API Vision — API Vision 80-channel control room at Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium
API Vision 80-channel control room at Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium — TonEijkemans / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Vision

2000 – present

Technical specs

Channels 48 – 96
Layout In-line with moving faders
Groups 24
EQ 4-band (API 550)
Moving-fader automation Full recall 2520 op-amps Dual-path in-line 5.1 mix buses API punch at flagship scale

The Vision is API's flagship large-format console of the 21st century — a full-featured in-line design with moving faders, comprehensive automation, and the same 2520 discrete op-amp circuitry that Walker designed in 1968. Available from 48 to 96 channels, it brought API into the recall and automation era without compromising the sonic character that defined the brand. Every channel strip retains the 312 preamp and 550 EQ topology; the automation layer and moving faders are additive, not a replacement. The Vision is the console of choice for studios that need the full capability of a modern automated desk and will not sacrifice the API punch to get it.

Photo: TonEijkemans / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Notable Recordings

  • Contemporary large-format productions across rock, pop, and film scoring

Studios

  • Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium (80-channel)
  • Major US and European facilities