API Audio 1608 Automation - Manual (Page 7)

1.0 Overview
Leveraging our prior experience with console automation in combination with extensive customer input,
API has developed a proprietary, easy-to-use Automation Package for the 1608 console and 1608EX 16-
channel expander .
1.1 Introduction and Features
The 1608 Automation Package is a fully integrated, self-contained, and comprehensive moving
fader, mute, and insert automation system with DAW control and snapshot capabilities. We've
designed the system to enhance the operation of the console and allow for an entirely new range
of mixing capabilities, while making sure the system was simple and easy to use.
The 1608 Automation Package contains features and operational control previously unheard-of in
a small console of this type. The following operational functions are included:
 Automation: Moving fader, mute, and insert automation
 Groups: Fader, mute, and insert groups
 Snapshots: Capture, store, and load static “snapshots” of faders, mutes, and inserts
 DAW Control Surface: HUI DAW control
 File Management: Projects, snapshots, and mixes
Automation features include:
 Full automation of all Channel faders, Program Masters, and Group Masters
 Full-sized 100mm faders
 Channel mute automation
 Channel insert automation
 Unlimited groups with two dedicated Group Masters
 Unlimited mix restore points
 Time saving automation sub-modes
 Copy and swap mix data functions
 Clear mix data functions
 Off-line fader data trim
 Synchronization with SMPTE Timecode (LTC) or MIDI Timecode (MTC)
DAW Control features include:
 Fader control
 Mute, Solo, Select, and Record Ready control
 “Channel Shifting” for flexible channel assignment
 HUI control over MIDI
 Unity gain audio bypass in DAW control mode
Additional features include:
 Intuitive hardware and software interface (“We work the way you work!”)
 Self-contained system with no external computer required
 Intuitive and user-friendly software and hardware interfaces
 Save files to standard memory cards
 Easy portability with room for hundreds of mixes
 Easily retrofits to existing 1608 consoles
 Expandable to 48 channels