a pop. Very nice!

    If I'm not mistaken all the other settings are remembered after power off. Most importantly all the gain and volume etc since those are physical knobs.

    I have the single input version of this Volt as that's all that was in stock at the time.

    Meters:
    The audio meters on this are better than all my previous interfaces but still not enough different levels for what most pros would want. But with the awesome compressor it's really not an issue because I can't peak anyways. - so for my uses I'm anyways adjusting based on how the compressor sounds and not based on any visual indication.

    If you don't need fancy effects running on your interface (other than the awesome compressor) then I don't know of anything better. Stunningly well made device.

    Alternatives:
    I was considering the Rode interface since it has a ton of effects and adjustments but looking at 鶹 reviews there seems to be issues with the device failing so for now that's a no-go for me. And it's not exactly cheap (500 ish). Same for Lewitt's interface. Looks like they need to work on reliability.

    Conclusion:
    In conclusion. I love it. 100% recommended. And it's pretty too. Nice eye candy for the desk. The lights and buttons on it look exceptionally good! Not just cheap LEDs.

    Photo:
    Photographed in my desk drawer where it lives. This keeps my desk surface clean for whatever project I'm working on and it keeps my devices and cables away from my cats.

    Compatibility notes:

    Mac:
    Works great on my Mac. Plug and play. I assume Windows as well.

    Camera:
    For use with a camera (which I do often) I can output from the headphones output of the Volt into the mic input of my camera, then plug in my headphones into the camera's own headphone output. This works great because the headphone volume knob on there volt works as an additional amplifier to adjust the output volume *after* the compression. This would have been nice to have for the USB output too but as it is at the moment you only have the main knob (which is limited in volume if you're using the compressor and then digital adjustments on the recording device (computer etc) for any further amplification.

    The headphone out has lots of volume so I can set the camera's built-in gain to the lowest setting and then overpower the camera's noisy preamps to keep noise low.

    Playstation compatibility:
    ***(most people can ignore this)***
    This interface is *not* compatible with the Playstation 5 in case anyone is trying to record videos on that. But even with interfaces that ended up being compatible (elgato Wave XLR, Shure X2U), the PS5 seems to record audio in a super low bitrate and it's totally unusable if you want something that sounds nice. So I've switched to just recording my screen with a camera - worse image but audio is x10 better which for me is much more important. Plus manually coping recordings off the PS5 is a huge pain if you need to do it often. I could do screen recording with a second computer but I don't want a second monitor on my desk. Another option might be some professional recorders like the Atomos ones but I don't want to spend money on that right now.
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    Mr Casio
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Includes an adjustable compressor! I love it!

    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
    Using this is a dream. One button press and I'm ready to record.

    Compressor:
    The compressor is killer! - It not only makes the vocals sound fuller and easier to understand, but it effectively works as a limiter too. So this means I can get extra loud or extra quite with my voice, or move closer and further from the mic - and not have to waste time in editing fixing the volume levels. Amazing for my uses and works far better than Elgato's attempt at this.

    None of the reviews I saw mentioned this but it's in the manual - you can adjust the compressor via the gain knob. - Basically the compressor sets the top limit and the harder you push your gain the more you push your quite stuff into the loud stuff.

    In other words, this thing is freakin fantastic. I can get compression that's extremely mild - all the way to pretty insane compression - depending on use/preference.

    Note:
    (Please note that while I'm very knowledgeable in audio and I've been working in audio/video for over a decade, I'm still not an expert audio engineer and I have not used a professional standalone compressor unit (other than software plugins, but there too I am not an expert). So I can't say for sure exactly how this stacks up to the big boy stuff and I have not compared them side by side.)

    Price:
    Price feels a little steep especially if you want multiple channels. But for a professional device this is worth every single penny. All my issues from my four previous interfaces have gone away. And this kicks the back side of any USB mic that I know of (except *maaaaaaaybe* the Rode NT1 5th gen but that doesn't fit my uses and of course it's limited to one built-in mic)

    Phantom power:
    Small complaint is that for my main mic (the insanely good Earthworks SR117) I have to switch on phantom power each time I use this interface. For example if the computer goes to sleep then the Volt might turn off for a few seconds and the phantom power resets to the off position.

    This IS good for safety with some rare mics that can be damaged by phantom power. On most modern mics this isn't an issue but it's a nice safety feature to have anyways. When it's on there's a pretty red light which is nice.

    But since the default is phantom power off every time, it's happened a couple times where I started troubleshooting my mic and cables etc before realizing this was the issue. But it's a single button press to turn on so as long as you're aware of this and you or someone else is monitoring with headphones then it's hardly a problem. And anyways this only applies to mics that need the phantom power.

    There's other quality of life things like that when enabling phantom power it goes silent for a few seconds so your mic doesn't cause a pop. Very nice!

    If I'm not mistaken all the other settings are remembered after power off. Most importantly all the gain and volume etc since those are physical knobs.

    I have the single input version of this Volt as that's all that was in stock at the time.

    Meters:
    The audio meters on this are better than all my previous interfaces but still not enough different levels for what most pros would want. But with the awesome compressor it's really not an issue because I can't peak anyways. - so for my uses I'm anyways adjusting based on how the compressor sounds and not based on any visual indication.

    If you don't need fancy effects running on your interface (other than the awesome compressor) then I don't know of anything better. Stunningly well made device.

    Alternatives:
    I was considering the Rode interface since it has a ton of effects and adjustments but looking at 鶹 reviews there seems to be issues with the device failing so for now that's a no-go for me. And it's not exactly cheap (500 ish). Same for Lewitt's interface. Looks like they need to work on reliability.

    Conclusion:
    In conclusion. I love it. 100% recommended. And it's pretty too. Nice eye candy for the desk. The lights and buttons on it look exceptionally good! Not just cheap LEDs.

    Photo:
    Photographed in my desk drawer where it lives. This keeps my desk surface clean for whatever project I'm working on and it keeps my devices and cables away from my cats.

    Compatibility notes:

    Mac:
    Works great on my Mac. Plug and play. I assume Windows as well.

    Camera:
    For use with a camera (which I do often) I can output from the headphones output of the Volt into the mic input of my camera, then plug in my headphones into the camera's own headphone output. This works great because the headphone volume knob on there volt works as an additional amplifier to adjust the output volume *after* the compression. This would have been nice to have for the USB output too but as it is at the moment you only have the main knob (which is limited in volume if you're using the compressor and then digital adjustments on the recording device (computer etc) for any further amplification.

    The headphone out has lots of volume so I can set the camera's built-in gain to the lowest setting and then overpower the camera's noisy preamps to keep noise low.

    Playstation compatibility:
    ***(most people can ignore this)***
    This interface is *not* compatible with the Playstation 5 in case anyone is trying to record videos on that. But even with interfaces that ended up being compatible (elgato Wave XLR, Shure X2U), the PS5 seems to record audio in a super low bitrate and it's totally unusable if you want something that sounds nice. So I've switched to just recording my screen with a camera - worse image but audio is x10 better which for me is much more important. Plus manually coping recordings off the PS5 is a huge pain if you need to do it often. I could do screen recording with a second computer but I don't want a second monitor on my desk. Another option might be some professional recorders like the Atomos ones but I don't want to spend money on that right now.
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  • Steve
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo prodotto,ne vale la pena
    Reviewed in Italy on March 16, 2025
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    Funziona benissimo, non ha problemi di latenza ,si sente molto bene in cuffia e
    corredo ,vengono forniti diversi software e plug in
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  • Greldinard
    4.0 out of 5 stars La meilleure solution d'entrée de gamme donc imparfaite
    Reviewed in France on March 11, 2023
    Verified Purchase
    Je l’utilise pour capturer de la voix off dans DaVinci Resolve. Donc du montage vidéo de tutoriels destinés à YouTube. J’ai choisi l’UA Volt 176 parce qu’il est mono channel et surtout qu’il n’est pas tributaire de l’USB du PC quant à l’alimentation. Je le connecte à un chargeur USB 5VDC 2A. Le câble USB-barrel est fourni avec tous les modèles. Le chargeur, uniquement avec le Volt 476. Pour le 176 et le 276, vous trouverez des chargeurs 5v 2A entre 10 et 20 euros ici sur 鶹.
    Avant de faire mon choix, j’ai testé un Elgato Wave XLR qui est livré avec un excellent logiciel de virtualisation de pistes audio, mais qui malheureusement s’éteint automatiquement au bout de 30 secondes sur plusieurs de mes PC. Je n’ai même pas le temps de terminer la configuration. Elgato n’a jamais répondu à mon mail. Merci à 鶹 pour le remboursement.
    Il est possible que l’USB ne tienne pas sur mon PC de gamer. Une config solide à base de carte mère Asus Rog avec carte contrôleur USB sur PCIe supplémentaire. Ce PC est dédié à Star Citizen et donc chargé en USB avec 1 Tobii Eyetracker, 2 joysticks Virpil, 2 panneaux Virpil, 1 palonnier VKB, 1 clavier Corsair, 1 souris Logitech et 1 manette Microsoft.
    Avec Volt, je passe directement par l’alimentation secteur et je dispose d’un switch on/off. Ce qui devrait être le setup de base sur tout périphérique audio de ce genre. J’évite donc les TC Helicon GoXLR Mini, Audient iD et autres Focusrite Scarlett. La GoXLR standard a une prise 12V, mais ses fonctionnalités de sampling et d’effets sont de l’ordre du gadget. En gros vous payez pour des services que vous utiliserez une fois au début avant de les abandonner.

    Volt a d’autres avantages :

    1 - Le preamp délivre suffisamment de niveau pour mon Shure SM7B (le standard du broadcast), surtout quand on engage le compresseur qui agit ici comme un boost. Le mode fast étant suffisant pour assurer un rôle de limiteur et ainsi éviter le clipping. Ce preamp est meilleur que celui des Wave XLR, GoXLR et Scarlett. Pour trouver mieux, il vous faudra la Focusrite Clarett (plus de niveau et moins de bruit de fond). Pour de la voix off doublant de la vidéo avec de la musique de jeu et des bruitages en fond, le Volt me va très bien.

    2 - Les plugins offerts ici peuvent s’ouvrir dans la console Fairchild de DaVinci Resolve. C’est du VST.

    3 – Pour ceux qui veulent un monitoring sans latence, on a de quoi brancher deux enceintes actives de proximité et un casque. L’ampli fonctionne très bien. Et si vous voulez switcher entre deux ou trois paires d’enceintes, rien n’empêche de patcher Volt pour attaquer un Crane Avocet dans votre studio…

    4 – Présence du midi pour un contrôler de type clavier.

    Maintenant à plus de 200 euros (je compte le prix du chargeur USB), on ne peut pas non plus demander la lune au Volt 176. Il a des défauts :

    1 – La disposition de l’entrée XLR sur le front panel est une plaie. Je le savais, mais je n’ai pas eu le choix, donc je dois faire avec. Il faut donc laisser une bande de 15 cm de profondeur entre vous et le Volt pour ce câble. Ce qui n’est pas du tout ergonomique pour un workflow optimum. Et oui les fiches mâles XLR coudés ne permettent pas d’orienter le câble sur le côté mais en haut, ce qui est gênant pour opérer la machine, ou en bas. Si vous posez Volt au bord du plan de votre poste de travail, cette dernière solution vers le bas est viable. Donc faites bien attention à l’orientation des broches quand vous achetez le câble XLR qui n’est pas fourni ici. Il vous faudra au minimum 1,5 m de long si votre micro est sur un bras articulé. Bref, j’aurais aimé un déport de connexion XLR sur un côté. Donc je fixe Volt à un panneau sur un bras articulé : il est donc presque à la verticale avec le câble orienté vers le bas.

    2 – N’attendez pas des miracles du compresseur. C’est une solution automatique pour le gens comme moi qui doivent gagner du temps. Par de réglages de l’attaque ou du ratio ici. On n’est pas sur un rack TubeTech CL-1B ou Neve 2254…

    3 – L’installation des plugins peut s’avérer fastidieuse pour les néophytes à qui s’adresse ce genre de produit simple d’entrée de gamme. Un de mes autres PC est une station de montage audio dédiée à ProTools HDX, j’ai donc déjà un compte iLok et j’ai l’habitude des process de register. Mais même après des décennies, je trouve ça toujours aussi urticant et d’une longueur interminable… Et ne vous emballez pas. Même si vous pourrez utiliser un Teletronix LA-2A comme limiteur ou un SPL comme subfilter, ça reste des plugins qui ne sonneront jamais comme du outboard gear en rack avec transformateurs surdimensionnés. Donc des plugins offerts, c’est bien, mais à utiliser avec modération sous peine de ruiner votre son. D’autant qu’ici, on n’est pas sur la série Apollo et ses processeurs audio embarqués. Il en va de même avec les instruments virtuels. UA ne vous offre pas ici un Superior Drummer 3 avec la Metal Machine (la Tama Starclassic jouée par John Tempesta et mixée par Andy Sneap)… Donc l’offre de plugins est alléchante pour un débutant, mais à l’usage vous n’en utiliserez que très peu car vous trouverez très vite leurs limites.

    Outre ces inconvénients, quand on pose Volt sur la balance, il reste à mes yeux la meilleure solution sur ce segment. L'entrée de gamme, donc forcément un compromis.
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  • Bourrier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Envoi rapide, soigné et produit conforme
    Reviewed in France on December 16, 2024
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    L'envoi était rapide, soigné et le produit neuf
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