Building on apis rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the api 1608 16channel recording console. Im rarely recording more than two tracks at a time so i have four channels of neve clones and a patchbay it sort of acts like a modular 4track console minus the faders and cool meter bridge. Api 1608 console installed in steve millers personal studio. This micpre articulates high frequencies with great detail, while delivering the big. We are pleased to announce the publication of the 46 th edition of specification 5l, line pipe. The trio will use the console to record and mix projects for millers new record label. All four input channels in the box are equipped with apis 548b preamp, which was debuted in the 1608. The first session even before everything was wired to the patchbay or furniture was installed, we recorded a new album with tony levin, the bassist for peter gabriel and king crimson among. Although i have never encountered one in the uk, examples in the usa are still cherished and lovingly restored.
Api 1608 studio economik proaudio recording equipment. Routing is simple and clear, yet surprisingly flexible. There is no built in mechanism for doing partial updates. Api announces that guitaristrecording artist steve miller, producer andy johns led zeppelin, rolling stones, van halen and engineer kent hertz godsmack, julio iglesias, gloria estefan purchased a 32channel api 1608 console for millers personal studio in sun valley, idaho. This is the base type for a number of user addresses, including seller payment address, buyer shipping address and buyer and seller registration address.
The desk has a number of small upgrades to keep it current. Finally found time to make some labels for studio 2s patchbay. They are perhaps most noted for their modular approach to equipment manufacture with their trademark lunchbox design which allows preamplifier, compressor and equalizer modules to be added to a recording studio design as. Its gonna be a switchcraft or redco with dsub connectors. Eq with great ergonometric, the layout and facilities required to record music. Step by step construction of a professional recording studio. Vintage king outfits sol studios with an api 1608 console. Our patchbay also incorporates external spaces like a reverb chamber and a video production suite, allowing us to send highquality audio for live streaming. Design beautiful and accurate patchbay systems within minutes using the new and improved patchcad 2. For instance, console channel outputs 18 connect to the patch bay using a single cable, instead of 8 separate trs cables. And mixing, this studio has a private recording space and a api 1608 console with. The crew from brett acoustics left, driving one of the trucks back and taking our old api 1608 with them.
Pretty sure i have heard in passing that the api 1608 console has near 150 db spl headroom at the master bus. One of patch bays main design goals is to ease the burden of coding messaging applications. Fully discrete to offer a full, warm welldefined sound, the 1608 accepts up to. Api specification 15s spoolable reinforced plastic line pipe. The xldesk is the first solid state logic mixer that can host hardware processors in the ubiquitous 500series format. Ssl describe their new xldesk as the smart dumb analogue console and that sums it up pretty well, because although its a traditional oldschool console in many ways, its also the result of some very smart design.
Building on apis rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles, we introduce the new model 1608, a full featured small format recording console based on the vintage api 1604 console, which has held its demand and value for over three decades. The api 1608 is built on apis rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles. The steel frame is fabricated to provide a sturdy, worry free platform for the api 1608. Whether you are a newcomer to api or are already a part of the nearly 40year tradition of api excellence, we appreciate your purchase. The 1608s layout is in line with other classic console designs, the main difference. Scott petito productions adds a 1608 console the best piece of gear from api woodstock. Its set up for stereo operation, and utilizes only the lr inputs of the 3 6 trk playback inputs.
Building on apis rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the 1608. Page 4 introduction thank you for choosing api s 1608 analog mixing console. Whether labelling a patchbay, a termination panel or designing a whole studio from scratch, patchcad has the right tools to get the job done quickly and efficiently. Scott and his crew wasted no time in getting to know the capabilities of the 1608. The reality is that i dont really need a desk like this. L tr sdram memory ic 128mb 4m x 32 parallel 167mhz 5. New toft console setup vs new itb setup help me decide.
This is similar to the companys 212l preamp which traces its roots right back to the 2488 series console, and uses the same 1. Step by step construction of a professional recording. A nice new touch is the addition of direct inputs di for instruments on every. The api model 1608 recording console building on apis rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles, we introduce the new model 1608, a full featured small format recording console based on the vintage api 1604 console, which has held its demand and value for over three decades. Snare fender telecaster 1985 fender jv stratocaster 1982. Both consoles are an evolution of the original api 1608 console that was released in 2008 and are identical in regard to. The api 212l incorporates the same circuit as the legendary api console input modules, dating from the 1970s up to and including the model 1608, thus preserving its sonic qualities. The 1608 small format recording console is based on the designs of the original api 1604 built in the 70s and early 80s.
Building on apis rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the api 1608 32channel recording console. Measuring for fabric track layout in control room 1. All cables are a default length of 15 feet with 18 inch fanback. If you bring all the io per channel on the back to a patchbay thats normalled properly, you can get in and out at any point. Io on the back from memory here so confirm in the manual is mic pre in, mic pre out, eq in, eq out, fader in, line in and direct out. Lqg18hn3n3s00d murata electronics inductors, coils. Ive been working on a layout for my first patchbay. Api 1608ii mixers summing recording mengtafels analoog. Pre73, comp54, pre73, comp54, golden age pre73, golden age project, golden age project pre73. Pricing and availability on millions of electronic components from digikey electronics. If a patchbay is a studios vascular system, then the console is its heart.
Api 1608 daw hybrid setups well, first off you could get a patchbay and have access to all three i have my patchbay normalled up to option 3 because its by far the most versatile for interfacing outboard gear. Derived from the api vision automation system used extensively in the vision and legacy plus consoles, api now offers an optional motorized fader automation. The 1608 is a small format recording console based on the 1604 which api produced in the 1970s and early 1980s. Api 1608 32channel recording console discontinued sonic. The attentiontodetail that was given resulted in a digestible layout at first glance. Music studio room home studio recording studio design studio layout studio gear audio room audio sound studio interior stage set. When you push the desk hard, it saturates because of all the amplifierstransformers inside it. The patch api lets developers integrate the same hyperlocal content into their sites and applications.
The api 1608 is a full featured small format recording console based on the vintage api 1604 console, which has held its demand and value for over three decades. The 1608 s layout is in line with other classic console designs, the main difference being that the mic preamp is at the bottom of each channel strip as opposed to the top. Now the company is upping the ante with its latest analog console offering, the new 2448 inline console, which. This specification provides requirements for the manufacture and qualification of spoolable reinforced plastic line pipe in oilfield and energy applications including transport of multiphase fluids, hydrocarbon.
This is a blurry phone photo of the rack in machine room 1 showing the api power supplies, the mcintosh amp for the ns10s, and the burl converters. Api 1608 32channel recording console, features, 8 main buses, 8 auxiliary buses, 1 stereo bus, 8 echo returns with main and stereo bus assign. To do this, patch bay presents a highly distilled api for messaging components to use to send and receive messages. Api, best known for their now legendary 2520 amplifier, formed in 1968 and continues to use the 2520 opamp as the cornerstone of all api discrete products. The 1608s layout is in line with other classic console designs, the main difference being that the mic preamp is at the bottom of each channel strip. Api the box patchbay api 1608 patchbay trident series 24 bay trident series 65 patchbay toft atb24 bay soundcraft spirit patchbay mackie digi 8 bus bay mackie. Developer api documentation for the elvanto church management software. Api for developers elvanto church management software. The same mic transformers in the companys 512c mic preamp are also used. Patchcad is now available in standard and pro versions. Check out the pdf to see whats currently in the room.
He noted that it was the decision to use parts of the 1608 platform, including the 8bus architecture, the metering system, and the center section layout, that allows the 2448 to be built to a very. Api 1608 mixers summing recording mengtafels analoog. The resulting console meets the needs of the music, commercial and broadcast industries, positioning api as the leading audio broadcast console manufacturer for audio production outfits of any sort. We are building up an inventory of classic recording instruments available affordably to rent for studio clients. This is just an example of a wiring solution for the api 1608 console. With a degree from berklee college of music and countless hours in the studio, the sound generated by the 1608 is held to a high standard by scott. My studio is one room only, in my livingroom so its basically just me messing around playing, recording and mixing. One of the reasons there was no patch method for so long is that there is no ubiquitous media type for applying patches to resources. Monarch studios a vancouver recording studio equipment.
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