FAQs

Volta is a self-serve XR creation platform that gives artists & creators the ability to design and broadcast experiential content that goes beyond the 2D screen and reaches into the metaverse. Volta integrates seamlessly into artist’s existing workflows, allows them to build new immersive worlds that were previously unimaginable, and can even let their fans have an impact on the environment, turning a broadcast into a living breathing place. What once required a state of the art production studio and a six-figure budget is now free.

Volta is for any artist, musician, DJ or any other kind of creator who wants to create mixed reality experiences.

Yup, totally free! There are no hidden fees or gated content anywhere. We also do not charge any subscription fees and all premium features are free-to-use. The only caveat is we do plan at some point in the future to embed a Volta watermark within streams or recordings. Creators can then remove this watermark for a small monthly fee. However, this will only apply to new users and all existing users will never be charged for joining us early on our journey!

We're lucky to be funded by some awesome VCs who are with us on our journey to help Artists make more money from their art. In the near future, you will be able to sell your worlds in a Volta asset marketplace, and Volta will take a small cut of the proceeds. We also plan to roll-out a huge feature called 'Audience-Interaction'. Fans will be able to type in keywords into streaming platforms Chat windows, which will in turn have effects on the world their viewing. We plan on charging for these interactions where Artists would take 80% of the revenue and we take our cut of proceeds. This is akin to micro-payments within the in-app Gaming world.

You sure can. You can even use your microphone and have the world react to your voice. Go to Settings > Audio to choose what audio source you want to bring use. You will probably need to use audio routing software to run audio in from another source. Unfortunately, neither Mac or Windows computers have a way to do it natively. So, you need to download 3rd party software. On Mac we recommend Blackhole (2 channel). On Windows we recommend Voicemeeter.

Volumetric effects in Volta is what makes some of the elements really come to life. They are particle effects that come off some of the special elements in Volta. You can use the Chromakey Billboard or RCam to enable these effects. Rcam is a library made by Unity developer Keijiro Takahashi that sends LiDAR data (think radar but with lasers) from the new iPhones and iPads that have LiDAR sensors to Volta Create.

Yes! Check out our tutorials on how to connect to Ableton and Traktor or this tutorial on how to connect to anything that puts out MIDI or Audio, including MIDI controllers, CDJs, and other DAWs.

Nope! You can stream to any platform that takes an RTMP stream key from within Volta. Just go to the Perform tab, click on the Cog icon next to the Start Stream button and enter your RTMP URL and stream key.

Please see the answer to the above question ("Do I need OBS?") for instructions on how.

You can use anything that puts out audio or MIDI to control Volta. We have made tutorials to show you how get set up with your workflow. Here are links to the tutorials: Ableton, Traktor and MIDI controllers/DAWs/CDJs

Not just yet but that is one of the next big features on our roadmap. We actually have a list of all of our upcoming product features here. Check it out and please give us feedback on what you would like to see in Volta.

You sure can, you can even use your microphone and have the world react to your voice. Go to Settings > Audio and you can choose what audio source you want to bring in. You will probably need to use audio routing software to run audio in from another source. Unfortunately, neither Mac or Windows computers have a way to do it natively, so you'll need to download 3rd party software. On Mac we recommend Blackhole (2 channel). On Windows we recommend Voicemeeter.

Not just yet but that is one of the next big features on our roadmap. We actually have a list of all of our upcoming product features here. Check it out and please give us feedback on what you would want to see in Volta.

Yes! Go to Settings > Audio and choose your computer’s microphone. If you go to any element behavior, click the link icon, and choose In-built. You can then use the amplitude from your microphone, split into various frequency bands.

Just click save in the navigation pane. If you are using the generic MIDI max device don’t forget to save the parameter list and load it up every time you plan to use that controller, DAW, CDJ.

The current version of Volta Create is visible on the Help panel (top-right corner). Our Downloads page has the latest version number and a link to it.

The desire to make some next level shit. (In all seriousness that’s about it unless you want to do some cool volumetric stuff, in which case one of the iPhones or iPads with a LiDAR sensor)

You may find that when you try to open Volta for the first time, it says that Apple can’t verify us as developers. To get around this, simply right-click the Volta Create app, click Open from the menu, and then click Open from the pop-up that appears. You should have to only do this once.

You'll need to ensure that your audio is being received in Volta Create before using our in-built streaming functionality. You'll need to use 3rd party software in order to route audio from into Volta Create from another application on your machine. On Mac we recommend Blackhole (2 channel). On Windows we recommend Voicemeeter.

Join us on Discord, everyone on the team is really active there. We would love to connect with you and general, hear your feedback and learn more about how you want to create with Volta!

Please let us know! You can email us at help@volta-xr.com or click here to go to our Discord server and share it with us there.

Absolutely! Imogen Heap did just that. Check out her video here!

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Please join us on Discord. We would love to connect with you, hear your feedback and learn more about how you want to create using Volta!