What Free Software Comes with Volt?

Most audio interfaces come with a starter pack. Volt gives you an entire studio.

Right out of the box, Volt USB audio interfaces give you the same UAD plug-ins used by award-winning producers and engineers. And the included software goes way beyond stock sounds, with everything from vocal tuning and compression to saturation, reverb, delay, guitar amps, and synths. Plus you get LUNA Free, our award-winning DAW for MacOS and Windows. 

When you register a Volt Gen 2 audio interface, you get UAD plug-ins and a pro DAW at no extra cost.

What's in the UAD Volt Studio Bundle?

For nearly three decades, UAD plug-ins have set the standard for professional audio, helping Grammy-winning producers shape records by everyone from Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé to Adele, Radiohead, Tyler, the Creator and hundreds more.*

The UAD Volt Studio Bundle gets you these same plug-ins the moment you register your interface. It’s like having a full production suite, no further purchase required. Let's break down what you get with the UAD Volt Studio Bundle.

Pitch Correction

Topline Vocal Tune corrects pitch in realtime as you sing, with near-zero latency. This way, you hear the tuned vocal in your headphones while you record, so you can respond to the effect.

The Key Finder feature automatically detects the session's key and scale, so there's no manual setup. Controls like Elastic and Expressive keep the natural character of a performance intact, so the good stuff survives, like natural vibrato and subtle pitch movements. And Retune Speed takes you from transparent, natural-sounding correction all the way to the hard, stylized tuned effect that's become a signature of modern pop and hip-hop.

Once the take is nailed, Melodyne Essential gives you a deeper option. Many producers use these types of pitch correction plug-ins during the mixing phase, so they can go back in and adjust individual notes with surgical precision. What’s more, Melodyne Essential runs under ARA (Audio Random Access) inside LUNA, allowing you to finely manipulate pitch, formant, timing, and audio levels directly from the LUNA timeline inside Melodyne for the ultimate surgical precision.

Melodyne Essential works right inside the LUNA DAW, so you can fine-tune the pitch and timing of single notes without leaving your session.

 

Compressors and Preamps

The UAD Volt Studio Bundle includes compressors, mic preamps, and channel strips modeled stem-to-stern from the iconic hardware that shaped decades of records. From legendary compressors to classic 610 Tube Channel Strips that have powered famous records from Frank Sinatra to The Beach Boys to Van Halen.*

The Century Tube Channel Strip plug-in takes the essence of essential vintage sounds and packages them into an intuitive plug-in that bypasses multi-knob tweaking, letting you instantly mix album-ready vocals, guitars, bass, and synths with tube preamp, three-band EQ, and compression to add warmth and detail.

The LA-2A and 1176 compressors can give you classic double-chain sounds heard on hundreds of iconic recordings. Add to that saturation tools like Vibe Analog Machines and Oxide Tape Recorder to fatten up any source with analog grit and texture, and you have everything you need to take your sounds from ordinary to extraordinary.

On Volt Max models, MAX dynamics processing gives you LA-2A and 1176 compression built in, so you can print while tracking. 

Effects

Space and movement separate a hastily recorded demo from a finished record. For space, with the UAD Volt Studio Bundle you get Pure Plate Reverb, which gives vocals and instruments the lush depth that only comes from classic hardware plates, known for their fast reverb onset and whipcrack-like tails. For movement, Galaxy Tape Echo adds the grainy rhythmic repeats of tape delay along with dub-approved spring reverb. Together, both plug-ins transform a bland mix into something that pops.

Guitar Amps

The UAD Volt Studio Bundle includes two pillars of modern guitar tone: UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp and UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp. UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp delivers the classic high-powered clean tones of a mid-'60s American piggyback setup, with shimmering headroom and fat tube breakup when you dig in. It's vibrato circuit gives you the shake heard on legendary soul and R&B records.

UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp is all feral roar, with three voicings that capture legendary late-'60s 100-watt plexi heads. Perfect for bell-like cleans to slabs of soaring distortion, it uses the same modeling as the $399 UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp pedal.

UAD Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp gives you six cabinet and mic pairings, plus built-in boost circuits that have powered decades of rock music. 

Synths

The UAD Volt Studio Bundle features two flavors of classic synths. Anthem Analog Synth centers on a bold analog-modeled filter that goes from subtle warmth to all-out saturation, with a built-in step sequencer for everything from simple riffs to complex, polyrhythmic basslines. Onboard chorus, flanger, and tape echo let you get record-ready sound without reaching for another effects plug-in.

PolyMAX Synth covers the polyphonic side, with fat analog-modeled oscillators for pads, chords, and full arrangements, a built-in arpeggiator, and a single-screen, knob-per-function layout that keeps you out of menus and in the creative zone.

An Award-Winning DAW

LUNA Free is our DAW that’s built to run your UAD plug-ins. Smart Tools such as stem separation, automatic instrument detection, and tempo detection handle the busy work so you can focus on creating instead of setting up a project. LUNA Free includes unlimited tracks and much more, so you’ll never be held back by the free tier.

LUNA Free is a full-featured DAW that gives you Smart Tools that can detect song tempo, key, and instruments automatically.

Additional Software Included With Volt

Volt interfaces include software beyond the UAD Volt Studio Bundle. Bass amps like the Ampeg SVT-VR Bundle covers your low end. The UJAM DEEP and DANDY virtual drummer and bassist plug-ins give you rhythm section tools to anchor your productions. Splice Instrument and Prisma Producer Lab by UVI add sample and MIDI content to your toolbox. And the bx Masterdesk Classic mastering plug-in rounds out the package, giving your final mixes volume and polish ready for release to streaming and content platforms. 

You also get three months of FL Studio Producer Edition, one of the most popular beat-making platforms. Plus access to exclusive Puremix audio education content.

How to Download and Get Started

Install the UA Connect app and register your Volt interface inside it. UA Connect then installs and authorizes your software automatically, including LUNA Free and UAD plug-ins.

Need help? See How to Redeem and Install Software Included with Volt.

Looking for drivers? Go to Volt drivers and downloads.

— Darrin Fox

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Frequently Asked Questions

What UAD plug-ins come with Volt? 

The UAD Volt Studio Bundle includes Topline Vocal Tune, Teletronix LA-2A, UA 1176, UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ, Century Tube Channel Strip, Vibe Analog Machines, Oxide Tape Recorder, Pure Plate Reverb, Galaxy Tape Echo, UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp, UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp, Anthem Analog Synth, and PolyMAX Synth.

Is the UAD software bundle really free with Volt?

Yes. Every Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max interface includes the UAD Volt Studio Bundle at no extra cost. Simply register your interface and the software is yours.

Is LUNA Free really free, and what does it include?

Yes. LUNA Free comes with your Volt interface at no extra cost. It includes unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, exports without watermarks, and Smart Tools such as stem separation, automatic instrument detection, and tempo detection.

Do I need MAX processing to use the compressor plug-ins?

No. The LA-2A and 1176 plug-ins work with every Volt model inside your DAW. MAX processing (Volt Max only) adds onboard compression using those same circuits and DSP algorithms, so you can commit going in or leave it on Track Flat and decide later to mix with the plug-ins.

What DAWs work with Volt?

Volt works with any major DAW, but it also comes with its own: LUNA Free, UA's full-featured digital audio workstation with unlimited tracks, no watermark, and cutting edge tools like stem separation, instrument detection, and tempo detection.

How do I download the Volt software?

Install UA Connect and register your Volt interface inside it. Your plug-ins and LUNA install and authorize automatically from there.

*Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement.