For me i needed something with a ton of power but a small footprint. Global control panel in the console center section. Expanding on the architecture of their ever popular 1608 console, which helped revolutionize the analog project studio, api has brought out its latest iteration, the mk ii. Here we have an diagram of a typical patch bay set up.
Mixing consoles avid icon, neve vr, ssl 9000k, api 1608 signal flow patch bay configurations, outboard gear post production audio dialog editing, adr and foley recording. Apr 04, 2014 this is an adc audio patchbay for my client in australia for his new api 1608 mixing console. The most common use of music studio patch bays in home recording studios is for inserting dynamic processors compressors, gates, expanders, etc. The new legacy axs continues apis commitment to an allanalog signal path with an expanded and powerful feature set. 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 24x8x2 patchbay mackie onyx bay. I own a similar console and im getting used to it now redoing the patch bay. Kings cedric yee and the tech shop team to expand their api 1608 console. We are also capable of providing many studio services that are needed to. Sonic circus has specified and installed analog and digital consoles in home, project, and pro sound studios around the world. This is the same patch bay, only with notated routing. Leveraging our prior experience with console automation in combination with extensive customer input, api has developed a proprietary, easytouse automation package for the 1608 console. Feb 21, 2019 for me i needed something with a ton of power but a small footprint. Aug 24, 2015 audio patchbays patch bays v1 duration.
And the shipping of my 1608 console went off like clockwork. Api 1608 console analogica 24 canali the phoenix mastering plus reverb. Used vintage recording consoles and mixing consoles. Building on api s rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the 1608. Stereo program patch points 70 control room, studio monitor outputs and control room, studio amplifier inputs 72. The recording studio features a large comfortable control room centered around a custom built desk that houses an api 1608 analog console to the left, pro tools control with motorized faders in the center, and some of the most used outboard gear, preamps, and a patch bay to the right.
Also have other snakes in stock and patch cables as well. A customized patch bay integrates the studio s collection of ultrahighend new and vintage outboard gear and combines with the 1608 s unique, modular 500series design. The mic tie lines are plugged into the top row in the back of the patchbay, which, because this patch bay is halfnormalled, automatically get sent to the row below. If a patchbay is a studio s vascular system, then the console is its heart. The mic preamp in the 1608 immediately stood out as the best sounding api preamp. Oct 01, 2008 the api model 1608 analog recording console retains the same design philosophy, build quality and most importantly the same sound as the companys revered 70sera mixers. Please use this video to familiarize yourself with recording on the api 1608 console in studio b. Custom mogami patchbays, wired point to point, with no unnecessary connections.
Every single patch point except instrument inputs, which i dont use is on the patch bay. Among those who have called the studio home are allstar producer joe chiccarelli, when he is in town, 80s icon sheila e. Learn more about the consoles sound by watching the video and see. Humora heads up a tight marylandbased team at api, one whose latest major accomplishment stands as the legacy axs recording and mixing console, which combines apis wellknown analog signal path with a multitude of new features. Api 1608 mix workflow when you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Finally we have a colour chart outline for those who are more visually inclined. Placing nonvpr modules in the desk voids the warranty. Api 1608 16channel expander w automation c1014288 alto music. Information how you can use it to create an action for handling patch can be found in the partial updates patch requests section of the blog post about odata support in asp. Desks 16 channel api 1608 loaded with api 212l preamps 2 grace design 501s 10 api 550a 4 550b 2 560 eqs avid d control es with 16 faders and extended producer station and patch bay panel preamps api 212l x16 neveshep 31105 x6 neve portico 5016 sonic farms creamer x2 grace design m501 x2 avalon u5 di demeter vt db di tube klark teknic. Im often recalling multiple mixes a day to speed is very important to me. This is just an example of a wiring solution for the api 1608 console. This 96 point tt patchbay will have eightfoot looms to db25 and xlr connectors. An api 1608 is just the beginning at the ice plant in long island city.
Andrea castro audiovisual technician psav linkedin. Anytime ive needed help on anything, they are there for me. Find neve, api, ssl, trident, amek, helios, rupert neve, neotek and more. Api 1608 ii 16channel recording and mixing console.
The 1608 console at nice recording studio, antwerp, belgium. Real old school customer serviceinformed human beings answering questions accurately the first time, not some answering machine. Today, the console is still keeping 25th street booked and busy. Note that api recommends using only approved 500series modules from the vpr alliance, which dictates strict guidelines for physical fit and electronic conformance. The console also features a complete center section that includes six automated stereo echo returns with motorized faders, 5. It also includes modern updates that broaden its usefulness in this age of multiple recording and mixing formats, and the ubiquitous daw. 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. Api launched their 1608 console in 2008 and proceeded to deliver over 600 consoles and expanders to audio professionals across the planet. One of patch bays main design goals is to ease the burden of coding messaging applications. 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. Building on apis rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the 1608. I do a lot of cowritingproducing and composing sessions, and this workflow makes pulling. A customized patch bay integrates the studios collection of ultrahighend new and vintage outboard gear and combines with the 1608s unique, modular 500series design. Used vintage recording consoles and mixing consoles sonic.
Its really a pretty simple setup that ill explain in this video with. Api 1608 studio economik proaudio recording equipment. The 1608 is built to the same exacting api build standards as our vision consoles, legacy consoles, and modular products. We are building up an inventory of classic recording instruments available affordably to rent for studio clients. Its a board that sees a return to the traditional 1. As far as offers go, due to fees and shipping fees 85.
Monarch studios a vancouver recording studio equipment. Building on apis rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles, we introduce the new model api 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. I am currently turning a post and beam barn that was built in 1800 into a studio. Dec 8, 2015 argosy 90 desk for control24 w 192 tt patch bay 16 1 4 4 xlr patch bay ebay. Set up your normaling and half normaling so theyre optimized. For the 1608ii, api audio has made some new upgrades, including four stereo. I am looking into getting the api 1608 or the ssl matrix with a rack full of gear. The api model 1608 analog recording console retains the same design philosophy, build quality and most importantly the same sound as the companys revered 70sera mixers.
The api 1608 is built on apis rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles. Patch is a communityspecific news and information platform that aims to provide local coverage for individual towns and communities. Monarch studios a vancouver recording studio studio. Desks 16 channel api 1608 loaded with api 212l preamps 2 grace design 501s 10 api 550a 4 550b 2 560 eqs avid d control es with 16 faders and extended producer station and patchbay panel preamps api 212l x16 neveshep 31105 x6 neve portico 5016 sonic farms creamer x2 grace design m501 x2 avalon u5 di demeter vt db di tube klark teknic. A dawproducers desk is one of many customizable options available. Used in smokefree studio for past two years includes a custom patch bay. The first api legacy axs console for japan is to be installed at tokyos newest recording facility, tanta. The resulting console meets the needs of the music, commercial and broadcast industries, positioning api as the leading audio broadcast console. With its updated feature set and compatibility with the optional final touch fader automation system, the 1608 ii continues api s rich legacy of crafting the worlds high. This is an adc audio patchbay for my client in australia for his new api 1608 mixing console.
Oakland, californias 25th street recording opened their doors with an alldiscrete, fullyanalog, 64channel api vision console six years ago. I have a 1608, personally i have comps on the busses, and have certain pieces of outboard fixed to the inserts on certain channels so that i dont have to use a patch bay you just have to plan your outputs a bit more careful from the daw. Argosy 90 desk for control24 w 192 tt patch bay 16 1 4 4. Ten feet plus in length high quality with copper and brass conectors. Ironically, the api 1608 replaces a digital console, which itself had replaced a string of other digital consoles. With the api console, its sure to become a leading destination studio in this part of the world. The 1608 is built to the same exacting api build standards as our vision consoles, legacy. I get a lot of questions about how i get sound from the console to the computer. The patch api lets developers integrate the same hyperlocal content into their sites and applications.
One patch bay needs to be halfnormalled for the studio tie lines. The 1608 is a small format recording console based on the 1604 which api produced in the 1970s and early 1980s. If you have it coming up on the patch bay, just patch it like any other outboard to the insert point on the channel. Api remains at the leading edge of small format analog console design with their newest offering the api 1608ii console. I have my room set up so every instrument, synth, outboard effect or general noise maker is hardwired to the patch bay, which i always have spread out across the api 1608s 16 channels. Api announces the next addition to its lineup of large format recording and mixing consoles with the aes exhibition debut of the legacy axs console. By default, the 548c feeds the direct outputs on the rear panel dsub. Monster db25 to trs snake dsub patchbay 10ft api 1608 reverb. If i were in your shoes, i would have every io splayed out on patch bay arrays, and then freely move the gear around in any direction. Although i have never encountered one in the uk, examples in the usa are still cherished and lovingly restored. Built to the same exacting standards as apis vision and legacy consoles, the model 1608 is a fullfeatured, smallformat, 16channel8 bus recording console based on the vintage api 1604 with modern features including slots for api 500series equalizers, 8 aux buses, 8 echo returns, 5. 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. View aaron tablers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Api 1608 vintage neve kelso console in cherry custom console the best of both worlds vintage neve 8301 kelso 10 x 2 with jensen transformer direct outs class a mic preamps 2 band hilo shelving. I have my room set up so every instrument, synth, outboard effect or general noise maker is hardwired to the patch bay, which i always have spread out across the api 1608 s 16 channels. Building on apis rich heritage of extremely highquality recording consoles, we created the api 1608 32channel recording console frame no eqs. 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.
But my goal is to use template sessions in pt hd native to feed the console yamaha pm2000 using both plugins and hardware inserts, as well as outboard fx and aux sends used as fx sends in the box. This 96 point tt patchbay will have eightfoot looms. If a patchbay is a studios vascular system, then the console is its heart. Feb 24, 2009 a customized patch bay integrates the studios collection of ultrahighend new and vintage outboard gear and combines with the 1608s unique, modular 500series design. 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. Many producers that cannot afford to rent a studio space will find themselves. Its set up for stereo operation, and utilizes only the lr inputs of the 3 6 trk playback inputs. I cant imagine working with a console, any console, any other way. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover aarons. Studio a will house a 48 channel fullyfitted legacy axs console first launched at aes 2016 while studio b will utilise a 32 channel automated 1608 console, both of which will be delivered in early 2018 with an opening shortly after.
The api is attractive well because its and api, but the matrix seems really cool because its an analog board and controller that has 40 channels at mix down with total recall. To do this, patch bay presents a highly distilled api for messaging components to use to send and receive messages. How to record on the api 1608 in atec studio b youtube. We look forward to building your studio centerpiece. Just plug it in and youre ready to record, with a professional patchbay better than an ssl. The api 1608 is built on api s rich heritage of extremely high quality recording consoles. Best way to implement outboard into api 1608 gearslutz. Managing director and recording engineer of 15ips studios, borko kovac, says, we made the choice for the api legacy axs console because of the character of the sound. Japans first api legacy axs heads to new tanta studio. Api vision attracts business, brings sonic gold to 25th. Argosy 90 desk for control24 w 192 tt patch bay 16 1 4 4 xlr. Section one is useful to all users, and should be read thoroughly before purchase and delivery.
For example, i wonder why api didnt normal inputs of the 500 slots to the echo sends so you wouldnt have to. Setup sheets and other documents are available in the appendix. You can find patch feature in the odata prerelease nuget package. 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. Used and vintage recording consoles and mixing consoles shop our selection vintage and used recording consoles and audio mixing consoles. Below is an example of a console set up for a modest or home recording studio. Api 1608 automation 1608 automation moving fader automation. Api 1608vintage neve kelso console in cherry custom console the best of. I cant say enough about the folks at api and how wonderful they have been on every level. I dont have a 1608 in my studio, but ive configured more than few setups for clients. These are all basically called serial processors because they are inline with the original signal, they change the actual signal in the channel, as opposed to parallel. Oct 19, 2011 patch is a communityspecific news and information platform that aims to provide local coverage for individual towns and communities. Making music and designing cinematic soundscapes in stereo, surround, or immersive 360 are all possible due to the custom constructed patch bay and signal flow builtin to the studios design, ensuring that every possibility is available and easily accessible for creative tracking and mixing sessions. Willis sound owner ben lorenz and lead engineer jim roll discuss the versatile api 1608 and how it fits into their studio space.
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