API MC531 Monitor Controller

Enough I/O for a large-scale studio

The MC531 is jam-packed with I/O. A main and two alternate stereo outputs accommodate your main studio monitors, along with your secondary speakers and mix cubes. The alternate outputs include trims for speaker level matching, something that we really appreciate here at Sweetwater. Programmable subwoofer integration links the MC531's sub output with its main and/or either of its alternate outputs. You also get seven selectable stereo input sources, which include three analog line-level inputs, AES, USB, 3.5mm, and Bluetooth.

The next natural step in product design

"In our ongoing mission to provide audio professionals with products suited to their evolving workflow, the company decided that a monitor controller would be a natural next step in product design. We've certainly had many requests for a unit like this over the years. The MC531 provides users with the exact same circuitry they would find in an API console, plus a few extra features that many people will find useful." — Todd Humora, API's director of engineering

Teeming with console-style features

The API MC531 is a standalone version of the center section of the company's analog consoles, with the features to match. A 41-detent control room knob puts volume control right at your fingertips. Dual independent headphone outputs enable two people to benefit from personalized monitor mixes. You also get a built-in talkback mic for easy communication between the engineer and artists.

Professional monitoring solution for commercial spaces and project studios

"API has always strived to engineer products that the audio community needs and wants. In the case of the MC531, we're offering a truly professional monitoring solution that's equally at home in a commercial studio as it is in a smaller, personal creative space. Anyone familiar with an API console will immediately recognize the layout, functionality and the tradition that's built into this incredible sounding monitor controller." — Larry Droppa, API president

API MC531 Monitor Controller Features:

• Standalone version of the center section of an API analog console
• Employs the exact same circuitry as a full-blown API console for low noise and crystal-clear sound
• Provides computer-based workflows with large console-style monitor control
• Main and 2 alternate stereo outputs accommodate your mains, along with secondary speakers and mix cubes
• Alternate outputs include trims for speaker level matching
• Programmable subwoofer integration links the sub output with the main and/or either of the alternate outputs
• 7 selectable stereo input sources, including 3 analog line-level inputs, AES, USB, 3.5mm, and Bluetooth
• 41-detent control room knob puts volume control right at your fingertips
• Dual independent headphone outputs enable 2 people to benefit from personalized monitor mixes
• Built-in talkback mic for easy communication between the engineer and artists

Tech Specs

• Type:Monitor Controller
• Input Channels:7 x stereo sources
• Output Channels:3 x stereo monitors
• Analog Inputs:6 x 1/4" TRS, 2 x 1/8" (front/rear parallel)
• Analog Outputs:6 x XLR (main, alt-1, alt-2), 1 x XLR (sub), 2 x 1/4" (meter)
• Digital Inputs:1 x XLR (AES3)
• Headphones:2 x 1/4"
• USB:1 x Type B
• Bluetooth:Yes
• Talkback:Yes
• Form Factor:Desktop
• Power Supply:Locking 6-pin DIN (included)
• Height:4.0"
• Width:11.0"
• Depth:12.75"
• Weight:8.5 lbs.
• Manufacturer Part Number:MC531