Already equipped with a 48-channel API Vision mixing console and a 32-channel 1608 console, Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) has added a second automated 32-channel 1608.

Located in Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York, the new console is a replacement for an older digital desk. ‘We had a digital console in one of our rooms that we needed to replace,’ confirms FLCC Recording Studio Manager Bob Potter. ‘For our other rooms, we had already bought a Vision, a 1608 and then an expander for that console.

‘The 1608 is a killer console for our first room, so when it was time to do this room we decided to go back to the analog world from the digital console. I think this was a step up and a smart move for us.’

With the initial purchase of the Vision console working out well, Potter wanted to give the facility’s other rooms a similar sound. He says that the students who have made the transition from digital to analog with the 1608 console can hear the difference, and even the newest students notice that the 1608 sounds amazing once they get familiar with the desk.

‘We were trying to make smart purchase. We saw the track record API was establishing with 1608, and thought this is a no-brainer for us,’ Potter adds.

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