Universal Audio Volt 1 USB Recording Studio Audio Interface

This Universal Audio Volt 1 USB recording interface is absolutely killer for anyone wanting pro-level sound without turning their desk into a cable nightmare—just plug it into your Mac/PC/iPad, and boom, you’re rocking classic UA mic preamp tone with its vintage 610 tube emulation and crystal-clear 24‑bit/192 kHz converters with built in gain and volume control. It’s built like a brick—solid knobs, sturdy chassis, zero wiggle in the connections—and even throws in MIDI I/O, phantom power, zero-latency monitoring and direct-drive headphone output . Plus you get a sweet CargoCult of software—LUNA, Ableton Live Lite, Melodyne, Marshall/Ampeg amps, and more—so you can start recording legendary-sounding vocals, guitars, or podcast episodes right out of the box . For under $150, it’s the gold standard for solo creators—no bull, just massive studio tone in a sleek little package. Easy to use and setup, practically plug and play.

excellent sound. perfect for practice in the house, and you can do better things with less money using pluggins. For me it does not have high lattency, I'm using a MacBook Pro M1 2021 and runs without problem any stand alone pluggin.

I got the Volt 1 (no comp), and I’m very satisfied with it so far! It pairs perfectly with my DT 770’s and sounds great! It’s nice and compact in one unit so it doesn’t take up too much space either. The knobs are feel great, and recording quality is definitely up there. The vintage mode is a nice touch too! Definitely worth the price range for this product!

First, the packaging is as fine as it gets - a beautiful gift box inside with excellent product protection. It was a joy to unpack.More importantly, the audio interface works instantly - plug and play. I have not recorded through it yet, but based on other reviews I have high hopes.I HAVE been mixing down with the interface and I find the signal to be very clear and revealing. For whatever reason the stereo perception seems excellent, which to me is critical for pristine mixes.I'm going to hazard that it's the best interface in the price range and by far when factoring the included free software. I need to update my computer and DAW to take advantage of the software, but if you are wondering if this interface will work with an older system: I have a Late 2012 Mac Mini running Catalina. The interface was recognized upon plugging in and works great!I highly recommend and I an sure if/when I upgrade again it will be to another UA interface.(I'ma submit some product ideas to the company too because I have no intention of getting into the manufacturing business and their are some deficits in clever, affordable out gear these days.)

Great little audio interface if you get it on sale. If not in on sale there are other good entry level audio interfaces. Can produce enough power to power my hd600(tho the headphones could probably use more power).

Been using this interface for 6 months now: Great quality, reliable, sleek, and simple. 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 track at a time.Also the plugins that this comes with are amazing and definitely a steal!The only thing that is the slightest bit annoying is the lack of an input mix knob, but most interfaces at this size only have a direct monitoring button, so I make it work fine.Honestly don’t see myself using anything else, and if I need more inputs in the future, I’ll be reaching back here!ps: it’s so much sexier looking in personnn

Let's just say this is hands down my favorite of all time audio interface. No latency, like zero. (Regular XLR cable to microphone). Literally allows you to deliver perfect studio quality vocals each and every time. It's tiny as heck too by the way, weighs basically nothing, and I can take it in the car or trips anywhere I want to... For the price? Absolute astronomical value. I said in another review that I recently got the official YouTube artist stamp and honestly this Volt 1 audio interface by Universal Audio, and the microphone I got... Made my music career.

Worked perfectly. I had no issues