So I've been mulling over the possibility of getting a pair of new preamp channels in the $1K per channel range. My current thinking is to look at the style of pres in the neighborhood of the various API and Neve clones.

Hi,

I buy a api 525 compressor, and i want to have some hint for use the module!
I work with for Vocal compression and i don't understand all think on hit... like ceilling! Anyone can explain me?

api 525 link: http://www.apiaudio.com/525.html

Thanks a lot!

My good friend and professional comrade, Bruce Kane of Sterling Productions in Sterling, Virginia, has finally decided to give up his famous SunSetSound, custom Paul Wolff API console.

Hey everyone, I'm in the market for some higher end plugins and have pretty much narrowed it down to Wavesssl, api, sonalksis and urs.

Can someone help define the differences and perhaps the pro's and cons between each?
the more info the better!

Thanks a lot

Hi!
Great forum here. I am new to the forum. I figured you guys could help. I have some old OSA (old school audio) api clones and i want to replace the pots. Currently they have 10k, 1w, linear taper. The gain slope is weird with linear. Brent averill uses 25k log/audio. some people say to use 22k rev log.

hi guys, i need a multi-channel pre-amp, mainly for tracking drums. i've narrowed it down to these 2 pres, which work out to roughly the same cost. the JLM is twice as many channels, but the API is an API. if these are in the same league in terms of sound (not necessarily identical but equally good) i would jump on the JLM in a heartbeat.

I recently got some advice on a preamp for my mic. I was told to get a lunchbox 6b and a API 212L mic preamp, but when Vintageking sent me both it didn't look like they were compatable. Did I get bad advice and waste my money or am I not looking at this right? Do I need a 512 or will the 212 work? If the 212 works, can someone explain to me how it fits in the Lunchbox 6b?

i'm researching lunchbox style racks of mic preamp's and eq's.

i've been looking at the API 512c mic preamp and the 550b eq combo. then my studio partner pointed out that SSL now makes their X-Logic modules in a lunchbox style rack format.

I was thinking about picking one of these up soon, and wanted your take on how it sounds on rock guitars and male vocals? I don't know to much about API stuff so it would be interesting to hear your input. Thanks

hello,

sorry for asking again... but

i just dont know what to my to my Manley gold mic.

api 7600 or AMEK CIB or Great River MP-2NV or Manley TNT or Manley mono pre or Focusrite isa 430 or Millennia stt 1
i just have $3000 to spend

i have a Avalon 737, grace 101, summit 2ba-221, Focusrite voicemaster pro, tl-audio 5051 and a soundcraft M8.