Forge Recording recently added a custom API 1608 Console and it sounds AMAZING! As far as we can tell, Forge Recording is the only studio in the Philadelphia area that has one. Studio dates are filling up fast!
Foo Fighters took home five statues at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards 2012, including Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance honors, winning for Wasted Light, an album produced entirely using an API 1608 console. Click for more
Steve Miller chose the API 1608 Console to re-record his Greatest HitsClick for more
Both engineer/producer Warren Huart and the popular group The Fray were no strangers to the great API sound when they purchased one of the first API 1608 analog consoles back in 2008 to record their second album entitled The Fray. This record has done nearly the impossible for most follow-ups: it went gold in five weeks and debuted number one on the Billboard record charts. Click for more
Working on a follow-up album to its 2009 debut, rock and roll super group Chickenfoot recorded new tracks on a 16-channel API 1608. The band, comprised of Sammy Hagar (Van Halen), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and solo musician Joe Satriani, worked at Hagar’s Red Rocker Sound studio – an annex to the lead singer’s house that was once a rehearsal space. According to veteran recording and mixing engineer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Guns ‘N Roses, Metallica), the 1608 played a pivotal role in capturing Chickenfoot’s music. Click for more
Here’s a review of the API 1608 Analog Console in Mix Magazine Click for article
An upgrade of the API 1608 at Fort Music in Buenos Aires to 32 channels helped deliver a Latin Grammy win to Arturo Sandoval. Click for more
