Volt 2
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Collaborate Like a Pro, Anywhere.
Volt 2 is the perfect USB audio interface for creative collaborators — from musicians and songwriters to livestreamers and podcasters — 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
Get a 30-day free trial to UAD Spark and create with the best vintage gear and instruments ever made
Build your desktop production studio around a stylish interface, built to withstand years of home and mobile recording
Collaborate with Best-in-Class Audio Quality
From the team that brought you the game‑changing Apollo interface, Volt 2 delivers superior studio sound quality, with more character and tone than any USB interface in its class.
Capture Legendary Vocals 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 2 gives you the rich, full sound of this iconic UA preamp, thanks to its built-in tube emulation circuitry, a UA exclusive.
Easy In, Easy Out
Volt 2 gives you simple 2-in/2-out audio connections. Just plug your mics or instruments into 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 2 into your iPad or iPhone, and you can easily create beats and samples, record your band’s rehearsals, and edit songs anywhere.*
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.
See Included Software for Mac & PC ›
Capture Inspiration for Years to Come
Featuring rugged all-metal construction and sleek, vintage-inspired industrial design, Volt 2 elevates your production space with impeccable style, built to last decades.
Get Everything you Need to Record
Volt 2 is also available as a Studio Pack. Learn more ›
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
J. Moody
February 14, 2024
Fantastic audio interface
After weeks of research I came to the conclusion that the volt 2 was the best all round audio interface for me and my home studio. The audio interface seems that of a great...
Read MoreC. Feeney
February 13, 2024
UA Volt 2
Nice little interface that works great with my iPad and iPhone. Quality so far is terrific. I am sure I will put it to good use!...
Read MoreG. Dewsnip
February 8, 2024
Easy to use
This is my first audio interface and I have found it easy to use and set up. It has good sound quality, and I'm glad I got it. It...
Read MoreA. Shibumi
January 29, 2024
I Love it
I really love the preamps. I use it as my mobile unit to record overdubs of artist on location and it sounds sooo great.
Read Mored. st
January 27, 2024
VOLT 176
It's my first interface, the reason was this: I had already seen that they have models like the apollo that I've seen in home studios and with...
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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® 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 2-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 an iconic UA tube preamp
Included software bundle features titles from Ableton, Melodyne, Virtual Drummer, Marshall, Ampeg, and more
Studio-quality headphone amplifier for loud, clear monitoring
Mic, line, and instrument inputs
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
To see full system requirements, click here.
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Customer Reviews
Volt 2
J. Moody
Fantastic audio interface
After weeks of research I came to the conclusion that the volt 2 was the best all round audio interface for me and my home studio. The audio interface seems that of a great quality. Solid construction with good quality dials and knobs not to mention the fantastic bunch plug ins it came with. The preamps are good the headphone port works perfectly with a range of different ohm headphones. Also wasn’t sure if I’d use the vintage mode, but it seems to be that always on button.
Anyone who is thinking of purchasing this will not be disappointed. Saw some negative reviews saying the volt 2 is difficult to set up. I found it quite the opposite. Any of the interfaces with free plug ins will require you to sign up. It has been 1 month since I bought the volt 2 and it’s been a fantastic bit of kit. Was extremely happy with my purchaseC. Feeney
UA Volt 2
Nice little interface that works great with my iPad and iPhone. Quality so far is terrific. I am sure I will put it to good use! A little disappointed no built-in loop back capabilities.
k. holtz
Horrible
I find this volt 2 very hard to get set up.,I have had nothing but problems since I bought it. the so called free programs don’t work. Always have to subscribe and constantly think of user names and passwords. I honestly think they are in the business of information gathering. And this ilok crap. That’s a joke. why didn’t it mention on the box about having to buy this $50 usb stick? After paying over $200 for this interface.!!I’ve never been so pissed
G. Dewsnip
Easy to use
This is my first audio interface and I have found it easy to use and set up. It has good sound quality, and I'm glad I got it. It came with the microphone and headphones. I have not used the headphones much but they are comfortable, and the microphone is good. I have so far used it for spoken word, and it has worked well.
B. Stiel
N/A
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A. Shibumi
I Love it
I really love the preamps. I use it as my mobile unit to record overdubs of artist on location and it sounds sooo great.
d. st
VOLT 176
It's my first interface, the reason was this: I had already seen that they have models like the apollo that I've seen in home studios and with artists like Camilo, Grupo frontera recording vocals and as I see that UAD things are durable so I went for what I have today LA VOL 176 and it sounds very good, the compressor gives volume, it has a noise floor that can be reduced, it feels very solid
Es mi primera interfaz la razón fue esta : ya había visto que tienen modelos como la apollo que he visto en home studios y con artistas como Camilo, Grupo frontera grabando voces y como veo que son duraderas las cosas de UAD pues me fui por lo que tengo hoy LA VOL 176 y suena muy bien el compresor da volumen tiene piso de ruido que se puede reducir se siente muy solidak. roten
This is great!
I recently got this as part of a free give away for the purchase of some software. And I must say it is way above what I was using. All I have to say is, if you are thinking about getting a Volt product---stop thinking and do it. I love mine and the software that comes with it.
P. Taylor
Returned
Product works and pre-amp is nice, but the software is a royal pain, with having to register everything with different companies, the promised "free" plug in bundle not provided and the dozens of e-mails in the 2 weeks the product was in my possession. Not worth the effort. Returned this afternoon.
B. Perkins
Great Sound and ease of use
I just got this thing up and running and its great. Sounds great and does exactly what I need. Seems pretty sturdy I'm thinking of picking up another for a travel rig. The option to monitor in stereo is a great feature. The only negatives are that I'm not thrilled about the plastic nobs and I would also like to see a pad button on this thing. Otherwise its super legit. Totally happy with it. Thanks guys.
D. Pena Balboa
Does not feel cheap!
Very sturdy piece of gear, looks and feels very solid! For the price it is an outstanding modern audio interface!
P. Cavalli
really good
very sturdy and elegant piece of equipment. Easy to setup and sounds amazing. One downfall is that it doesn't support the UAD Plug-ins, and that's where the you'd find most of the modeling amp plug-ins.
D. Wolfe
VOLT 2 Energizes
Easy Peasy!
Everything you need, in front and out back and then some.T. Anthropopoulos
Rock Solid!
Up and running in minutes on either my Ipad or my Win10 Desktop - runs smoothly even at low buffer settings with any of the DAWs it's been running in and sound quality (feeding a pair of Hs-7) seems superb to my ears! Pres are neutral and remain quite even past the 3 o'clock gain position. Highly commendable!!
c. strock
The best interface that I use
I love volt2 the rich sound on my mixes and vocals I love it thanks volt2
J. Sanchez
I love it!!!
I was using a Scarlet 2i2 for the last year. as soon as i heard about this i knew i wanted to get it. When i plugged it in i immediately noticed it sounded way better overall. Absolutely loving it!!
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Not quite everything you need….
The equipment it’s self is excellent no problem there but sadly the DAW element of the software is a Lite version so you are un able to save or export things you record. This lead to a rather disappointed first time customer of UA.
G. Patro
Cost effective for Students and Seasonal Musicians
I have 2 of them and I recommend my students to purchase it because I love its pre amp
R. Hp
Driver
Compared to my previous Focusrite sound card, the driver is very awful, and when I set it to 2048, it snorts, but it works well on 1024. Please pay more attention to the Volt driver update.
J. Bird
great with MacBook Air
Compact, simple, easy to use. Great sound quality. The condenser mic surprisingly good for the price. Worked immediately with Logic Pro.
