I love the Volt. I tried out a handful of interfaces before the Volt was released, but have stayed with it and will use it for years. They give you some nice plugins with it too. The Ampeg bass amp is awesome.
as someone that likes to talk in people's ears over video games as they compliment "wow i could listen to your voice all day," my wet dream recently was to get a 500 series setup and really toy with what processing i could get in real time. i messed up this weekend on my current audio interface, and i thought the headphone output on my scarlett 4i4 went dead (i just foolishly deleted the software playback as i was using it as my DAC for my PC), so i started looking at new interfaces and stumbled into the volt x76 series. Needless to say, I'll be buying the 276 relatively soon as it's exactly something that I want to mess around with. i feel like it's the only "channel strip" style audio interface and i'm all for it.
I've had an LA-610 mkII for years, I can attest to the chocolate nature of those Putnam circuits. The warmth and saturation is silky smooth, the color it brings to the signal is very musical. I use it for everything, tracking twice for stereo. I really should grab a second unit, lol. But this would make a great interface. Catchy tune, now stuck in my head.
I love the 610mkii but the compressor tends to be a little slow on initial transients. Which is a shame because if it compressed the signal evenly for the duration it'd be great.
Great overview, thanks for making this. Sounds good to me, Volt on the way. Apollo Twin was more interface than I really needed (and now isn’t compatible with my laptop). This one seems like it will fit my current setup better, and trying to focus more on creating music than plug-in rabbit holes. Cheers
Hello and thanks for this presentation ! Mylar mentioned you could use the outputs of the interface for sending CV and controlling analog/eurorack gear. So can the 4 line outputs be used individually for sending gates, lfos, envelopes etc, or are they linked in pairs ?
@@devids51 The release settings control how long the compressor holds or releases. In the beginning he has the background music duck his voice, and it's got a crazy slow release time after he gets done talking. The volume of the music rises back up slower than it should.
Do you know if the "loopback trick" would work on a Volt 276 using the 2 monitor outputs? I really enjoyed your video - both informative and entertaining!
yes it will i did it on my 276 if you mainly use headphones u can keep it hooked up without any bother, only downside is you cant have ur speakers setup and loop it at the same time lol. You can adjust the volume / comp & preamp for both line inputs as wanted.
What loopback trick? :O I have Audient iD4 MKII at the moment and that has internal hardware loopback function. Can something like that achieved on the Volt without quality loss?
Can you print your mixes using the vintage drive and the compressor? It would honestly be great do be able to do that, hell I might even consider getting rid of my outboard preamp and VLA comp if i could do that ….
Not UAD plugins that require DSP unfortunately, but of course there's the UA Spark option which does not require DSP (and which you can use with any interface!).
I was also considering an upgrade to the volt 476 thinking that it combines both good sound quality and all these analogue goodies that seem to be worth the extra $. However, your video exceeded my expectations. The UI basically transformed your track by breathing life into the vsts and characeter into the hardware synths and the result was really beautiful and natural sounding. Hats off! Did you notice any latancy issues (the specs don't seem too good on that one) and do you think it would be too daring to use the compressor for bus compression or mastering?
Greetings to all! Tell me please, volt476p + MacM1 + Logic, is it possible to somehow set up separate mixes for different outputs in this card? Inside a DAW or something else? I need it for performances. So that the DAW tracks I have defined go to the "Digital Audio Console" in one input, and other tracks in another.
this is an interface no sound card, if you are using a daw live i believe you would set your outputs through there. The volt 476 has 4 outputs which idk if you could route 4 mono tracks seperately through the outputs or if the daw would recognize them as 1/2 & 3/4 but my initial thoughts are you can either run 4 mono outputs if your lucky or 2 stereo outputs & then the rest is in the routing id assume. I use fl studio mainly but i know on my mixer channel i can set the output for each individual channel so id assume you could assign each channel to a separate output on logic or whatever your live daw is.
Can I make this feedback loop with just one output? If I'm using the VOLT 1 , or VOLT 176 and connect it to ableton send the audio through the preamps ?
yes you can make a mono loop. i do the same on my 276 cause i only got super long cables for my monitor speakers & i just loop one to run some drums thru in mono lol.
@@cqab Get a TRS cable like you would for a studio monitor speaker should be the same male input on both sides... you plug the cable in the output of the interface as if you were hooking up to a speaker but you just (loop it) connect it into the mic / line input on the interface. At this point any audio coming out of the interface (monitoring) the big knob on the 276 (the headphones volume knob wont affect the Monitor output which will be the signal that the input is receiving. (take note of this as you watch your input level you adjust the preamp gain / monitor output & or adjust the volume / effect before you "loop it" to make sure you have ideal volume set. Just make sure when you do this you dont run the Directmonitoring on the interface / have the channel muted that the mic input will be on and you understand how your monitoring works on your daw because when you have this "loop" going on it will be interference to the max LOL ive done it a couple times luckily i keep limiters / clippers set to save my ears. Hope that gets you in the right direction and if this didnt explain enough for you to understand a quick google search as to how to (loop) the output into the input on an audio interface will find what you need easily.
@@1lxftedgocrazy Thank you, really! I actually asked how to do this on Reddit and people answer like I was asking something stupid, just for wanting to use the analog processors of this interface for something different than mics or guitars. 🤦♂ Appreciate it!!
How did you release your XLR cable? did you notice after you plug your XLR in it is impossible to pull it out? You will never have access to use that channel with TRS Quarter inch input. I have 2 Volts a 4/76 and a 2/76 my XLR cables a permanently locked in. They have no release tab.
This sounds unusual - no issues removing XLR cables from the ones we made the video with. We'd recommend speaking to UA customer service about this if there is an issue!
watched several videos and have a 476 myself, can't hear any difference with 'vintage' Also, curious, what is the real advantage of having the compressor vs just using a compressor plugin. It's a bit puzzling since they give you so much software to do everything else, the compressor and vintage mode are mild in comparison to software effects.
The difference is subtle so that it's never damaging, although we hope the compounded effect is clearer at the end of the video when you hear multiple tracks with/without! You can absolutely record without the effect applied and add similar things with plugins, though it must be said that what's in the 476 and others are analogue circuits rather than DSP, thematically similar to recording through a nice analogue hardware preamp and compressor - which you may well do if you owned them. The advantage is ease of use (just set and forget), getting a more pleasing sound at the source so you have less to do in the edit, and the interfaces are kept affordable.
@Barney man, I just ordered it. No one, says anything about hooking to outboard. I have a retro instruments powerstrip and wanted to test it. Damn I hate youtubers they usually be sponsored with a company and don't keep it real.
I find videos like these very interesting, but I don't even know how to find more of them because idk the name of the hobby. Could someone please tell me what this is called and how I can find more?
Andrew Huang is great. If you like the narrator of this one, he has a channel called Mylar Melodies that’s very good. Mostly modular/Eurorack stuff. Red Means Recording is also a great channel with lots of great tutorials and stuff. Learning Modular is another good one, as is DivKid. There’s a lot out there depending on what you are into. I’ve been kinda into Dead Wax for general music conversations. The Make Noise channel has some great modular content, too.
Yes it's subtle! But the difference is more obvious when every track is recorded through it, vs not. It's about having a little bit of colour rather than totally overdoing the sound, sort of like a filter on Instagram, but just applied a little. And these are truly analogue processors rather than virtual effects.
yea but was the volt designed to sound all muddied and muffled like that just to highlight the 76 compressor and vintage features? If you ran this same test on something like a focusrite scarlett 4i4, would it sound similar to the volt 476 without the vintage and compressor mode active?
Hi, some of the specific personal experience I've had with this VOLT and my new WORK STATION PC3K8: 1) I can't load SOFT BONDEL, the system won't recognize my PIN and IUSER ID. I just get empty and stupid E-Mails from UA that urge me to be patient... This is exactly why I had to turn to CAKEWALK. And then surprises awaited me! I connected my Work Station via AUX to both universal inputs and via USB to the PC. Result: You can even record MIDI, but you can listen to AUDIO, but you can’t record: only noises and a stupid metronome (with distortion) go. MIDI quality is also low. I'm not getting high yet, but just wasting time looking for problems and waiting for a response from UA.🧷
I love the Volt. I tried out a handful of interfaces before the Volt was released, but have stayed with it and will use it for years.
They give you some nice plugins with it too. The Ampeg bass amp is awesome.
Fantastic demo. You answered so many questions. Sincerely, very well done.
Love to see all this reviews from my phone so when everyone presses a button I just hear everything the same 👍🏻
Super fun, thanks for the video! I have the 276, but this makes me want the 476!
as someone that likes to talk in people's ears over video games as they compliment "wow i could listen to your voice all day," my wet dream recently was to get a 500 series setup and really toy with what processing i could get in real time. i messed up this weekend on my current audio interface, and i thought the headphone output on my scarlett 4i4 went dead (i just foolishly deleted the software playback as i was using it as my DAC for my PC), so i started looking at new interfaces and stumbled into the volt x76 series. Needless to say, I'll be buying the 276 relatively soon as it's exactly something that I want to mess around with. i feel like it's the only "channel strip" style audio interface and i'm all for it.
I've had an LA-610 mkII for years, I can attest to the chocolate nature of those Putnam circuits. The warmth and saturation is silky smooth, the color it brings to the signal is very musical. I use it for everything, tracking twice for stereo. I really should grab a second unit, lol. But this would make a great interface. Catchy tune, now stuck in my head.
I love the 610mkii but the compressor tends to be a little slow on initial transients. Which is a shame because if it compressed the signal evenly for the duration it'd be great.
this is actually great... smooth
What a gem of a channel I’ve found!
Man! You're having toooooo much fun!! 😊
Great overview, thanks for making this. Sounds good to me, Volt on the way. Apollo Twin was more interface than I really needed (and now isn’t compatible with my laptop). This one seems like it will fit my current setup better, and trying to focus more on creating music than plug-in rabbit holes. Cheers
EXCELLENT video... and it's only been the first 2 minutes so far.
You have convinced me to get one, and I already own the dip with a hell lot of plug-ins.
Super cool really enjoyed that
The best video about this interface. Very good.
great video!
your voice sounds so much like a (top) producer i know. nice vid thanks
Hello and thanks for this presentation !
Mylar mentioned you could use the outputs of the interface for sending CV and controlling analog/eurorack gear.
So can the 4 line outputs be used individually for sending gates, lfos, envelopes etc, or are they linked in pairs ?
You need to use auto duck or side chain compression to ride levels between your music and voice
Man, who mixed the audio on this video? Does he know what compressor's release/hold knob does?
Music production noob here, can you elaborate more?
@@devids51 The release settings control how long the compressor holds or releases. In the beginning he has the background music duck his voice, and it's got a crazy slow release time after he gets done talking. The volume of the music rises back up slower than it should.
i can't unhear it
@@kensmechanicalaffair voice ducks music, quick release✌️
Agree
Is it necessary to raise the gain that much or is he doing that to make it more noticeable in the example? 🤔
Great vid
Sounds very impressive. @Mylar did you put your excellent 'voice over person' voice through it??
fantastic! is it possible to do this with the 276?
Do you know if the "loopback trick" would work on a Volt 276 using the 2 monitor outputs? I really enjoyed your video - both informative and entertaining!
yes it will i did it on my 276 if you mainly use headphones u can keep it hooked up without any bother, only downside is you cant have ur speakers setup and loop it at the same time lol.
You can adjust the volume / comp & preamp for both line inputs as wanted.
What loopback trick? :O
I have Audient iD4 MKII at the moment and that has internal hardware loopback function.
Can something like that achieved on the Volt without quality loss?
@@gkiss2030 2:39
Hi dude, sounds very interesting and sophisticated too😅😅
Can you print your mixes using the vintage drive and the compressor? It would honestly be great do be able to do that, hell I might even consider getting rid of my outboard preamp and VLA comp if i could do that ….
I’m getting a 276 tomorrow, will see
Love the video and I did get the 176 but could you turn the background music down please 👍
can you use any UA plugins with this interface?
Not UAD plugins that require DSP unfortunately, but of course there's the UA Spark option which does not require DSP (and which you can use with any interface!).
I was also considering an upgrade to the volt 476 thinking that it combines both good sound quality and all these analogue goodies that seem to be worth the extra $. However, your video exceeded my expectations. The UI basically transformed your track by breathing life into the vsts and characeter into the hardware synths and the result was really beautiful and natural sounding. Hats off! Did you notice any latancy issues (the specs don't seem too good on that one) and do you think it would be too daring to use the compressor for bus compression or mastering?
I can only speak to my own experience but the compressor’s analog and doesn’t introduce any latency. I wouldn’t master with it, not enough control
@@USSLIBERTYREMEMBERER Is it worth it for singing tracking or voiceover alone?
Greetings to all! Tell me please, volt476p + MacM1 + Logic, is it possible to somehow set up separate mixes for different outputs in this card? Inside a DAW or something else? I need it for performances. So that the DAW tracks I have defined go to the "Digital Audio Console" in one input, and other tracks in another.
this is an interface no sound card, if you are using a daw live i believe you would set your outputs through there. The volt 476 has 4 outputs which idk if you could route 4 mono tracks seperately through the outputs or if the daw would recognize them as 1/2 & 3/4 but my initial thoughts are you can either run 4 mono outputs if your lucky or 2 stereo outputs & then the rest is in the routing id assume.
I use fl studio mainly but i know on my mixer channel i can set the output for each individual channel so id assume you could assign each channel to a separate output on logic or whatever your live daw is.
what about latency when loaded with plugins?
Can I make this feedback loop with just one output? If I'm using the VOLT 1 , or VOLT 176 and connect it to ableton send the audio through the preamps ?
yes you can make a mono loop. i do the same on my 276 cause i only got super long cables for my monitor speakers & i just loop one to run some drums thru in mono lol.
@@1lxftedgocrazy Thanks, man! Can you explain me how to do it? or do you know where I can found resources on that?
@@cqab Get a TRS cable like you would for a studio monitor speaker should be the same male input on both sides... you plug the cable in the output of the interface as if you were hooking up to a speaker but you just (loop it) connect it into the mic / line input on the interface.
At this point any audio coming out of the interface (monitoring) the big knob on the 276 (the headphones volume knob wont affect the Monitor output which will be the signal that the input is receiving. (take note of this as you watch your input level you adjust the preamp gain / monitor output & or adjust the volume / effect before you "loop it" to make sure you have ideal volume set.
Just make sure when you do this you dont run the Directmonitoring on the interface / have the channel muted that the mic input will be on and you understand how your monitoring works on your daw because when you have this "loop" going on it will be interference to the max LOL ive done it a couple times luckily i keep limiters / clippers set to save my ears.
Hope that gets you in the right direction and if this didnt explain enough for you to understand a quick google search as to how to (loop) the output into the input on an audio interface will find what you need easily.
@@1lxftedgocrazy Thank you, really! I actually asked how to do this on Reddit and people answer like I was asking something stupid, just for wanting to use the analog processors of this interface for something different than mics or guitars. 🤦♂ Appreciate it!!
How did you release your XLR cable? did you notice after you plug your XLR in it is impossible to pull it out? You will never have access to use that channel with TRS Quarter inch input. I have 2 Volts a 4/76 and a 2/76 my XLR cables a permanently locked in. They have no release tab.
This sounds unusual - no issues removing XLR cables from the ones we made the video with. We'd recommend speaking to UA customer service about this if there is an issue!
Nice
how is the quality of the preamps and converter on the volt? compared to other budget interfaces?
Super nice ! Shy vocals hahahah
watched several videos and have a 476 myself, can't hear any difference with 'vintage'
Also, curious, what is the real advantage of having the compressor vs just using a compressor plugin. It's a bit puzzling since they give you so much software to do everything else, the compressor and vintage mode are mild in comparison to software effects.
The difference is subtle so that it's never damaging, although we hope the compounded effect is clearer at the end of the video when you hear multiple tracks with/without! You can absolutely record without the effect applied and add similar things with plugins, though it must be said that what's in the 476 and others are analogue circuits rather than DSP, thematically similar to recording through a nice analogue hardware preamp and compressor - which you may well do if you owned them. The advantage is ease of use (just set and forget), getting a more pleasing sound at the source so you have less to do in the edit, and the interfaces are kept affordable.
Singing was coo tho
i buy thnx.
Would the quality of the volt converters be enough to pair with a 1073 pre?
No chance against my RME converters.. if you have an expensive preamp like this you will not be happy with the Volt..
@@Moepiproduktions that is to be expected with the price diffrence
@Barney man, I just ordered it. No one, says anything about hooking to outboard. I have a retro instruments powerstrip and wanted to test it. Damn I hate youtubers they usually be sponsored with a company and don't keep it real.
5:04 thumbs up if you heard no difference
I swear it's a thing that people who describe the UA gear by Universal Audio have to talk with their hands
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I find videos like these very interesting, but I don't even know how to find more of them because idk the name of the hobby. Could someone please tell me what this is called and how I can find more?
You can go to Andrew Huang channel, its just music gear, or guitar pedals
Andrew Huang is great. If you like the narrator of this one, he has a channel called Mylar Melodies that’s very good. Mostly modular/Eurorack stuff. Red Means Recording is also a great channel with lots of great tutorials and stuff. Learning Modular is another good one, as is DivKid. There’s a lot out there depending on what you are into. I’ve been kinda into Dead Wax for general music conversations. The Make Noise channel has some great modular content, too.
@@Space_pulse Thank you!!
@@carlosdlguerra Thank you 😊
The difference with the tube sound is very minute and is achievable thru e.q.-ing. Don’t get it.😮
Yes it's subtle! But the difference is more obvious when every track is recorded through it, vs not. It's about having a little bit of colour rather than totally overdoing the sound, sort of like a filter on Instagram, but just applied a little. And these are truly analogue processors rather than virtual effects.
The preamp mode and compressor button sound like shit i tested it and its not good
You’re just clipping the converter when you push it….
Hate Sinatra. So old hat.
your voice is so low...
This video sounds horrible
Sorry you didn't like it! Thanks for checking it out.
yea but was the volt designed to sound all muddied and muffled like that just to highlight the 76 compressor and vintage features? If you ran this same test on something like a focusrite scarlett 4i4, would it sound similar to the volt 476 without the vintage and compressor mode active?
Great question!
In comparison charts, Audient iD MKII series and Motu M4 looks to smoke the Volt on sound quality alone...
I have read conflicting opinions on this: CAN you plug a Shure SM7B DIRECTLY into the UA 476, or do you still need to add an in-line pre-amp ???
No need for preamp. Will push shure with ease
Hi, some of the specific personal experience I've had with this VOLT and my new WORK STATION PC3K8: 1) I can't load SOFT BONDEL, the system won't recognize my PIN and IUSER ID. I just get empty and stupid E-Mails from UA that urge me to be patient... This is exactly why I had to turn to CAKEWALK. And then surprises awaited me! I connected my Work Station via AUX to both universal inputs and via USB to the PC. Result: You can even record MIDI, but you can listen to AUDIO, but you can’t record: only noises and a stupid metronome (with distortion) go. MIDI quality is also low. I'm not getting high yet, but just wasting time looking for problems and waiting for a response from UA.🧷