API recently commissioed a 32 channel 1608-II console at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, where it features in the school's Audio and Music Engineering Program.

"We chose the API 1608-II for its versatility in the studio and its ability to help students understand signal flow," says says Grammy Award winning Audio Engineer and Lecturer for the program Stephen Roessner. "Students are engaging with an analog console that has many routing options, adapting their workflow for their needs in and out of the box, and utilizing the impeccable mic pres and EQ's for any style of music they wish to record and mix. Plus the ability to add the API 529 Compressor to the console for mix buss routing is an incredible feature which gives students sonically interesting options while working on the console."