x 16bus x 24mon with 550a and 550 eq at rca studio b. this console has since been moved to columbia studio a. 48ch legacy plus all discrete audio console with flying faders at supernatural sound recording studio 500 series rack system 500 6b lunchbox 512c mic line pre 2 550b 4 band eq 2 525 compressor 2 automated processes inc. or api are manufacturers of high end recording studio equipment including stand alone preamplifier designs equalization units and mixing consoles . they are perhaps most noted for their modular approach to equipment manufacture with their trademark lunchbox design which allows preamplifier compressor and equalizer modules to be added to a recording studio design as budget allows . these modules include the 512c preamp the 525 compressor the 527 compressor the 550a and 550b semi parametric equalizers and the 560 graphic equalizer . company history edit the company was founded in 1968 by saul walker and lou lindauer 1 in 1969 were producing new modular designs . by 1974 api consoles and modules had achieved considerable popularity in professional recording studios . 2 in 1978 datatronix licensed the rights to api from the owners . founder saul walker and most of the original engineers including sid zimet michael tapes and paul galbert who had designed the api 554 sweep and the 954 automated equalizers went to work for sound workshop . 3 in 1985 the assets of api were purchased by paul wolff who owned the company until 1999 . in 1988 ati was founded to manufacture live sound reinforcement products . in 1999 the assets of the company were purchased by ati audio toys inc. manufacturer of live sound products including the paragon live mixing console . ati re energized the api brand by improving quality control manufacturing and availability of the product line and re established api as one of the leading analog pro audio manufacturers in the us . new product introductions the vision surround capable studio console and the re engineering of the 1604 small frame console into the 1608 brought the api sound to a new generation of musicians and engineers . in 2006 api initiated the vpr alliance 4 which allows other companies to develop compatible modules for their 500 series rack system . 5 references edit api official website api history runstein pp. 172 196 dan alexander a brief history of api dan alexander audio http www.apiaudio.com vpr alliance.html http www.apiaudio.com 5006b.html runstein robert e. modern recording techniques 1974 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to automated processes inc. api . official website http steinhardt.nyu.edu ataglance 2009 05 in the digital age saul walker.html http steinhardt.nyu.edu music technology people bio saul walker http www.namm.org library oral history saul walker retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title automated processes inc. & oldid 742965474 categories sound recording technologyaudio equipment manufacturerscompanies established in 1968hidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 6 october 2016 at 23 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view