API The Box 2 Mixer and Recording Console

The Box Develops

The API The Box recording console and summing mixer from API has gained a lot of popularity. Now, API The Box 2 carries on that tradition by providing audio professionals all around the world with the iconic API big-console sound in a small container, in addition to more flexibility and possibilities for the contemporary studio workflow. These facilities range from professional home recording studios to commercial production facilities. Eight input channels with mic preamp, line input, and highpass filter, eight 500 Series slots, and LED metering for each of the 24 summation channels are all included in the redesigned Box console. In addition to the well-liked 0dB bypass option on each summing channel, the  API Box 2 retains all of the features of its predecessor, including a thorough centre section, monitoring, and rear-panel connectivity.

Traditional analogue punch and warmth

Can’t afford to buy your DAW-based studio a large API console? Not to worry. With circuitry and performance identical to API’s renowned large-format Vision, Legacy Plus, and 1608 boards, The API Box 2 is a small-format option that will work in any studio, regardless of size or budget. The Box, made for production facilities and professional project studios, adds a vintage analogue warmth and punch to digital stems and mixes that sound clinical.

Adapted to the digital age

Designed to be an audio production console for the digital age, The Box eliminates the redundant capacities of larger boards while providing all the functionality you wouldn’t get from your DAW, such as cue sends with talkback, monitor control, extensive rear-panel connections with balanced inputs and outputs, mic preamps, input signal processing, and a high-quality mix bus. All-discrete API the Box 2 sound is famous and comes in a small, affordable package.

You are the studio’s maestro when you use API The Box 2

Programme bus insert and external input controls, aux and cue masters, solo master, VU metres, talkback, and a fully functional monitor section with support for two stereo speaker systems and headphones are all available in the Box’s extensive master section. An additional feature of the master section is a stereo bus compressor that can be assigned to input channels 1-4 or the programme bus.

API The Box 2: A legacy of excellent audio

Automated Processes Inc. started manufacturing high-quality consoles for broadcast applications in 1968. Recording studios quickly began to favour the company’s products, and a series of industry-first innovations (such as computerised console automation and the first VCA) ensued. One of the most well-known op-amps in the recording business, the API 2520 amplifier, was manufactured by the company. Notable studio buildings like the Hit Factory, Record Plant, Ocean Way, and Sunset Sound among others were home to API consoles and devices. In actuality, there are more than 700 vintage API consoles in existence, many of which are still in operation. Additionally, the business isn’t sitting back; its current API offerings offer the same unparalleled blend of functionality, innovation, and excellent sound.

API The Box 2 Summing Mixer and Recording Console Features:

• Eight input channels with a highpass filter, line input, and mic preamp
• Eight 500 Series slots, one for each input channel
• Outbound on input channels
• Programme bus or input channel assignable onboard stereo bus compressor 1-4 Direct instrument inputs on channels 1-4
• 16 channels for summation (24 channels for mixdown)
• Switch for 0dB bypass on every summing channel
• LED metering with four segments on every summing channel
• Featuring a master fader, insert, and external input, the stereo programme bus
• Two mono and one stereo auxiliary sends and buses
• Stereo headphone system and cue send/bus
• Solo-in-Place, AFL, and PFL solo modes with stereo solo bus
• two stereo monitor systems are supported by a fully functional monitor section.
• Talkback mechanism
• Rear panel connections that are complete and have balanced inputs and outputs
• Integrated power source