Universal Audio (company)

Universal Audio, Inc.

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Pro Audio
Founded	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Founder	Bill Putnam, Jr. and Jim Putnam
Headquarters	Scotts Valley, California , United States
Products	Audio signal processing hardware and digital signal processing software
Owner	Bill Putnam, Jr.
Website	http://www.uaudio.com/

Universal Audio is an American company that designs, imports, and markets audio signal processing hardware and effect pedals, audio interfaces, digital signal processing, virtual instrument, and digital audio workstation software and plug-ins.

Founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam, Sr. with products produced under the Universal Audio brand through the mid-1970s, the company was re-established in 1999 by his sons Jim and Bill Putnam, Jr.. The company produces modern versions of vintage Universal Audio, UREI, and Teletronix analog recording equipment, as well as hardware and software for digital recording on the UAD-2 platform.^[1]