Neve 1073 - your thoughts

[Kenny Gioia]

Originally Posted by YYR123

Hahahah, yeah that's it. That's what Rupert had in mind the whole time

Having only worked on a Neve 8068 for less than a decade and my boss and mentor knowing him personally, I guess I wouldn't know.

[YYR123]

Yep, he lives about 60 miles down the road from Austin

I guess I could drive down and ask him, I bet he is super down to earth.

[Eric Lambert]

It doesn't have a lot of weaknesses, which is why it's such a legend, but other than price I find myself wishing for a slightly tighter bottom end, a touch more clarity in the highs, and I wish it didn't get washy when stacking 8 or so vocals together. Of course then it wouldn't be a 1073, because those things contribute to the mojo, but that was the question.

Conversely, the reason I bought an Avedis MA5 is because it cleans up all three of those bases, and covers the price factor, too.

[Barry Johns]

Plugin Eq's are just too good today to spend limited funds on them!

Focus on Mic's and Mic Pre-Amps, plus a couple of really good tracking compressors!