Universal Audio was re-founded in 1999 by BillвЂ™s sons, James Putnam and Bill Putnam Jr., with two main goals: to faithfully reproduce classic analog recording equipment in the tradition of their father and to design new digital recording tools in with the sound and spirit of vintage analog technology. The 610 console in particular stands as one of the most beloved designs in audio history, used to record everyone from Sinatra to the Beach Boys to Van HalenвЂ™s eponymous debut. All three companies built equipment that remains widely used decades after their introduction, including the ubiquitous LA-2A and 1176 compressors, and the 610 tube recording console. Putnam, a natural entrepreneur, started three audio product companies during his long career: Universal Audio, Studio Electronics, and UREI. Alongside his friend Les Paul, Putnam was also involved in the early development of stereophonic recording. Specifically, Putnam was the inventor of the modern recording console, the multi-band audio equalizer, and the vocal booth, and he was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation in commercial recording.

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. A favorite engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and more, the late Bill Putnam Sr. Founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr., Universal Audio has been synonymous with innovative recording products since its inception. Academia are happy to announce that educational pricing is now available across the Universal Audio range.

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