The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited fPlay VideoSlate Digital FG-73 Preamp + FG-N EQ + VCCSlate has a plugin for everything, and in this case, they actually have three plugins dedicated to emulating the legendary sound of the 1073 preamp.
Neve 1073 Preamp Eq Collection Torrent
The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited fPlay VideoMcDSP British-E6020 Ultimate EQ is a collection of ten 500-series style equalizer models, including the British-E EQ, based on the 1073. Although the British-E is only a small portion of what this powerful plugin has to offer, it does an amazing job of emulating the sound of Neve EQs.
The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited fPlay VideoAcustica Audio GOLD2GOLD2 is much more than a simple preamp emulation. It includes six different equalizers, two compressors, seven preamplifiers and advanced routing emulations.
The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited fPlay VideoHonorable MentionsThis is by no means an exhaustive list. There are dozens of emulations of 1073-style preamps and EQs.
Exclusively Neve licensed, Universal Audio modeled Neve 1073 Preamp and EQModels entire Neve 1073 Class A transformer/transistor circuit path, including preamp, EQ, output amplifier, nonlinearities and clippingRevered 3-band Wessex A88/8014 Console EQ: High Shelf, Mid Bell, Low Shelf, passive High Pass FilterCollection includes Unison-enabled Neve 1073 console channel plug-in with preamp, plus separate 1073 and 1073SE Legacy EQ plug-insRealtime UAD Processing and exclusive Unison Mic Preamp Technology features with Apollo audio interfacesMic, Line and Hi-Z inputs with Unison Mic Preamp TechnologyPhysical analog Lo (300 Ω) or Hi (1200 Ω) switchable input impedance with Unison Mic Preamp TechnologyTactile control of Gain staging and common preamp parameters with Unison Mic Preamp Technology
I broke my bank account a few years ago and purchased an AMS Neve 1073 preamplifier hardware unit - it's gorgeous and is as sonically stunning on every source as one can imagine. Even more mind-blowing is that this plugin is just as good - it sounds so so spot on to the hardware, that I cannot tell the difference at all. I don't know how UAD manages to capture these hardware sonic signatures, but they do an exquisite job. Thanks to all involved - and, of course, to Sir Rupert Neve who created this work of art for us all to use and enjoy.
The original 1073 preamps utilize a very streamlined design. In addition to a single gain control knob, which can be used to drive signals until they saturate, the 1073 also features a three-band semi-parametric EQ and selectable high-pass filter.
The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited f
6020 Ultimate EQ is a collection of ten 500-series style equalizer models, including the British-E EQ, based on the 1073. Although the British-E is only a small portion of what this powerful plugin has to offer, it does an amazing job of emulating the sound of Neve EQs.
If you've ever seen inside an original 1073 channel module, you'll know that squeezing all that circuitry and the large transformers and inductors into an API 500-series Lunchbox module format just isn't physically possible. Consequently, AMS Neve has split the 1073's preamp and EQ sections into two separate but related Lunchbox modules. The 1073LB is the preamp proper, accommodating the transformer input and output stages into one unit, while the 1073LB EQ contains the separated equaliser section. These two Lunchbox modules are designed to be used together via a bespoke 'insert mode' configuration, which recreates the original signal path from the preamp's input stage, through the EQ and back to the preamp's output stage. Alternatively, each unit can be used entirely independently, and to that end the EQ module is equipped with its own electronically balanced I/O stages. I'll discuss the EQ section more in a moment, but first let's look more closely at the 1073LB.
This module is based very closely indeed on the original 1073 microphone preamplifier design, using exactly the same architecture, the same class-A circuitry, and even the same hand-wound input and output transformers. However, the method of construction is obviously very different, simply in order to fit everything into the constrictive Lunchbox module format. For example, the original expensive and bulky multi-level gain switch has been replaced with a simpler one controlling relays to provide the functions instead. Some might argue that this re-engineering has an audible effect on the sound character that was undoubtedly influenced in part by the hand-wired looms and plug-in amplifier circuit board arrangements of the original units. While this may be true in a strict A-B comparison, it wasn't something that I noticed or was concerned about. To my ears, the character that shouts '1073' is still there, loud and clear!
A two-way DIP switch on the rear panel provides an alternative module-earthing mode (necessary to enable phantom power in some non-API Lunchbox chassis designs), and to enable the 'insert mode' when integrating a 1073LB with a 1073LB EQ module. When the insert mode is enabled, the audio signal from the 1073LB's input stage is routed via a socket on the module's rear panel, through a supplied link cable to the EQ module, and then returned via the same cable to the preamp module's output stage. This same insert facility will be compatible with other modules, including the 2264 ALB compressor, announced shortly before we went to press.
As you'd expect, the module's test measurements are all very good, with distortion coming out well below 0.07 percent, even when driving the output to +20dBu. The dominant distortion character is almost equal amounts of second and third harmonic, with the latter being slightly greater. The frequency response is easily within 0.5dB between 20Hz and 20kHz, falling to -3dB at about 8Hz and 40kHz when working at full gain. At low gain settings there is a very subtle LF bloom, and at high gain settings the extreme HF is very slightly subdued. Whatever the gain setting, the preamp always delivered a full and rich bottom end, a detailed and present mid-range, and a smooth, silky sheen at the top end. Plenty of modern preamps are quieter, but I never found input noise to be an issue, even at high gain settings.
The 1073LB EQ is the partnering four-band equaliser for the 1073 preamp module, and is designed to fit a single Lunchbox module width. As shipped from the factory, the equaliser module is configured as a stand-alone unit, with its I/O accessed through the Lunchbox chassis connectors in the usual way. However, it can also be user-configured to operate as an insert within the signal path of a 1073LB module, so that a conventional 1073 module audio path is properly replicated, and this configuration is called the 'insert mode' (see below).
The Lunchbox provides a very popular means of allowing users to build up a varied collection of signal processors in a cost-effective and manageable way. Third party replicas of and homages to the 1073 have been available for some time, but to have an official product built to the original technical standards, and especially one which can be used so flexibly, with the original EQ design intact, holds a very strong appeal indeed. It's all good, and I want some...
It's about time there was an official Neve 1073 module for the LunchBox format, but the wait has been well worth it! The new AMS Neve 1073LB and 1073LB EQ modules are beautifully engineered and boast the brilliant bonus of being able to configure adjacent preamp and EQ modules with the correct signal path. 2ff7e9595c
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