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  • API 500 Series Discrete Mic / Line Preamp
  • API 500 Series Discrete Mic / Line Preamp
  • API 500 Series Discrete Mic / Line Preamp
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API 500 Series Discrete Mic / Line Preamp

£919.00

This is the API 500 Series Discrete Mic / Line Preamp from API, available now in Microphones category on MicPro. Read More below.

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Description

HERE'S WHAT API SAYS ABOUT THE API 512C

The API 512c is a mic / line / instrument preamp, world famous for its ability to provide a low noise (-129 EIN) and unusually good sounding front end for all types of audio applications. Sonically, it delivers the distinct API sound at an affordable price, and in the scalable API 500 Series format. Offering an impressive 65 dB of gain, the 512c includes phantom power, switchable polarity, -20 dB pad and Mic or Instrument/Line selector. Front panel XLR and 1/4 inch connectors combined with rear panel mic access allows for additional flexibility when installed into an API lunchbox®, API's 10 position 500V vertical rack, or an API console.

The API 512c remains faithful to the circuit designs of API's founder Saul Walker. Artfully combining those circuits with API's proprietary transformers and the incomparable 2520 op-amp, the 512c is a highly musical and rich-sounding analog mic pre, equally at home in commercial recording spaces as it is in smaller home studios. Fully featured and still hand assembled, the 512c exhibits the reliability, long life, and uniformity which are characteristic of all API products.

SPECS:

  • Mic Preamp with 65 dB of gain
  • Front and Back Panel Mic Input Access
  • Line/Instrument Preamp with 45 dB of gain
  • Front Panel Line/Instrument Input
  • LED VU meter for monitoring output level
  • 20 dB pad switch, applies to mic/line/instrument
  • 48v Phantom switchable power
  • Traditional API fully discrete circuit design with 2520 Op Amp
  • Features API's unique Five Year Warranty

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API

API is represented in the current MicPro catalogue by 512V 500-series discrete microphone and line preamp. The listed range is relevant to high-gain studio preamplification in a 500-series format. When comparing these products, check rack format, gain, headroom, input and output connections, phantom power, pad and the available 500-series chassis. It is relevant when a microphone needs a dedicated front end rather than another general-purpose interface input. This description is kept catalogue-led, so the individual model listing remains the source for exact specifications, compatibility and included accessories.

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Microphones

Microphones convert acoustic sound into an electrical signal for recording, live sound, broadcast, streaming or measurement. This broad category includes dynamic, condenser, ribbon, USB, wireless, boundary, shotgun and instrument-focused designs, each balancing sensitivity, detail, rejection and handling. Compare the source, room, pickup pattern, maximum level, connector, phantom or battery requirements and mounting options before choosing. The most useful microphone is the one that fits the voice or instrument, working distance and signal chain; a prestigious brand or familiar category label cannot replace those practical checks.

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Microphone

Microphone identifies a product whose primary role is acoustic capture. Compare capsule type, pickup pattern, output, power, mounting and the source or room it will serve.

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