Universal Audio Volt 476P

Interface posiada wszystkie elementy, których poszukiwałem w tego typu urządzeniu, stąd padł wybór na właśnie Volt 476P. 4 kanały wejściowe, preampy, compressor, przełącznik odsłuchu mono oraz neizależne pary wyjść i wejść (1-2, 3-4) oraz dwa niezależne gniazda słuchawek. Wszystko to świetnie się sprawdza. Jedyny dla mnie mankament Volta jest to, że bardzo łatwo przypadkowo włączyć przyciski na przednim panelu, tj.48V lub Inst, więc trzeba sprawdzać podczas manipulowania przy urządzeniu.

I’ve previously used a budget-friendly version of the Steinberg interface, which was quite effective, but UAD VOLT 476p is in a league of its own.
It delivers outstanding sound quality, is user-friendly in terms of setup, controls and pairs excellently with my headphones, providing loud and clear audio. The build quality really stands out as well. I tried reamping with it and was thrilled with how well it worked - it was my first time to do it so You know - excitement!
And, not to forget, the plugin pack included is superb too! :)

I’ve been using this interface for only a couple months, but I’m so happy with the results so here’s my review. I used a UR242 for years & never had a problem with it for what I do. The dsp’s weren’t terrible, but it was nice to have them for latency issues. Only thing lacking was an insufficient number of outs, which is what I was looking for to reamp guitars. I was looking at the Tascam 208i, but then happened to see an ad for the new budget-line interfaces from UA. Normally, I would never be able to afford anything from UA, but I was intrigued by the built-in compressors & vintage preamps at a budget price.

Since then, my recordings have taken on another life. The preamps are crystal clear, 1176 compressors sound great on both vocals and instruments, and the monitoring choices are a game changer when mixing. I love that there’s also a MONO button, as I always check my mixes in MONO. I don’t use the preamps & compressors on every track, but they’re nice to have nonetheless. I’ve also tried reamping my guitars through the 1176 and the vintage preamp for a more rich tone without having to use multiple plugins. Very happy with the results.

Pros: portable, well-built with classy wood panels reminiscent of Moog pedals, 2 headphone inputs for independent monitoring, Mono button for mixing, multiple monitoring capabilities and a good amount of quality software. Budget price.

Cons: no internal dsp, like in the Apollo models. This isn’t such a big issue for me, as the included software bundle makes up for the lack of dsp.

Overall, I’m elated with this purchase and plan to write another review in a few months. I’m running an old 2011 MBP with a Mojave patch, so make sure your computer is compatible with Mojave or later if you’re running Mac OS. Flawless service from Thomann as usual.