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Super nice interface with great sound and design
I've been using Audient iD4 since 2015 or so, and the Volt 276 is a step up because it generally feels better to me in every way. The design of the unit, both in terms of functionality and aesthetics is great.
The sound is clear and the funky options you get for the compressor vintage thing on the inputs is a nice touch that shapes the sound in a cool way, and they have guides that explain what it all does, although I honestly am too much of a beginner in sound to really understand what's going on. But I used it in recordings and it's been good so far.
The USB connectivity with the little usb 3 hole is sturdy as opposed to the old interfaces with B where it was always moving around. When you connect/disconnect it, it doesn't make a peep, whereas my old interface would send a signal to the speakers making them go BOOM, surely not a healthy thing to do to a speaker. No such issues with this interface!
Universal Audio always makes great stuff.
The sound is clear and the funky options you get for the compressor vintage thing on the inputs is a nice touch that shapes the sound in a cool way, and they have guides that explain what it all does, although I honestly am too much of a beginner in sound to really understand what's going on. But I used it in recordings and it's been good so far.
The USB connectivity with the little usb 3 hole is sturdy as opposed to the old interfaces with B where it was always moving around. When you connect/disconnect it, it doesn't make a peep, whereas my old interface would send a signal to the speakers making them go BOOM, surely not a healthy thing to do to a speaker. No such issues with this interface!
Universal Audio always makes great stuff.
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5 stars! Great quality for this price!
Very nice, thanks Thomann!
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The best in its segment
The best sound card in its price range. The sound is great, the outside is very nice.
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The output sound is not of the best quality. But the quality of the recording of vocals and instruments is excellent.
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The Volt is a bolt from the blue!
I'd often been envious of people with UAD gear, as it was outside my price range. And I also wondered if they were falling for the magical pixie dust that gear can sprinkle on things....
So I was really – genuinely! – excited to see UAD's offer with the Volt 276. Not only do you get a fab mic pre and 1176 baby circuit, you get some of their uberly lovely plugins.
Since working with the Volt, my production values have really improved. It's really fun tracking and mixing now, and each product in the bundle has made things so much more intuitive and pro-sounding.
It's electrifying! (Metaphorically speaking.)
Highly recommended. The magic is real.
So I was really – genuinely! – excited to see UAD's offer with the Volt 276. Not only do you get a fab mic pre and 1176 baby circuit, you get some of their uberly lovely plugins.
Since working with the Volt, my production values have really improved. It's really fun tracking and mixing now, and each product in the bundle has made things so much more intuitive and pro-sounding.
It's electrifying! (Metaphorically speaking.)
Highly recommended. The magic is real.
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The 276 Volt is an interface for 24/7/ 365
The 276 is a wonderful piece of kit converting analog to Digital beautifully and with a vintage integrated compressor included its simply perfect.
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Universal audio quality, even on the cheap ones.
Is the best one i could find under its price range. I am really happy to notice the difference when applying the compressor or the Vintage mode (is not for all the uses) but is great to get another option with just one button with many ways to compress, the lights are very exact and useful, and the direct mode with no latency works great.
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Probably the Apollo is a better choice.
I can imagine the Apollo being a better choice, since it has its own power supply and doesn't take from the computer power. They could've added an actual power supply to this one, and not the "semi" one it has built in.
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Unpleasant sound
This is the second time a buy this unit. The first was defective and had a harsh and distant sound. I decided to give this a second chance because the inbuilt compressor is such a great idea. This time, I don't believe the unit was defective but the sound was still too harsh and unpleasant to my ears. It had the same kind of harshness which the defective one had, just less. I cannot understand the raving reviews about this unit. I compared to the Audient iD14 which has a clear and pleasant sound.
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Just what I needed
Great interface for a home studio.
Built-in compressor and a vintage sound feature is a nice touch for recording
Built-in compressor and a vintage sound feature is a nice touch for recording
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