2. Hi, Guillermo Delgado From México City here
again. I ´m coming now with this new guide
about a description of channel strip in a pristine
console i am working now: API 1608 Analog
Mixer, one of the best analog consoles around.
Again sorry for not to present a video but my
english is not good and i want to avoid
misunderstand with bad pronunciations, so
here is my second week homework and as
ever, hope to be useful for everyone.
THANKS FOR READ!

4. I am glad to have this console in
my job and take advantage of all
the features of this baby and
now i will explain how the
channel strip works, hope you
like it.

5. First say this console have a
signal flow a little diferent
than from another basic
consoles, on top we have
Vumeters which are very
precise about how signal
comes into the console,
below is a minirack module
(580A), is a parametric EQ
with upper and down pots,
upper one (blue) moves
frequency ranges while
down knob (White) moves
gain for the selected
frequency, is very precise
and have great accuracy, it
also come with HPF and LPF
switches.

6. Next comes Busses
section, there are 8
switches for 8 buss
sends (remember
busses are like wires
conecting internal to
make a group
output), it also has a
great summing
compatibility using
this section.

7. Next we have a panning
pot, here you can see 4
switches, first one is PGM
which means
program, API name his
output master as PGM, so
if you want to send any
channel or section to the
main output you have to
press this switch, then
there are a pan switch, a
ins switch which is for
instrument connection
(jack is in rear panel), and
a filter switch.

8. After panning comes Aux
Sends, but I have to clear
that API names Aux
channels as Echo Sends,
is not easy to get
familiarized with the
name but after a few time
we can accustom to that,
there are 8 Echo sends,
we can select 1-4 as
individual and 5-8 on
stereo (panneable), 7/8
have a bus output and all
Sends have PRE switch.

9. Preamp section is next
and i can tell you API
preamps are the best i
ever hear in a console, it´s
really very powerfull and
cristaline, a phase
switch, +48v power
phantom switch for
condenser mics, a mic
enable switch and a pad
switch for atennuation
(about -20db), below is
the solo section with safe
and mute group switches.

10. Well for last we
have Faders, ranges
from infinite to
+12db with sweet
slide feature (on
master module
faders are
motorized and
have automation
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11. As you can see working with this
console is a delicious, next time
i will try to upload a video
where i am working in a session
with this console, until next
time have a great day.
Bye.
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