Universal AudioVolt 1
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New retail price (MSRP)
$174
Used market: $105*
Specifications
6 of 13 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Equivalent input noise
- -127✓
- Bus powered
- yes·
- Maximum gain
- 55✓
- Analog inputs
- XLR/TRS Combo (Mic/Line/Instrument)·
- Analog outputs
- 2x 1/4" TRS Monitor · 1/4" TRS Headphones·
- Digital inputs
- USB-C · MIDI In (5-pin DIN)·
- USB power draw
- 2.8✓
- Headphone output
- 2.68 Vrms·
- Maximum input level
- 9✓
- Maximum sample rate
- 192·
- Phantom power provided
- yes·
- Indexable Locales
- en·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom notes
+9 dBu maximum input level is the lowest of this batch. With a hot line source into the combo jack that is the first thing that clips, not the converter.
Gain staging
55 dB of available gain is the whole Volt line, from Volt 1 to Volt 476. That is enough for condensers and for most dynamics at close range, but roughly 5-10 dB short for an SM7B-class microphone at speaking distance: you will be at the stop with the fader still low.
Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value).