1608-recorded 'Wasting Light' wins Best Rock AlbumThis year's Grammy Awards saw a major API presence. The Foo Fighters' newest album, "Wasting Light," which was recorded and mixed entirely on an API
1608 console, took home five awards, including Best Rock Album, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo," Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance
for "Walk," and Best Long Form Music Video for "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth." Frontman Dave Grohl gave a nod to the all-analog approach in his
acceptance speech for Best Rock Performance, saying the award "shows that the human element of making music is what's really important."
API is honored to be an element of music-making art. |
Charleston Sound shows off 1608 automationThe first studio to retrofit its console for 1608 automation has wasted no
time using the system to its full potential. In a promotional video for the North Carolina facility, chief engineer Jeff Hodges and engineer Joey Cox discuss the
uses and benefits of the automation package. To see Charleston Sound's automated 1608 in action, just press play on the video.
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API featured in Apogee booth at NAMM 2012Manufacturer of digital audio hardware systems, Apogee Electronics, featured
some API gear in its NAMM booth this year. The API lunchbox®, which was fully stocked with 525, 550b and 550A modules, was set up in conjunction with Apogee's
Symphony I/O, a modular multi-channel audio interface to show attendees how easy it is to use the interface with analog gear and vice versa. For more information on
the API lunchbox and what it can do, visit our product page. |
First 48-channel 1608 shipsAPI has produced many 16- and 32-channel
1608s since the console's inception in 2008, but February 2012 marks the first time the company has built a 48-channel 1608. The beautiful, currently
one-of-a-kind console, has shipped to Evansville, Indiana, to another happy and satisfied 1608 owner. Currently, 32 channels of this console are outfitted
with 1608 automation, with the remaining 16 to be upgraded at a later date if desired. To see the full API 1608 gallery, visit our console page. |
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Updated dealers page with new world map featureFinding your API dealer just got easier. To provide customers with an intuitive visual tool for finding a dealer, API has created an interactive map for the website's dealers page. Each red marker on the map corresponds to a city where at least one API dealer is present, and when clicked, shows the name, address and contact information for the city's dealer(s). For customers who prefer the previous table format, API has kept that feature on the dealers page for convenience. |
API manufactures next round of lunchbox® unitsAs the lunchbox continues to be one of API's bestselling items, assemblers and technicians have been hard at work putting together the next round of the popular six-slot rack. Customers have found this practical and versatile unit perfect for acoustic and electronic multi-track recording, broadcast and audio for video production, sound reinforcement systems and numerous other projects. For more information on the API lunchbox, visit the product page. To purchase your own lunchbox or other API gear, visit our dealers page. |
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