Founded in 1968[1], Automated Processes Inc. or API are manufacturers of high-end recording studio equipment including stand-alone preamplifier designs, equalisation units and mixing desks. They are perhaps most noted for their modular approach to equipment manufacture with their trademark lunchbox design which allows preamplifier, compressor and equaliser modules to be added to a recording studio design as budget allows. An example of a typical high-end stereo preamplifier. ... In audio processing, equalization (EQ) is the process of modifying the frequency envelope of a sound. ... BBC Local Radio Mark III radio mixing desk In professional audio, a mixing console, mixing desk (Brit. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...
Company history
By 1969, only a year after their founding, API were pioneering new approaches, becoming a leader in the field of modular design[2].
By 1974, API consoles and modules had achieved considerable popularity in professional recording studios[3].
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