{"product_id":"api-1608-16-channel-console-w-expander-used","title":"API 1608 16-Channel Console w\/ expander (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAPI 1608\u003c\/strong\u003e is used in professional and project studios the world over, including Blackbird Studios in Nashville (who purchased the first one), and over a hundred others; from larger studios like Telefunken USA, Signature Sound, University of Michigan, and WAX Ltd ... to smaller project studios like Dan Auerbach's Akron Analog and Steve Miller's home studio. What these venues all have in common is a desire for simplicity, flexibility, reliability, and analog warmth, and they all get it with their API rig.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous albums have been made on a 1608, including the Foo Fighters l#1 record \"Wasting Light\" -- tracked and mixed in Dave Grohl's garage on an API 1608.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on API's rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles, we introduce the 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe API 1608 gives all of the advantages of the 1604 Vintage Consoles while adding new, modern features valuable to today's Engineers, Producers and Musicians. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1608 is built to the same exacting API build standards as our Vision consoles, Legacy consoles, and modular products.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHeadroom is +28dBU\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e32 channels mic\/line\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e500 Series slot per channel (8 spare, can be normalled to FX return or patchable)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e32x 312 vintage style mic pre’s (as in 3124+)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e4x 560 graphic and 12x 550a included\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e24 line return at stereo mix \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to stereo line in at mix\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDiscrete classic 2520 op-amp design\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLegacy type logic throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e8 buss\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e8 aux\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e8 FX return\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e5.1 monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e3 position speaker selector (dim, dim volume, mute, mono)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eInserts on all input channels and mix buss\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDirect line inputs per channel like 512\/3124+\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt like a tank\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestion 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Can you describe what’s balanced, what’s unbalanced, and what has transformers?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnswer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLine in: active balanced discrete API 2520 amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePre-amp out transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEQ in is EQ dependent (the 1608 motherboards are setup to accept a 2510 balancing amp card which is NOT stock, as you would only want them if your EQ is unbalanced in)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e560 is balanced, 550a is unbalanced, 550b is unbalanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEQ out: transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eInsert return: active balanced discrete API 2510 amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDirect out: transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMulti Bus Outs: transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMulti Bus to PGM Bus assign: Passive resistor balanced assign\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePGM summing amp outs: transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePGM Insert returns: active balanced discrete API 2510 amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePGM Outs: Transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEcho Sends: transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEcho Returns: active balanced discrete API 2510 amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCR outs: Transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOscillator out: active balanced output\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestion 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e Has the summing design changed? If so, why?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnswer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nThe old 1604\/2488 summing busses were not balanced, and therefore much noisier than the New 1608, so it's not the same as the old consoles, it's tons better (it's certainly not cheaper, it's more expensive, but it's the right thing to do...). The 1608 uses discrete 2520's and transformers for the summing amplifiers, just like all the old API's do, but with balanced summing buses. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe standard fit of a 1608 Console is:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(16) 548B Inputs with Mic\/Line and Direct Output\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(12) 550A Equalizers\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(4) 560 Equalizers\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(8) Echo Returns\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(1) Complete Center\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFacilities Section\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(16) Manual Faders\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e(1) Stereo Fader\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n\n\nh3.brokered{\n  font-size: 1em;\n  color: #222;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  font-weight: bold;\n}\n.brokeredwrapper{\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  max-width: 900px;}\n\n.brokeredtable{\n  width: 100%;\n  display: table;\n  }\n\n.brokeredrow{\n  display: table-row;\n  background: #fff;\n    \u0026:nth-of-type(odd)\n    background: #fff;\n  \u0026.header\n    font-weight: 900;\n    color: #222;\n    background: #fff;\n }\n\n.brokeredcell{\n  padding: 10px 12px;\n  display: table-cell;\n  width: 27%;\n  font-size: .75em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #a4a2a2;\n  }\n\n.brokeredcell2{\n  padding: 10px 12px;\n  display: table-cell;\n  font-size: .75em;\n  width: 53%;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #a4a2a2;\n}\n\n@media screen and (max-width: 580px){\n    .brokeredtable {display: block;}\n    .brokeredrow {padding: 8px 0; display: block;}\n    .brokeredcell .brokeredcell2 {padding: 2px 12px; display: block;}\n}\n\n\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- CONTENT BEGINS --\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"brokeredwrapper\"\u003e\r\n\r\n    \u003ch3 class=\"brokered\"\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n      \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredtable\"\u003e\r\n    \r\n        \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredrow header\"\u003e\r\n          \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredcell\"\u003eCosmetic Condition Rating\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n          \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredcell2\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n        \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredrow header\"\u003e\r\n          \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredcell\"\u003eList of Cosmetic Flaws\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n          \u003cdiv class=\"brokeredcell2\"\u003eSome ink marks on metal of bolster from scribble strip labeling. 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