Volt 1

Name: Volt 1
Brand: Universal Audio
SKU: VOLT-1
Rating: 4.6 (54 reviews)

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4.6/5

(54)

4.6/5

(54)

Record Like a Pro, Anywhere.

We created the Volt 1 USB audio interface for singers, guitarists, and content creators who want to easily record audio with legendary studio sound. Plug right into your Mac, PC, iPad, or iPhone and Volt just shows up — ready to capture your inspiration with professional sound, courtesy of Universal Audio.

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

Record your voice or guitar with album‑ready sound using Vintage Mic Preamp mode

Produce with an essential suite of audio and music software from Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more

Build your desktop production studio around a stylish interface, built to withstand years of home and mobile recording

Record Yourself with Best-in-Class Audio Quality

From the team that brought you the game‑changing Apollo interface, Volt 1 delivers superior studio sound quality, with more character and tone than any USB interface in its class.

Capture a Legendary Vocal 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 1 gives you the rich, full sound of this iconic UA preamp, thanks to its built-in tube emulation circuitry, a UA exclusive.

Stay Inspired with a Curated Suite of Audio Software

Some audio interfaces give you a smattering of random audio apps. Not Volt. Instead, we put together a bundle of serious music production tools, virtual instruments, and plug‑ins from the industry's best.

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Easy In, Easy Out

Volt 1 gives you simple 1-in/2-out audio connections. Just plug in a mic or instrument to the front panel. Then connect your speakers or headphones to monitor your audio with no latency. With Volt, you’ll be creating like a pro, fast.

iPad & iPhone Ready

Traveling light? Plug Volt 1 into your iPad or iPhone, and you can easily create beats and samples, record your band’s rehearsals, and edit songs anywhere.^*

Capture Inspiration for Years to Come

Featuring rugged all-metal construction and sleek, vintage-inspired industrial design, Volt 1 elevates your production space with impeccable style, built to last decades.

Inspiration Comes Quick. Watch the Videos.

*Requires external Volt power supply and an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (except iPads with USB-C).

Customer Reviews

O. Kudin

September 24, 2023

Best for small budget

Great interface for daily tasks. Great sound, stable driver and good portability.

M. Gany

July 29, 2023

Excellente interface audio !

Au départ, je l'ai achetée comme interface audio secondaire mais elle est devenue très vite ma principale ! Je l'utilise tous les jours, avec autant de plaisir !!! La qualité sonore est...

T. HANYUDA

June 29, 2023

Good Interface

I'm not a specialist or musician, but I believe this interface is very good performance for DAW newbies as me. very good preamp tone(vintage mode is very good for my guitar!), fine grained...

R. Pimentel

April 29, 2023

Great Interface!

Excellent recording interface... I've been a UAudio user for many years. From the first PCI boards to plugins... and currently with the Thunderbolt Satellites...I have two Interfaces VOLT...

M. Katz

April 24, 2023

Plug and Play

This small footprint unit does its job and does it well. No complaints. Set up and rolling in minutes. Decent quality and good sound. For the price of admission, I don’t think you’re...

J. Loureiro

March 4, 2023

Pretty straight forward

The most amazing part about the Volt 1 was how simple and straight forward it is... from opening the box to play my guitar using Amplitube within 10 minutes, no complicated configurations...

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Included Software for Mac & PC

Offering a powerful DAW, vintage guitar and bass amps, industry-leading virtual instruments, and much more, Volt gives you everything you need to start producing music, podcasts, and livestreams, right out of the box.

Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
Live 11 Lite
Melodyne Essential
Ampeg^® SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
LX480 Essentials
Virtual Drummer DEEP
Virtual Bassist DANDY
LABS

Marshall Plexi Classic Amp Bundle by Softube

Create with an expertly modeled version of the iconic British amp that invented the sound of rock. Plus, shape your tones further with the included Softube Time & Tone Bundle, featuring additional reverb, delay, compression, and saturation plug-ins.

Ableton Live 11 Lite

Packed with all the effects, instruments, and features you need to make professional music productions, Live is fast, fluid, and flexible software for music creation and performance.

Melodyne Essential by Celemony

Easily correct the pitch of recordings and samples with quick, intelligent note-based processing, and tune vocal and instrument tracks for more professional-sounding recordings and mixes.

Ampeg<sup>®</sup> SVT-VR Classic Bass Bundle by Plugin Alliance

Ampeg^® SVT-VR Classic Bass Bundle by Plugin Alliance

Get all the massive, earth-shaking tube tone of Ampeg’s iconic bass amp. Plus, use the bx_tuner for quick tuning and the powerful bx_masterdesk plug‑in to add the final touch to any source.

LX480 Essentials by Relab Development

Add lush dimension and ambience with Relab's expert model of this classic '80s digital reverb unit. You can also add complex delay and modulation textures for space and movement to your tracks.

Virtual Drummer DEEP by UJAM

From classic soul and funk rhythms of the ‘60s and ‘70s to contemporary pop and rock styles, DEEP sports UJAM’s dynamic "round-robin" algorithm, giving you drum tracks that sound like the real thing.

Virtual Bassist DANDY by UJAM

Get classic flatwound bass sounds for soul, pop, blues, and rock tracks with UJAM's custom-made DSP algorithms. DANDY automatically follows the key and chord you play, intelligently selecting musical bass articulations to make your tracks shine.

LABS by Spitfire Audio

Delivering on-the-spot inspiration for music productions, soundtracks, and podcasts, LABS is a curated virtual instrument library that features strings, pianos, percussion, synths, guitars, and more.

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Key Features: Desktop 1-in/2-out USB 2.0 audio interface with class-leading 24-bit/192 kHz audio conversion for Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone

Vintage Mic Preamp mode for recording your voice or guitar with the rich, full sound of a legendary UA tube preamp

Includes an essential suite of audio and music software from Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more

Studio-quality headphone amplifier for loud, clear monitoring

USB bus powered to reduce cable clutter

48V phantom power for condenser microphones

Direct Monitoring for latency-free recording

Stylish, rugged construction built to withstand years of use

1-in/1-out MIDI connections

USB-C to USB-A cable included

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Customer Reviews

Volt 1

S. Jones

September 30, 2023

Volt 1 Review

I was so excited that I got this interface for Christmas, I hadn’t noticed that every headphone jack I’d plug in would stop working somehow. I didn’t think it was the interface so I never sent it back but my computer has had some issues with my device.