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API have been making excellent solid‑state outboard and consoles for decades, but their latest venture sees them using valves for the very first time.

Dynamics processing is a core mixing technique, but it’s often misunderstood. We explain how to make a compressor do what you want it to!

Hugh Robjohns looks at a pedigree mix compressor with a number of rather unusual extra functions up its sleeve...

Not all 500‑series racks are created equal. Here’s what you need to know to make your choice.

API celebrate half a century of their iconic preamp design with a reissue for the 500 series.

The original The Box brought API's big-console sound to a new audience, and this new version should have even wider appeal.

Dave Cobb's approach to recording is simple — but as artists like Chris Stapleton, Rival Sons and Jason Isbell have found, it's very effective.