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API | Product Code:
739838
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API 312 (API500 series)
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$950.00
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Product Condition
| Brand New | Unused, as sold. |
|---|---|
| Mint | Like new, no flaws. |
| Excellent | Barely used, very minor wear. |
| Very Good | Light wear, fully functional. |
| Good | Visible wear, plays fine. |
| Fair | Heavy wear, still playable. |
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API 312 (API500 series)
Regular price
$950.00
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Description
Description
Discrete Microphone Preamplifier (500 Series)
Designed in the 1970s, the 312 is one of API's most popular microphone preamps and is widely known throughout the recording industry.
Based on Saul Walker's original design, the API 312 microphone preamp combines the 2520 op amp with a proprietary transformer, delivering API's signature analog warmth, vast headroom, and unmistakable sound in a 500 Series format.
【Features】
- Vintage-style analog VU meter (0VU=+4dBu)
Gain range: +34dB to +69dB
- Equipped with 2520 op amp and AP2516 input transformer - 20 dB PAD switch - Phase inversion switch - 3:1 output transformer tap: When ON, the output gain ratio changes from 1:3 to 1:1, resulting in an output level of approximately -10 dB.
・48V phantom power ・Peak LED (+18dBu)
[Differences from the 512 series]
Gain range: 512 is +34dB to +65dB
The 312 Mic Pre's circuit board design is based on the 312 Anniversary model. The 312 Mic Pre uses the original AP2516 input transformer. The 512 features an instrument input.
■ Sounds that trace the history of recording
The first microphone preamp designed by API founder Saul Walker was the 312. Its proven reliability and musical characteristics have earned it the trust of many professionals, and it is the foundation of what API is today.
The 312, newly added to the standard production line of the 312 50th Anniversary model, features more modern functionality. The 312 was also used in API recording consoles, and at the time, the preamp circuitry was concentrated at the foot and only a gain pot was implemented on the control surface, but this 312 has been modularized to be compatible with the API 500 series.
To modernize vintage tones, the input transformer is the AP2516, which is also used in the rack model 3124V. Combined with the classic 2520 op-amp, it produces a warm, yet expressive, API tone.
It also has more modern modifications such as a -20dB pad and the ability to tap the output transformer at a 3:1 ratio (-10dB), making it a good match for modern production styles that connect directly to a DAW or audio interface.
■Product Specifications Gain Range: +34dB to +69dB (; 14dB to +49dB with pad)
Maximum input level: -4dBu (+16Bu with pad)
Maximum output level: +31 dBu
Peak LED: +18dBu output level
Output impedance: 75 ohms or less (transformer balanced)
Frequency response: ±0.5dB, 20Hz-40kHz
Noise: 120dB
Connection: 15position.156sp.edge connector
Power consumption: ±16V/DC@55mA
Size: 1.5 x 5.25 x 6.75 deep
Weight: approx. 680g
Designed in the 1970s, the 312 is one of API's most popular microphone preamps and is widely known throughout the recording industry.
Based on Saul Walker's original design, the API 312 microphone preamp combines the 2520 op amp with a proprietary transformer, delivering API's signature analog warmth, vast headroom, and unmistakable sound in a 500 Series format.
【Features】
- Vintage-style analog VU meter (0VU=+4dBu)
Gain range: +34dB to +69dB
- Equipped with 2520 op amp and AP2516 input transformer - 20 dB PAD switch - Phase inversion switch - 3:1 output transformer tap: When ON, the output gain ratio changes from 1:3 to 1:1, resulting in an output level of approximately -10 dB.
・48V phantom power ・Peak LED (+18dBu)
[Differences from the 512 series]
Gain range: 512 is +34dB to +65dB
The 312 Mic Pre's circuit board design is based on the 312 Anniversary model. The 312 Mic Pre uses the original AP2516 input transformer. The 512 features an instrument input.
■ Sounds that trace the history of recording
The first microphone preamp designed by API founder Saul Walker was the 312. Its proven reliability and musical characteristics have earned it the trust of many professionals, and it is the foundation of what API is today.
The 312, newly added to the standard production line of the 312 50th Anniversary model, features more modern functionality. The 312 was also used in API recording consoles, and at the time, the preamp circuitry was concentrated at the foot and only a gain pot was implemented on the control surface, but this 312 has been modularized to be compatible with the API 500 series.
To modernize vintage tones, the input transformer is the AP2516, which is also used in the rack model 3124V. Combined with the classic 2520 op-amp, it produces a warm, yet expressive, API tone.
It also has more modern modifications such as a -20dB pad and the ability to tap the output transformer at a 3:1 ratio (-10dB), making it a good match for modern production styles that connect directly to a DAW or audio interface.
■Product Specifications Gain Range: +34dB to +69dB (; 14dB to +49dB with pad)
Maximum input level: -4dBu (+16Bu with pad)
Maximum output level: +31 dBu
Peak LED: +18dBu output level
Output impedance: 75 ohms or less (transformer balanced)
Frequency response: ±0.5dB, 20Hz-40kHz
Noise: 120dB
Connection: 15position.156sp.edge connector
Power consumption: ±16V/DC@55mA
Size: 1.5 x 5.25 x 6.75 deep
Weight: approx. 680g
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About us
Founded in 1975, Ikebe Music is one of Japan's largest general music stores.Thanks to its long history and proven track record, it has earned the trust of musicians and music fans not only in Japan but around the world.
Ikebe Music ships not only within Japan, but also overseas.As a well-known retailer of used musical instruments in Japan, we have a wide selection of used and vintage instruments.
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