The originators... OG 500 series with @thisisapiaudio and @aphex_audio 🔥 • API 500 series dates back to the early 70’s when they were making the format for their consoles. Musicians/Engineers began making homemade racks so that they could travel with their personalized signal chain (preamp, eq, compression). Aphex started making their own racks in the late 70’s (like the one here) inspired by this concept and other similar sized rack designers of the time - Dbx, Valley People. It wasn’t till the mid 80’s, when Paul Wolff took over API, that the company started making their own racks and power consumption was standardized... and the rest is audio history! • This vintage Aphex rack fits the 512c perfectly! Unfortunately the 48v phantom power doesn’t work, as the power required hadn’t been implemented yet, but dynamic and ribbon mics sound/work great! #500series #makemusicmonday #apipreamps #api512c #api500 #aphexaudio #apiaudio #piquerecording #audiohistory #musichistory #recordingengineer #audioengineers #audioengineer #mixengineer #mixingengineer #recordproducer #musicstudio #micmonday #micpremonday #microphonemondays (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wuU6iB5tm/?igshid=14agoo0ntx0ma
