Automated Processes Inc. (or
API) are manufacturers of high-end recording studio equipment including stand-alone
preamplifier designs,
equalization units and
mixing consoles. They are perhaps most noted for their modular approach to equipment manufacture with their trademark
lunchbox design which allows
preamplifier,
compressor and
equalizer modules to be added to a
recording studio design as budget allows. These modules include the 512c preamp, the 525 compressor, the 527 compressor, the 550a and 550b semi-parametric equalizers, and the 560 graphic equalizer.