Universal Audio
Founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr. Pioneering audio recording for more than 60 years.
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Overview
Founded in 1958 by recording pioneer Bill Putnam Sr., and refounded in 1999 by Bill Putnam Jr., Universal Audio is best known for its classic, hand-built analog hardware, award-winning line of Apollo audio interfaces, and advanced UAD Digital Signal Processing technology for recording, mixing, and mastering audio.
Headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, with offices in Los Angeles, Colorado, and Amsterdam, UA is focused on merging the best of vintage analog and modern digital technology.
With its rich recording heritage, UA has been “Setting the tone since 1958.”
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Recent posts from the Universal Audio blog
- Volt Gen 2 Earns a Perfect 5/5 from Gearnews.
“The new Volt 2 Max represents a major upgrade from the previous Volt 276 audio interface. Highlights include the new tone-shaping preamps, Max Processing during recording, features such as Auto-Gain and Clip Protection, and the addition of digital inputs and outputs.”
- Introducing our second generation of Volt USB audio interfaces.
Give your recordings incredible studio tone right out of the box. 🔹 32-bit audio conversion 🔹 Tone Shaping preamps 🔹 Max dynamics processing (Volt 2 Max, Volt 4 Max, Volt 4P Max) 🔹 Smart Display + Auto-gain (Volt 2 Gen 2, Volt 4 Gen 2, and all Volt Max models) 🔹 Bus-powered 🔹 Premium UAD plug-ins + LUNA DAW included Head to uaudio.com to get your new Volt interface today.