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Product Description
The API 1608 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.
Numerous albums have been made on a 1608, including the Foo Fighters latest #1 record "Wasting Light" -- tracked and mixed in Dave Grohl's garage on an API 1608.
Building 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.
The 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.
The 1608 is built to the same exacting API build standards as our Vision consoles, Legacy consoles, and modular products.
Details:
- Headroom is +28dBU
- 32 channels mic/line
- 500 Series slot per channel (8 spare, can be normalled to FX return or patchable)
- 32x 312 vintage style mic pre’s (as in 3124+)
- Access to stereo line in at mix
- Discrete classic 2520 op-amp design
- Legacy type logic throughout
- 8 buss
- 8 aux
- 8 FX return
- 5.1 monitoring
- 3 position speaker selector (dim, dim volume, mute, mono)
- Inserts on all input channels and mix buss
- Direct line inputs per channel like 512/3124+
- Built like a tank
CONSOLE TECHNICAL DETAILS
- Dimensions: 101L x 46W x 39.5H (w furniture)
- Cosmetic Condition Rating: 9
- List of Cosmetic Flaws:
- Minor scratch on bottom of console
- Working Order Rating: 10
- List of Major Working Faults: No major faults
- Does Console Have Direct Outs: Yes
- Direct Outs Transformer Balanced: Yes
- How Many Lines In at Mix: 32 channels plus 16 possible inputs on center section
- List of Any Modifications: None
- List of Any Spare Parts:
- 4 Op Amps
ACCESSORIES
- Brand & Type of Patchbay: Not included
- Qty of Patchbay(s): Not included
- Brand & Length of Cabling: Not included
- Brand & Type of Furniture: None
- Is There a Stand: No
- Is There a Producer's Desk: No
CONSOLE DOCUMENTATION
- Original Manual: Yes
- Is Manual Complete: Yes