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A gorgeous sounding channel strip that literally came from the legendary console that has made music history: It doesn’t cost much money money money and you just can’t beat it in the digital realm. You will heal the world with the amazing sounds that go on and on. Two channels has been repaired and refurbished and then sampled to capture all the nuances of their fantastic sound: the line input, mic preamp, equalizer and the renowned filters.
‘Based on’ a compressor (sought after original release version ‘A’ with the metal knobs!) that has famously found a lot of use as a bus comp, since its introduction in the early 80s. It’s known for its characteristic smooth sound and ability to ‘glue’ the elements of a mix or bus together. It has gained many die-hard fans who use it every time they mix, and it has been used on many classic recordings. It can also be used in many situations besides bus compression alone. Some like to use it to beef up electric/acoustic guitars, pianos, vocals and other sources, and it even gets used while tracking by some. It has been called a desert island piece. You don’t need many dBs of compression to get a benefit out of it, with common use involving just a bit of gain reduction for enhancement. Some even use it without compression just for its (subtle) tone. On the other hand, it still sounds great when you push it for lots of gain reduction.
No other high end equaliser can offer the same degree of power and flexibility as the Modern Tube eQualizer which is included in the Modern Tube Console as parametric channel equalizer. This equalizer is very usable and controls most situations effortlessly and musically, with his warmth, transparency, smoothness and less midrange aggression than a classic British eQ. Modern Tube eQualizer manages to sound clean and clear without being weak and characterless. There is little tube colouration, just a maturity of tone.
Vintage 1960’s American console path. Discrete circuitry, with transformer character.
The Series One was the first major console endeavour from Neo-Technology, and we saw their design come into being in Chicago in the late 70’s. The Series One preamps and line input are quiet and life-like and excel on anything needing a warm and natural feel. You can run your tracks and samples through these to give them an added boost or do a bit of filtering also. The simple, very clean signal path contributes to the overall elegance of how the sound is handled. This console has been only slightly modified to improve the DC and Audio path by improving dynamics, details and multi-dimensional sound.
One of the classic Neev consoles of the early 70s is the N14. This high quality, Class A desk, was the first of the “80 series” of legendary top class consoles and it bears “His” name. His preamp modules have established themselves as the most sought after mic-pres in the history of recording. This is especially true for vocals. The amazing summing amp gives a rich, warm and fat sound…that “magic Neev sound”!