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19th August 2007, 08:34 PM
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| Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London, England
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| Bring back the 4 slot lunchbox! Am I the only one thinking the API 4 slot lunchbox should never have been discontinued? I think that was the perfect compact API toolbox on the go. And easier to fill up too... |
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19th August 2007, 08:45 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il
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| ...and keep the TT jacks on the back, set it right near the bay and get to work.
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20th August 2007, 05:19 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI
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20th August 2007, 07:31 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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| Whats the point. the six spaces' are dirt cheap,built like tanks and still portable as hell. |
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20th August 2007, 09:18 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pennsylvania
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| I have a 4 space API with 512b preamps. Is my mainstay for drums and alot more. and the main tech at API Ray Blevins saved my butt by supplying the parts to fix it to my tech and saving a gig. Actually 2 gigs. API sound and service is great. The B's are my old ones like 10 years old or more. Killer sound and service. I also have a 6 space one... As far as I am concerned API all the way! Thanks Ray |
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20th August 2007, 09:33 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Equatorial Brussels
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| I believe 6 spaces are fine to start with. They're cheap enough to justify selling them in this 6-space format, even if you only fill up 4 spaces... What cannot be justified to me, is leaving out the integrated TT patch bay...(Or did I miss something, and is TT on its way out as well?). Part of their portability is, of course, due to their size, but also due to the fact you had both TT and TRS i/o. To me, the extra i/o makes it even more 'portable' than the sheer size and weight of the box: can put it on the meter bridge/producer panel and hook it straight up to the patch, or put it somewhere else and hook it up to a remote wall patch. Of course, I'm looking at it from the perspective of the traveling soldier...Best, RR |
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20th August 2007, 09:47 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pennsylvania
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| Lunch boxes get heavy when you bolt pres into them. Well my new one has all xlr. |
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20th August 2007, 10:44 AM
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| Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London, England
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| 6 slots versus 4 slots may make the difference between me buying a lunchbox or not. I don't see why they couldn't offer both is all I'm saying. |
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20th August 2007, 03:07 PM
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| Would you pay more for the 4 space than the six ?? Economy of scale...make lots of one...bring the price down The single space 2 holer is too expensive...again...economy of scale. The A2D seems like a bargain tho
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20th August 2007, 03:47 PM
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| API sells modules. Why would they want to give you fewer slots? They want to sell more modules. Toastmaster still makes a four-slot, though. |
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20th August 2007, 03:49 PM
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 | tt would be very cool on the lunchbox. A better P.S. would be cool also. I really don't care about having two more slots though. Seems like a bonus to me.
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20th August 2007, 04:29 PM
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| What are you guys complaining about? XLR > tt cables are readily available. And most large format studios have a "guest gear" bay with xlr's that runs to the patchbay. I just don't see the point. |
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20th August 2007, 07:10 PM
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20th August 2007, 09:20 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: galveston ? Dallas Probably Homeless
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| The problem with my little Apex Branded 4 slot is 2 560s,2 512s now its full! next up a BAE 11 space! Which will be filled way to soon for my wallet but not soon enough for my needs!
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21st August 2007, 01:02 AM
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| I think the 6 slot is the way to go. You actually need 8 good pres to mic a drumkit MINIMUM . (Or I think so) But can get away using 6. And the 6 space API is very reasonably priced and has held up well for the 8 months I have had it. And my 10~15 year old 4 spacer is still lighting up every day... |
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21st January 2008, 11:04 AM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2007
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| Sorry for the bump. Are you guys saying the 4 slot lunchbox had TT/Bantam in/out in addition to large jacks? |
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21st January 2008, 01:07 PM
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| Gear interested Join Date: May 2005
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| Bantam & 1/4 inch Yip...couldn't /wouldn't do without it! plonk it next to the patchbay & get along to work..great box...  |
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21st January 2008, 01:11 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2007
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| Thanks, Thats what I thought I remembered. Great concept. |
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21st January 2008, 02:06 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2007
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| Lunchbox Nobody brought this up, but wouldn't it be really nice to have a lunchbox for the API 200 series? That would get us into the API directs, 212L pres, expander/gate, and compressor/limiter - and more. Why not a 6 or 8 slot 200 series lunchbox!?  |
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21st January 2008, 04:30 PM
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