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Universal Recording Corporation

1946 establishments in IllinoisRecording studios in the United States

Universal Recording Corporation was a recording studio in Chicago founded by Bill Putnam, Sr. for the purpose of investigating new recording techniques and the development of specialized recording equipment. Universal Recording was seminal in the development of experimental studio techniques. It was the location of the first use of tape repeat in a recording, the first isolated vocal booth, the first recording with multiple overdubs of a single voice, early 8-track recording trials and the first experiments with half speed disc mastering.

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Universal Recording Corporation
West Randolph Street, Chicago Loop

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West Randolph Street 24-32
60601 Chicago, Loop
Illinois, United States
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