Universal Audio created the Volt 176 for singers, songwriters, musicians, podcasters, and those who stream live and want to record easily with the benefit of big studio sound. This portable one-in/two-out USB audio interface for Mac, PC, iPad, and iPhone features a Vintage Mic Preamp mode as well as a classic analog compressor, so you can capture your ideas as if you were in a professional studio.
Main advantages
- Easily produce music, livestreams and podcasts with classic sound on Mac, PC, iPad and iPhone
- Record your vocals or guitar with rich, full sound with Vintage Mic Preamp mode
- Bring sharpness and punch to your vocals, instruments, and other sources using UA's legendary 1176-based analog compressor
- Produce your projects using a suite of essential music software and audio processing, Ableton Live, Melodyne, UJAM's Virtual Drummer, Marshall virtual amps, Ampeg, and more.
Record yourself with the best sound quality
The latest innovation from the team that brought you the revolutionary Apollo interface, the Volt 176 gives you superior sound quality. No other USB interface in this category can give you sound with so much character.
Classic Vocal Pickups with Vintage Mic Preamp ModeThe sound of Universal Audio's vintage 610 tube mic preamps is unmatched on the market. You've heard it on the records of the greatest, from Ray Charles to Van Halen. The Volt 176 gives you all the richness of this classic mic/line/instrument preamp, thanks to its built-in tube circuit emulation, exclusive to UA.
Control volume spikes with UA CompressorThe 76 compressor built into the Volt 176 gives you unparalleled sonic presence and dynamics. This innovative analog circuit inspired by UA's classic 1176 Limiting Amplifier features three custom presets for taming vocals, guitars, synths and drum machines. Just plug in your instrument or mic, choose a setting, and you're done.
A suite of tailor-made audio software to never run out of inspirationSome audio interfaces come with a handful of often random audio apps. This is not the case with the Volt. Instead, we've cobbled together a bundle of choice music production tools, virtual instruments and effects, including Ableton Live, Melodyne, UJAM's Virtual Drummer, Marshall amps, Ampeg, and more.
Software included:- Ableton Live Lite
- Softube Marshall Plexi Classic Amp Softube Time & Tone Bundle
- Celemony Melodyne Essential
-Relab LX480 Essentials
- Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Alliance plugin
- Brainworx bx_tuner and Brainworx bx_masterdesk Classic
- Virtual Drummer DEEP and Virtual Bassist DANDY by UJAME
Spitfire LABS
Features:- 1x2 USB audio interface with built-in compressor
- 24-bit / 192 kHz AD/DA converter
- Built-in mic preamp with vintage mic preamp mode
- Built-in compressor 76 (based on the UA 1176)
- Switchable +48V phantom power
- 1 microphone/instrument/line combo input: XLR / 6.3 mm jack
- 2 line outputs: 6.3 mm jack
- Stereo headphone output: 6.3 mm jack
- 1 MIDI input and output
- 5V DC input for optional power supply
- USB-C connector
- Headphone amplifier
- Direct monitoring
- USB bus powered
- Compatible with PC (Windows 10 64 bit), Mac (macOS 10.14 Mojave or higher), iPad and iPhone (iOS 14 or higher)
- Included: USB-C to USB-A cable
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 206 x 106 x 182 mm
- Weight: 1 kg