11/5/2022 0 Comments Neve 1073 preamp yogesh![]() Over the years, I’ve used many 1073 units, both genuine Neve products and more affordable copies. I’ve never had the pleasure of working on a genuine 1970s Neve console armed with the 1073 module, although I once recorded a session on a later Neve desk from the 1980s however, while it sounded clean, open and transparent, it lacked the smooth, rounded tone only the 1073 brings to the party. The EQ section is exceptionally sweet and musical which, coupled with the preamp’s naturally phat and hefty character, flatters most of the audio that is processed through it. The three-band equaliser comprises a high frequency shelf fixed at 12kHz, along with a peaking EQ operating at six points between 360Hz and 7.2kHz, and a low shelf with four options between 35Hz and 220Hz. Discovering that the Neve’s larger-than-life sound was musically flattering to the 8-track rock recordings of the day, engineers enthused about the ‘British Sound’.Ī pure Class-A design, the preamp features transformer-balanced inputs and outputs, reflecting Neve’s background in broadcasting, where balanced operation was standard. ![]() Word quickly spread about the full-bodied, expansive sound of the console and soon, Neve was building consoles for studios around the world. The Neve A88 console at Wessex boasted 28 input channels incorporating the 1073 microphone/line amplifier/EQ module. The 1073 story begins in 1970, when Rupert Neve was asked to design a new transistorised console for Wessex Studios. That Neve sound is everywhere, so what has made it so special? It’s in the top five pieces of classic gear for so many producers, and the demand for its sound has ensured it’s been remade, reworked and reimagined into many a modern-day piece of hardware and software. ![]() Push them further to identify the company’s most revered design and the reply will almost certainly be as simple as four numbers, the 1073.Īs legendary analogue recording equipment goes, the Neve 1073 mic preamp is up there with Neumann mics, Pultec equalisers and Fairchild limiters. Ask any number of recording engineers to name a classic make of mixing console and chances are the top answer will be – give or take the odd SSL – Neve. ![]()
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