The modern incarnation of Universal Audio was started by Bill Putnam Jr. after his father, Bill Putnam Sr,, died in 1989. Putnam Sr. originally founded the company in the 1950s and went on to record Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others.

Not only was Putnam Sr. one of the greatest engineers of all time, he was an innovator in the music industry. He created the and (and many others), which are still in use today in studios around the world.

The plug-ins that you can purchase from UA are, in my opinion, the very best money can buy. I've even gone back to older projects and redone the mixes with the UA plug-ins, and it has given the songs that warmth that I always look for.

If you still want that , you can get that from UA, too. They hand make all of the gear themselves, so it sounds just like the original. My goal now is to get some of those in my studio.

When you can immediately start working with a plug-in and dial in a sound, you know you are using the right software. With the history and commitment of Universal Audio, I no longer need to look for anything else.