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Brand Universal Audio
Compatible Devices Personal Computer
Supported Software Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg
Connectivity Technology USB
Number of Channels 2

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  • Easily create music productions, livestreams, and podcasts on Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone
  • Record vocals and instruments with rich, full sound using Vintage Mic Preamp mode
  • Produce with industry-leading software including Ableton, Melodyne, UJAM's Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more
  • Harness USB bus power for on-the-go recording with class-leading 24-bit/192 kHz audio conversion
  • Studio-quality headphone amp, MIDI connections, 48V phantom power, and Direct Monitoring for latency-free recording
  • 30-day Free Trial Subscription to UAD Spark, an ever expanding library of world-class plug-ins and instruments that run on Mac, no hardware required

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Desktop 2-in/2-out USB 2.0 audio interface with professional audio conversion, built-in Vintage Mic Preamp, and bus power for Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone.

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Record a Classic, Anywhere. Universal Audio created Volt 2 for collaborators — from musicians and songwriters to livestreamers and podcasters. This portable 2-in/2-out USB recording interface for Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone gives you superior sound quality, a Vintage Mic Preamp mode derived from UA’s 610 tube preamp, plus a suite of industry-leading music software — so your next recording will sound classic.


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Capture Legendary Vocals with Vintage Mic Preamp Mode

Few sounds can compare to a vintage Universal Audio 610 tube preamp, as used to record everyone from Ray Charles to Van Halen. Volt 2 gives you the rich, full sound of this iconic UA preamp, thanks to its built-in tube emulation circuitry, a UA exclusive.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
1,506 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the appearance, versatility, and ease of setup of the audio midi interface. For example, they mention it's very nice looking, perfect for music production, livestreaming, and podcasting, works great for recording vocals, guitars, piano, and anything that plugs in. Customers are also happy with sound quality, and value. That said, opinions are mixed on latency, and performance.

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84 customers mention67 positive17 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the audio midi interface. They mention that it records audio that is true to the signal, has a nice touch, and a warmth to it. The analog compressor enhances the audio, and the noise is low. The audio meters on this are better than all their previous interfaces, and are responsive to volume changes and peaks.

"...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...." Read more

"...Low noise, fine latency, amazing vintage pre-amp, and gets the job done right for a single-person band who records everything on their own, one..." Read more

"...4. It has MIDI in and out. 4. It has a very decent analog sounding circuit. 5. High gain/low noise preamps with lots of headroom. 5...." Read more

"...Vintage Mic Preamp mode for that pro touch. Analog compressor to enhance your audio. Built to withstand the test of time...." Read more

62 customers mention59 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the audio midi interface. They mention that it is well built, sounds great, and the drivers work very well. The quality of tracks are noticeably better, and it aids in producing high quality content. The drivers are stable as a rock, and are positively superb. Some love the output and settings on this device, and some suggest you spend a bit more on a better interface.

"...Stunningly well made device.Alternatives:..." Read more

"Been using this interface for 6 months now: Great quality, reliable, sleek, and simple...." Read more

"...1. It comes with plugins. Good plugins. Useful plugins. 2. It just feels very solid and much more expensive that it is. 3. It has an on/off switch...." Read more

"I love the output, and settings on this device. You can really tune the way you want your vocals- making it easier to work with in the DAW...." Read more

31 customers mention25 positive6 negative

Customers find the audio midi interface easy to setup. They say it's simple, reliable, and plug-and-play. Customers say it makes their vocals sound fuller and easier to understand. They also say it is a great starter interface and great for beginners and pros. Customers also appreciate the multiple I/O which means they can patch in outboard gear with ease.

"...It not only makes the vocals sound fuller and easier to understand, but it effectively works as a limiter too...." Read more

"...this interface for 6 months now: Great quality, reliable, sleek, and simple...." Read more

"...You can really tune the way you want your vocals- making it easier to work with in the DAW...." Read more

"...This is a great starter interface. The only major con is that the preamps can be too weak on their own for a power hungry mic." Read more

30 customers mention27 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the audio midi interface. They say it's a great product for the money and even their budget line of gear is great. The quality justifies the cost. Some customers also mention that the product these definitely add to the value. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product and recommend it to others.

"...Good plugins. Useful plugins. 2. It just feels very solid and much more expensive that it is. 3. It has an on/off switch. 4. It has MIDI in and out...." Read more

"...Cons: It comes with a higher price tag, but the quality justifies the cost...." Read more

"Best audio interface by price" Read more

"Works as described. Even their budget line of gear is great." Read more

26 customers mention26 positive0 negative

Customers find the audio midi interface versatile and perfect for music production, livestreaming, and podcasting. They say it works great for recording vocals, guitars, piano, and anything that plugs in. The sound for both recording and listening is just great, with a really good mic preamp and amazingly low self noise. It's also a great component in their home studio, and works great as a high quality mic interface.

"Using this is a dream. One button press and I'm ready to record.Compressor:The compressor is killer! -..." Read more

"...1. It comes with plugins. Good plugins. Useful plugins. 2. It just feels very solid and much more expensive that it is. 3. It has an on/off switch...." Read more

"...Versatile, perfect for music production, livestreaming, and podcasting. Vintage Mic Preamp mode for that pro touch. Analog..." Read more

"...I also love the fact that this unit has multiple I/O which means I can patch in outboard gear with ease...." Read more

24 customers mention24 positive0 negative

Customers are impressed with the appearance of the audio midi interface. They say it's very nice looking, and eye candy for the desk. They also appreciate the vintage setting, which adds a little bit of color to vocal tracks. Customers also love the awesome design and capabilities of the interface. Monitor outputs are clean and colorless, and the unit is clear and crisp.

"...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!..." Read more

"Been using this interface for 6 months now: Great quality, reliable, sleek, and simple...." Read more

"...I like is the sound quality of the vocal recordings, monitor outputs are clean and colorless...." Read more

"...Pros:Sound - These sounded a bit more natural and warm..." Read more

41 customers mention26 positive15 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the audio midi interface. Some mention that it works like a champ, and is basically plug and play with their iMac mini LOGIC, while others say that it only works for about 15 minutes at a time and that it renders them useless.

"...The Volt has of power 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..." Read more

"...The internal shielding of the monitor output from the power input is pretty bad..." Read more

"...Low noise, fine latency, amazing vintage pre-amp, and gets the job done right for a single-person band who records everything on their own, one..." Read more

"...That said, the vintage compressor works wonder when you need an easy solution for live broadcast on the go. This is a great starter interface...." Read more

15 customers mention9 positive6 negative

Customers are mixed about the latency of the audio midi interface. Some mention that it has fine latency, the LED indicators are very fast, and responsive to volume changes and peaks. However, others say that the process to replace the unit is slow, the software causes lag, and the hard wear is halfway decent. The device uses a USBc connector, but it is actually only USB2 speed. The recording and the performance won't be repeated.

"...Low noise, fine latency, amazing vintage pre-amp, and gets the job done right for a single-person band who records everything on their own, one..." Read more

"...The second you download and run the UA Connect software, you have to first install PACE, which is an Anti-Piracy (Spyware) software that's used..." Read more

"...They bring that microphone to life.The LED indicators are very fast and responsive to volume changes and peaks...." Read more

"...The software causes lag and the hard wear is halfway decent..." Read more

Adjustable compressor! I love this! - VOLT 167 REVIEW
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Adjustable compressor! I love this! - VOLT 167 REVIEW
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 then it's hardly a problem. And anyways this only applies to powered mics.There's other quality of life things like the 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 Amazon 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 in front of my microphone switcher (which is both for testing/reviewing mics and for switching between different recording locations where I have different mics permanently set up). This keeps my desk clean and my devices safe from my cats.Compatibility notes:Mac:Works great on my Mac. Plug and play.Small issue is that with the compressor on it's a bit too quiet when recording into Final Cut. There's probably a solution to this but for now I just make it louder before publishing the video (which takes a few seconds to do).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, as mentioned above with Final Cut.The Volt has of power 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Adjustable compressor! I love this! - VOLT 167 REVIEW
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 then it's hardly a problem. And anyways this only applies to powered mics.

There's other quality of life things like the 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 Amazon 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 in front of my microphone switcher (which is both for testing/reviewing mics and for switching between different recording locations where I have different mics permanently set up). This keeps my desk clean and my devices safe from my cats.

Compatibility notes:

Mac:
Works great on my Mac. Plug and play.
Small issue is that with the compressor on it's a bit too quiet when recording into Final Cut. There's probably a solution to this but for now I just make it louder before publishing the video (which takes a few seconds to do).

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, as mentioned above with Final Cut.

The Volt has of power 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing interface, but no bundled software if purchased used
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing UA product
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this device
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