SMALL BOX, BIG SOUND
By Graeme Hague
21 October 2013
Automated Processes Inc. (API) could be on a winner here. The company has announced the latest addition to its line of analogue consoles called The Box, describing it as a project console. The Box is specifically designed for audio professionals with project or home studios who require a smaller format console, but still want that elusive “big console” sound – in this case it’s safe to assume that means a big API console sound. With this result in mind The Box features the same circuitry and performance as the company’s existing Vision, Legacy Plus and 1608 consoles. The new console debuted at the AES show in New York, and is now shipping from the company’s factory in Jessup, Maryland. The Box promises an easy, turnkey solution for recording and mixing, for people who record a few channels at a time, but want the warmth and punch that larger consoles can deliver. Fundamental to achieving that is the API stereo compressor on the program bus. That’s in addition to just four inputs, full centre section control and 16 channels of summing. It might seem a little too boutique to some for a home studio, but you can’t deny the appeal and API might have gotten The Box design formula just right. Find out more at www.apiaudio.com
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