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Supercharge your music with legendary sound.

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 1 USB Recording Studio gives you the sound of your favorite records.

Get the rich, full album-ready sound of UA’s classic 610 preamps with Vintage mode

Capture every detail and nuance of your performance with up to 24-bit / 192 kHz quality and crystal clear converters

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

Level up your recording and mixing skills with tips and tutorials for beginners to advanced users

Take Volt anywhere with support for MacOS, Windows, iPad, iPhone (iOS 14+) for laptops, desktop, and mobile recording

Record with Studio-Quality Sound at Home

Record with Studio-Quality Sound at Home

Powered by Universal Audio’s award-winning preamp and converter technology, Volt elevates any recording with pro studio sound, even for those just starting.

Get Analog Warmth with Vintage Mic Preamp Mode

Get Analog Warmth with Vintage Mic Preamp Mode

Plug in your mic or instrument, press the Vintage button, and experience the rich, full sound of the renowned UA 610 tube preamp — one of the most recorded mic preamps of all time.

Sound Like Your Favorite Records

Sound Like Your Favorite Records

We designed LUNA to bring the sound of classic tape machines and analog mixing consoles into a modern DAW, with intuitive workflows and unlimited track counts to capture your wildest ideas.

Record & Mix with Premium UAD Plug-Ins

Mix like the pros with a 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, Galaxy Tape Echo, Pure Plate Reverb, Oxide Tape Recorder, and Verve Analog Machines Essentials.

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Level up Your Production Skills

From beginner tutorials to advanced techniques, Volt 1 USB Recording Studio includes tons of helpful content to get you up and running fast, plus a 3-month trial of PureMix Pro.

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      Desktop 1-in / 2-out USB audio interface with 1 preamp and class-leading 24-bit / 192 kHz audio conversion

      Vintage Mic Preamp mode for recording your voice, guitar, or any instrument with the rich, full sound of an iconic UA tube preamp

      Listen in realtime as you record with Direct Monitoring for latency-free recording

      Bus-powered and class-compliant for hassle-free set-up with Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone using the included USB-C to USB-A cable

      Studio-quality headphone amplifier for loud, clear monitoring

      48V phantom power for condenser microphones

      Stylish, rugged construction built to withstand years of use

      Connect MIDI controllers, synths, and drum machines through the onboard 1-in / 1-out MIDI connection


      UA Connect App & Owners Manual


      Download App Manual





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

      Included Software for Mac & PC

      With UA's award-winning DAW software, 12 premium UAD plug-ins and software instruments, and much more, Volt gives creators everything they need for pro sound, right out of the box

      LUNA Digital Audio Workstation

      Get your songs sounding like the records you love with LUNA – a next-generation DAW that makes it easy to record, edit, and mix your music. LUNA is the only recording software with the sound of classic studio equipment like analog console summing and tape machine emulations, built right in.

      PolyMAX Synth

      Our vintage-inspired synth gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis. PolyMAX's warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets easily fit into any genre — with album‑ready sounds instantly.

      Century Tube Channel Strip

      Enhance your vocals, guitars, synths, and more with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor designed to give you everything you need to capture "first take" magic.

      Pultec Passive EQ Collection

      Featuring three astonishingly accurate Pultec EQs that are indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, get the same silky curves used by the engineers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, and Mariah Carey, on your vocals, drums, keys and more.

      Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection

      Get smooth, radio-ready vocals, guitars, and bass with three highly sought-after versions of the most famous optical tube compressor ever made — and the go-to for professional mixers worldwide.

      Galaxy Tape Echo

      Add subtle tape delay and colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths with the definitive emulation of an iconic analog contraption used by everyone from Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.

      Pure Plate Reverb

      Experience UA's revolutionary plate reverb emulation in a simple, easy-to-use package — with all of the essential features — and give your vocals, guitars, strings, and synths lush, satisfying ambience.

      Oxide Tape Recorder

      Based on our award-winning Ampex and Studer tape machine emulations, Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster and make everything "sound like a record."

      Verve Analog Machines Essentials

      Verve Analog Machines Essentials

      Give your recordings the colorful analog saturation and effects heard on countless hip-hop, lo-fi, electronic, rock, and experimental tracks. Designed for the modern musician, beatmaker, and producer — Verve Analog Machines Essentials puts four playful vintage sounds right in your DAW.

      Marshall Plexi Classic Amp Bundle by Softube

      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 Lite

      Ableton Live 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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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.

      Customer Reviews

      Volt 1

      Overall Rating

      4.7/5
      (83)

      L. Predator

      November 26, 2024

      Volt 1 is great!

      Interface is a 10! The construction is robust, the sound is spectacular, MIDI is what I needed, preamp has great sound. I was having latency problems with my old interface and now that's over. The plugins that came with it are so good that I bought the UAD Signature 2 on sale. I'm very happy with the result!

      J. Lee

      October 17, 2024

      Perfect.

      No words, just 12/10.

      G. Pullen

      October 10, 2024

      Well -designed Audio Interface

      I had some specific needs for this interface - mainly having MIDI I/O, which is very rare on low-cost interfaces these days. The Volt 1 fills this need at a reasonable price, has a quality mic preamp, an on/off switch (also rare on many small interfaces) and a fabulous software package as well. It's also very compact and portable, and joined my existing interface as an aggregate device on my Mac with no issues at all. Highly recommended for home studio and portable use.

      m. scully

      August 23, 2024

      Volt 1

      Great build quality, fantastic sound, easy to use. I am very happy with my new purchase.

      10/10

      K. Makarewicz

      August 3, 2024

      Bought this only for osu! and it works wonders

      I had an issue with my laptop and it's great audio lag output. After buying this USB audio interface, the audio lag seems like it's gone now. In CS2 I can also react faster now for audio cues! Great not only for music but also will work for gaming (espescially rythm genre)

      O. Stevan

      June 12, 2024

      Stunning Volt 1

      Absolute stunning, clarity of sound and supreme audio definition!

      R. Zumara

      June 8, 2024

      buy stuff, ka-ching, lil' skrrr — then we're done, yeah ...

      no doubt! super great ya...

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      May 3, 2024

      VOLT 1

      The VOLT is absolute magic for recording vocals. Even before any processing, vocals sound crisp, full, and sparkly. And that's on a $50 mic!! UA did a heck of a job making a budget friendly interface!

      H. Ogawa

      May 2, 2024

      Excellent value for money

      Konkai watashi wa vu~oruto 1 o kaimashita. Manzoku shite imasu. Watashi wa sutainbāgu 12 o tsukatte DAW de orijinaru ongaku seisaku o hajimete 3-nen han ga sugimashita. Tokuni Steiberg 12 ni fuman wa nakatta nodesuga, yori UAD no tokuchō no aru oto ni shite mitakute vu~oruto seihin ni kyōmi o mochimashita. Watashi wa jibun hitori de ongaku seisaku o shite imasu. Uta wa koe no shitsu ga warukute utaimasen. Gitā wa GT - 1000 o choku setsu tsunagimasunode, vu~oruto 2 ya sarani jōkyū-ki ga hitsuyō arimasen. Watashi wa vu~oruto 1 no onshitsu ni manzoku shite imasu. Saisei-on ga yahari UADrashikute anarogu kiki no yōna hibiki o sukunakutomo watashi wa kanjimasu.
      さらに表示
      264 / 5,000
      翻訳結果
      翻訳の結果
      This time I bought VOLT1. I'm satisfied. It's been three and a half years since I started producing original music with a DAW using Steinberg 12. I wasn't particularly dissatisfied with the Steiberg 12, but I wanted to make the sound more characteristic of UAD, so I became interested in the VOLT product. I produce music by myself. I can't sing because the quality of my voice is bad. The guitar is directly connected to the GT-1000, so there is no need for VOLT2 or a higher-end device. I am satisfied with the sound quality of VOLT1. At least to me, the playback sound is very UAD-like and sounds like an analog device.The only improvement I would like for UAD is to increase the installation power between the desk and VOLT1 a little more. Sometimes when I turn the knob, VOLT1 also moves on the desk. Steinberg 12 had excellent installation power and did not move.

      G. Henley

      April 26, 2024

      Grat little bedroom interface

      This is a nice, easy-to-use interface for novice or first-time users. It sounds good and is relatively easy to set up in most DAWs. My only issue is the software. After loading a bunch of UAD plugins, I found they don't work with the Volt series. I think UA could do a better job of informing the user what plugins will work and list which ones won't right from the start. There should be an algorithm written that would prevent you from loading software you can't use on your particular device or a warning that the software you are loading will only work on these devices. As a newbie and first-time user, I loaded a bunch of UAD plugins that won't run on the Volt 1 chipset. Other than that; it would be 5 stars and I would definitely buy it again.

      m. zallio

      April 25, 2024

      pristine sound

      The Volt audio interface has superb sound clarity, the vintage preamplifier option offers a unique quality, and the plug-ins are fantastic. I specifically bought it to use live with the iPhone. La interfaz de audio Volt tiene una claridad estupenda de sonido, la opción del preamplificador vintage ofrece una calidad unica, los plug ins son barbaros. Yo la compre específicamente para utilizarla en vivo con el iPhone.

      S. Ridge

      April 2, 2024

      If You’re Skeptical, Don’t Be

      Let’s start off with the budget friendly pricing that is indeed something that adds to the inviting aura of the Volt 1, Volt 2, and so on. Whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned vet when it comes to recording any type of audio - These interfaces are bundled together at the top five, somewhere in the middle. Of course the Apollo is #1 but the Volt series are basically the little brothers as far as the quality. From the look and feel even including the packaging, to the user friendly surface and quality of captured sound, UA is here to provide excellence. I love my Volt 1 which I use to record vocals. I also have it set up with my JBL 305 MKII’s. So it gets used daily whether I’m just producing and mixing, or recording for an hour, sometimes even the entire day. If you’re not sure about purchasing one of these interfaces- just do it, it’s beyond worth it and blows others out of the water.

      A. Rakotoarinelina

      April 1, 2024

      Incredibly awesome

      Can't believe an audio interface in this range of price is that good seriously. I'm loving it. The 4 stars is for the Ujam plug-ins that disappeared in the UA Connect after I took a little time (like one week) to redeem them. I can't see them anymore in the list

      R. Rupert

      March 28, 2024

      The volt 1 is Fantastic

      The Volt 1 has become a favorite of mine. It feels like a warmer tone than other interfaces. The free plug-ins are fantastic

      j. MOUKAMBI

      March 23, 2024

      installation impossible

      Je ne comprend absolument pas cette carte. Je viens de prendre une Volt 1 mais impossible de procéder à l'enregistrement dans la liste il y a Apollo mais pas Volt 1 du coup impossible d'installer la carte. Si je ne trouve aucune solution d'ici lundi je renvoie le matériel. Du coup je note 1 juste pour l'envoie

      c. alaniz

      March 22, 2024

      no regrets buying this interface

      one of the best decisions i have made when purchasing a small interface unit. I have put it through the ringer for the last few weeks. have traveled with it, been in multiple trips. and still works like a tank.

      A. Bordou

      March 19, 2024

      Great product! Definitely recommend!

      Awesome! Smooth touch sensation, great performance!
      In addition, it comes a a few gift from Universal Audio.
      This is my first audio interface clearly can’t give much feedback yet it’s being working great so far very stable connection and quality.
      Definitely a great suggestion as a first purchase by the associate at Guitar Center, the opportunity cost is definitely well worth it.

      I’m extremely happy with my investment.

      Thank you Universal Audio for bringing an amazing product to life.

      V. Hulo

      March 12, 2024

      Volt 1

      I like it

      g. carter

      March 2, 2024

      Universal Audio Products

      I have the Volt 476 and the Volt 1 and I can honestly say, these are the best interfaces that I have ever purchased. For the money you can't best the quality of these units.

      g. carter

      March 2, 2024

      Universal Audio Products

      I have the Volt 476 and the Volt 1 and I can honestly say, these are the best interfaces that I have ever purchased. For the money you can't best the quality of these units.