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Left side view of the Legacy Plus 96 in Engineering. The frame has been assembled and wired on the Production floor and moved to Engineering for Final Assembly and Test.

The frame of the console was made in two parts, tested at the factory, then shipped to Nashville in two pieces. We re-assembled the console frame as one piece on site due to the size. We built and tested this console with the two halves as close together as possible so we wouldn't have to physically attach them to each other, but all testing could be performed as if the console were one.

Right side view of the Legacy Plus 96 in Engineering.

Input channels are going in , the center section (standing) is being wired, and faders are being installed.

Rear view.

The amount of interconnect cabling between the console and the patch bay is impressive. All these cables live under the studio floor when the console is installed.

We are nearly done with testing now. All input modules, faders, meters, and assigns are in place and we are just finishing installing and testing the EQ's.

Here you can see the space between the frames just past channel 48 and before the center section.

It's break-down and shipping day!

All the interconnect cables need to be disconnected, labeled and wrapped. All modules are being removed, numbered and boxed, and the patch bay is disconnected, unmounted and boxed.

The two frame halves each have their own shipping dolly and are shipped on their backs. All modules are separately packed in boxes.

Our Production Manager Richard Josephs is preparing the frame for its trip to Nashville.

Nashville!!

Here we are in Studio D at Blackbird.

Everything arrived safely, the room is ready, and the commissioning crew is ready to tackle the job.

You can see the floor troughs that all the interconnecting cables will be pulled into, both to the patch bay straight ahead, and to the power supplies, directly behind the camera into the next room.

We are unwrapping the frames and inspecting all the pieces in preparation for the install.

Left to right;

API's Radovan Maricic

Blackbird's Richard Ealey

API's Richard Josephs

API's Ross Penniman

Time to get to work.

Richard Ealey, chief Tech at Blackbird gives the go-ahead to get started.

Once the frames have been placed in the proper location it's time to bolt the two frames together as one.

API's Ross Penniman (Engineering) prepares to bolt the frame as studio owner John McBride keeps an eye on his newest posession. (John jumped right in and helped pull cables in the troughs in an attempt to hurry up the install - he wanted to get this monster on the air!)

The left 48 buckets ready for inputs.

Ross again putting the screws to the frame as Production Manager and team leader Richard Josephs lines up the left and right frame pieces.

It's a frame!

The 96 frame, now with the cherry wood trim in place is ready for inputs and faders.

We are on our way to loading up the console.

Re-assembly is complete and ready for final testing and audio.

Jeff Bork, API's Head of Engineering in foreground and Richard Ealey chief Tech at Blackbird going through the console channel-by-channel to ensure that all parts of the console are working and that everything lines up. The massive patchbay can be seen imbedded in the far wall.

The magnificent API Legacy Plus at Blackbird Studio D

96 channels, 192 inputs, 100 moving faders

Ready to get to work.

	Left side view of the Legacy Plus 96 in Engineering. The frame has been assembled and wired on the Production floor and moved to Engineering for Final Assembly and Test. The frame of the console was made in two parts, tested at the factory, then shipped to Nashville in two pieces. We re-assembled the console frame as one piece on site due to the size. We built and tested this console with the two halves as close together as possible so we wouldn't have to physically attach them to each other, but all testing could be performed as if the console were one.
	Right side view of the Legacy Plus 96 in Engineering. Input channels are going in , the center section (standing) is being wired, and faders are being installed.
	Rear view. The amount of interconnect cabling between the console and the patch bay is impressive. All these cables live under the studio floor when the console is installed.
	We are nearly done with testing now. All input modules, faders, meters, and assigns are in place and we are just finishing installing and testing the EQ's. Here you can see the space between the frames just past channel 48 and before the center section.
	It's break-down and shipping day! All the interconnect cables need to be disconnected, labeled and wrapped. All modules are being removed, numbered and boxed, and the patch bay is disconnected, unmounted and boxed.
	The two frame halves each have their own shipping dolly and are shipped on their backs. All modules are separately packed in boxes.
	Our Production Manager Richard Josephs is preparing the frame for its trip to Nashville.
	Nashville!! Here we are in Studio D at Blackbird. Everything arrived safely, the room is ready, and the commissioning crew is ready to tackle the job. You can see the floor troughs that all the interconnecting cables will be pulled into, both to the patch bay straight ahead, and to the power supplies, directly behind the camera into the next room.
	We are unwrapping the frames and inspecting all the pieces in preparation for the install. Left to right; API's Radovan Maricic Blackbird's Richard Ealey API's Richard Josephs API's Ross Penniman
	Time to get to work. Richard Ealey, chief Tech at Blackbird gives the go-ahead to get started.
	Once the frames have been placed in the proper location it's time to bolt the two frames together as one. API's Ross Penniman (Engineering) prepares to bolt the frame as studio owner John McBride keeps an eye on his newest posession. (John jumped right in and helped pull cables in the troughs in an attempt to hurry up the install - he wanted to get this monster on the air!)
	The left 48 buckets ready for inputs.
	Ross again putting the screws to the frame as Production Manager and team leader Richard Josephs lines up the left and right frame pieces.
	It's a frame! The 96 frame, now with the cherry wood trim in place is ready for inputs and faders.
	We are on our way to loading up the console.
	Re-assembly is complete and ready for final testing and audio.
	Jeff Bork, API's Head of Engineering in foreground and Richard Ealey chief Tech at Blackbird going through the console channel-by-channel to ensure that all parts of the console are working and that everything lines up. The massive patchbay can be seen imbedded in the far wall.
	The magnificent API Legacy Plus at Blackbird Studio D 96 channels, 192 inputs, 100 moving faders Ready to get to work.