Close-up view of a microphone preamp front panel with VU meter, gain knob, and illuminated function buttons.

API 312 — Microphone Preamp

$985.00
$985.00
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Close-up view of a microphone preamp front panel with VU meter, gain knob, and illuminated function buttons.
  • Close-up view of a microphone preamp front panel with VU meter, gain knob, and illuminated function buttons.
  • API 312 — Preamp / DI
  • Close-up view of a microphone preamp front panel with VU meter, gain knob, and illuminated function buttons.
  • API 312 — Preamp / DI
API 312 — Microphone Preamp

API 312 — Microphone Preamp

$985.00
$985.00
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Use Recording engineers and studios with a compatible 500 Series rack who want one API 312 microphone-preamp channel with up to 69 dB of gain.
Requires compatible 500 Series rack with the documented 15-position edge connector and ±16 V DC power, microphone and downstream audio cabling appropriate to the rack
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Fit and constraints

Recording engineers and studios with a compatib…

Intended use

Use Recording engineers and studios with a compatible 500 Series rack who want one API 312 microphone-preamp channel with up to 69 dB of gain.
Not for Skip it if you need a self-contained rackmount preamp, do not have compatible 500 Series power and I/O, or require a product explicitly documented for instrument DI.

Constraints

ControlsA compatible 500 Series rack is required and is not part of the documented 312 module. ...

To use it

Required compatible 500 Series rack with the documented 15-position edge connector and ±16 V DC power, microphone and downstream audio cabling appropriate to the rack

Questions

3 to ask before buying

Does the intended 500 Series rack provide the documented connector, ±16 V DC power, and sufficient current?

Ask before you buy via contact. Confirm power, condition grade, and included items against the listing photos.

Does the workflow need microphone preamplification only, or a separately documented instrument DI input?

Ask before you buy via contact. Confirm power, condition grade, and included items against the listing photos.

Are the VU meter, peak LED, pad, transformer-tap selector, and phantom-power switch functioning correctly?

Ask before you buy via contact. Confirm power, condition grade, and included items against the listing photos.

Description

Product details

API 312 is a single-channel 500 Series microphone preamp with up to 69 dB of gain, a discrete API 2520 op amp, AP2516 input transformer, transformer-balanced output, 20 dB pad, selectable 3:1 output-transformer tap, 48 V phantom power, VU meter, and peak LED.

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