API 1608 Stars in One-Of-A-Kind Studio in Milan

Milan, Italy — May 2013: A new studio in Italy features a 16-channel API 1608 as the main attraction for a one-of-a-kind studio experience. INDIEHUB, located in Milan, is a "co-working" facility with a primary focus on creating music. Here, engineers, producers and musicians can rent space using either their own equipment (such as a laptop, audio interface, etc.) or... [more]

Musicians Institute of Los Angeles Installs API 1608 for Audio Engineering Education Program

Los Angeles, California — April 2013: A 32-channel 1608 console will contribute to the education of many audio engineering students at the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music for years to come. The 1608 console can be found in Studio C of the college and was installed in the beginning of January, just in time for the spring semester... [more]

API 1608 Console Installed at Upstate New York's Soundscape Studio

Buffalo, New York — April 2013: James Calabrese, owner of Soundscape in Buffalo, New York has purchased a 32-channel 1608 with an expander. The veteran composer, engineer and studio-owner chose the 1608 console as the prized piece of his upstate New York dwelling... [more]

JD Productions to Install 32-Channel API Legacy Plus in North Carolina Studio

Sanford, North Carolina — April 2013: A new API Legacy Plus Console with Vision automation will find a home at JD Productions in Sanford, North Carolina later this year. The 32-channel console is being built by API with many custom features for the Raleigh-area space. The recording studio's design is being overseen by the legendary Wes Lachot... [more]

Sammy Hagar's Red Rocker Studio Continues to Roll Out the Projects with its API 1608

Jessup, Maryland — March 2013: The original plan was simply to upgrade Sammy Hagar's project studio — Red Rocker — so that he and his super group Chickenfoot could deliver decent-sounding demos, but in consultation with his engineer, John Cuniberti (Stevie Wonder, Dead Kennedys, Joe Satriani), Hagar ended up purchasing a 16-channel API 1608... [more]

Montréal's Analog Recording Scene Defined by Studio 270's API Legacy Plus

Montréal, Canada — March 2013: Studio 270 has proven that the purest sound cannot be digitized with their 48-channel API Legacy Plus with API Vision automation. Nearly two years ago, François Hamel and Robert Langois decided to reconnect with recording's analog roots by purchasing the Legacy Plus for their Montréal-based studio. They were... [more]

Brooklyn-Based Kemado Records Installs 32-Channel API 1608

Brooklyn, New York — February 2013: Kemado Records is the latest studio to install a 32-Channel version of API's popular 1608 console. Kemado, long known for bringing national attention to innovative artists spanning the spectrum from indie rock to heavy metal, choose the 1608 to complement its recent plans for expansion... [more]

Argentina's Fort Music Records Latin Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval on an Expanded API 1608

Buenos Aires, Argentina — January 2013: A successful Argentinean businessman and a splendid trumpet player, Jorge Fort recognized the need for a high-end recording studio in Argentina that successfully leveraged the strengths of both digital and analog technology. With the help of well-known Buenos Aires recording engineer Oscar Gimenez... [more]

An API 48-Channel 1608 With Automation Installed at 77 Recording

Evansville, Indiana — January 2013: A 48-channel API 1608 analog console with 32-channels of automation has been installed at 77 Recording, making them owner of one of the largest 1608's manufactured to date! In less than a decade, this studio has matured from an in-the-box basement rig to a world-class facility occupying 3,500 square-feet of... [more]

Full Sail University To Outfit Studio B With a 64-Channel API Vision Analog Surround Sound Console

Winter Park, Florida — November 2012: With 17,000 students and over 44,000 alumni filling the ranks of the entertainment industry, Full Sail University is among the best-known and highly-respected institutions for audio, film, design, show production, game development, computer animation, and entertainment business education. Its flagship... [more]

New API 1608 Analog Console Installed in the Peabody Conservatory⁄Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland — November 2012: When the highly-respected Recording Arts and Sciences Program at the Peabody Conservatory⁄Johns Hopkins University needed to replace an aging console the clear choice was with a new sixteen-channel API Audio 1608 console, largely because of its authentic sound quality and flexibility. The University program... [more]

API Announces New Dealer and Distributor in Iceland and Chile

Jessup, Maryland — November 2012: API, manufacturer of high-end analog processors and consoles, announces that Tónastöđin will serve as its dealer in Iceland and that VGL will serve as its distributor in Chile. Both firms have been supplying their respective regions with professional audio equipment for over twenty years, and both firms are... [more]

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