MUTEC was founded in 1989 by Christian Peters, while he was still studying at the Technical University of Applied Sciences in Berlin in the field of Precision Mechanics and Electronic Equipment Engineering. At first the company produced alternative memory cards and interfaces for the leading digital samplers S01, S950, S1000, S1100 as well as the legendary MPC drum computers by Akai. Through his contact with the professional audio scene, Christian Peters, who was also active as a DJ and musician and had meanwhile graduated as an engineer, recognized the special requirements that emerged from the increasing digitalization in the studio. This resulted in the first stand-alone MUTEC audio devices. They were dedicated to interface harmonization, synchronization and format conversion in the professional studio.