Universal Audio has been synonymous with innovative recording products since its inception Universal Audio, Founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr., . A favorite engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and more, the late Bill Putnam Sr. was a passionate innovator who is widely regarded as the father of modern recording — with many of his legendary studio and equipment designs still in use today.

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

Nothing better represents the merging of our analog heritage and groundbreaking digital designs than the award-winning Apollo audio interface. Introduced in 2012, Apollo has become the new worldwide standard for professional music production, and has been used to record breakthrough albums by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, Dr. Dre, Brad Paisley, and many more.