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Lots of people have asked about the circuit design used in the Neve 1073LB module, when compared to the Neve 1073 Classic module mic/pre circuit that it based on.

The 1073LB uses original discrete components, utilising BC184′s and the 2N3055. No part of the audio circuit of the 1073LB uses IC’s, it is the same circuit design and has exactly the same audio performance as the 1073 Classic Mic/Pre circuit.

IC’s are used in the 1073LB module in non-audio specific areas – for the intelligent control features.

A picture can say a thousand words; click on the image below to see all of the 1073LB internals.

Hugh Robjohns (Sound On Sound magazine) presents a run-down of the new Neve 1073LB features by David Walton (AMS Neve) at the AES 2010 exhibition in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA (November 8, 2010)–The editorial staff of Pro Audio Review is pleased to announce the 25 recipients of the 2010 PAR Excellence Award. This award is presented to professional audio companies that exhibited a particularly significant new product at the 129th AES Convention in November 2010.

The Neve 1073LB 500 Series mono microphone preamplifier module is a winner

PAR Excellence Award-winning products are nominated and selected by a panel of audio engineers, professional end-users and PAR contributors with the oversight of PAR’s editorial staff. These products are chosen based on their potential to enhance the quality of an audio professional’s work. Criteria include innovation in design, performance/value ratio, enhanced features and performance improvements over previous versions. All 2010 PAR Excellence Award winners must have been introduced after the October 2009 AES Convention.

Official announcement here

Legendary sonic performance in a 500-series module format.

See it here

The classic mono Limiter/Compressor module is available again

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An updated set of manuals has been uploaded to the applicable product pages on ams-neve.com

The new versions include;
Recall Software User manual
1081R User Manual
2254/R User Manual
8801 User Manual
8803 User Manual
8804 User Manual
8816 User Manual

In collaboration with Vintage King, the exclusive dealer for the Neve Classic product range in the United States, our own Robin Porter explains the 1073 DPA unit;

In collaboration with Vintage King, the exclusive dealer for the Neve Classic product range in the United States, our own Robin Porter explains the 1073 Classic MicPre/EQ module;

Mike Oldfield recently chose 8x Neve 8801 Channel Strip units to be the front-end to his perfect DAW set-up;

” After years of trying to put together the perfect Digital Audio Workstation, I have finally opted for the superb Neve 8801 as my analog front end.
These all in one EQ and Dynamics units, together with AD/DA convertors, take the entire input and output workload away from the Mac and enable me to work in near zero latency mode for all live recording, overdubbing and mixing.

Together with the Classic Neve sound, working is easy and inspiring again ”

Mike Oldfield
Bahamas
2010

Here’s a quick and informative look at the UAD Neve software plug-ins.