Design: How Silk Works

[@theredfaceofficial]

Rupert and his team gave us the best gift of all on this amazing design choice - Silk. We choose how we push those RND transformers.

[@LesonDeson]

That's a great video!

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

This is a really intelligent video. It is basically a presence control.

[@Perfettoofficial]

amazing video.. A lot of the favorite pieces in my studio are Neve

[@arthurscience]

Wow didn't know Tim Cook worked for Rupert Neve!

[@whisperthiefmusic]

Very interesting! Thanks for the insight! I seem to have silk cranked more often than not on my pair of 511's!!

[@a2zStudios602]

Nice video! Love my 542s and 551s

[@NURREDIN]

Can you PLEASE bring back the Portico II Channel Strip? Is there a reason it was discontinued.? I used one at a studio here in Vegas,and I was willing to take money out of my 401K to buy one,and NO ONE has any new units! Is it coming back, or do I have to chance buying a used one? The Shelford channel doesn't have a de-esser.

[@MR_Cellarpop]

I love my Portico ll channel and I want to buy one more so yes pleas RND bring it back to us ;).

[@Sagerydian]

Yes. I want one too! Bring it back please!

[@SpacehotelMusic]

I've read it wasn't 'officially' discontinued by choice (they just stopped making it as had no choice at the time) but was due to materials compliance (CA), a technicality rather than anything wrong with Portico II C itself. It was probably the best CStrip ever made at that price.

[@taylamayde]

Don't take from your 401k just save a lithe longer might be a blessing once its available again you could pay cash 😊

[@MannyXO]

Why would anyone dislike a video like this? I always wondered….what drives a man 🤨

[@gabet3754]

A broke man that can’t afford.

[@Dougj1000]

Ssl

[@zxcvbnmmification]

💯

[@MannyXO]

@@Dougj1000 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RealHomeRecording]

It's a cardinal sin of EDM.

[@tommcwilliams3911]

I have the MBP and love the warmth of blue silk. However I also love how the red can open things up. If you run another neve unit and dial in red on one and blue on another, would this make any sense or basically cancel out what each is doing? I'm always back and forth between the 2 but usually side with blue.

[@tommcwilliams3911]

@@fernandoherrerabastidas The red emphasizes the highs, which makes it louder and helps bring out some clarity. When comparing red vs. blue, bring your listening volume up a notch when on the blue. We always think louder is better, so sometimes the red makes you assume it is what you like better. I tend to side with the blue because it filters a little harshness but again, you don't get the openness that the red gives you. I use the elysia xfilter with passive massage right after in my chain, so it gives me a little bit of that clarity there.

[@siriusfun]

Simple solution - the new-ish Master Buss Transformer has 'Super Silk', which allows both at the same time. Perfection!

[@tommcwilliams3911]

@siriusfun I ended up selling my mbp and buying the mbt. Mbt is exactly what I was looking for.

[@Andy_Macintyre]

Love SIlk, works great !!

[@SeemoreDunkan]

I wish there was a 3rd Silk option of having an equal harmonic distortion content. Were the 70's-80's preamps equal in harmonic distortion content?

[@lewisticknor]

Fantastic video!

[@studioguyx2823]

A tunable Silk would be pretty awesome IMHO... Maybe someday?

[@DaleNorth]

Love using Silk on my: Satellite 5059, Master Buss Processor, Master Buss Converter, my pair of 5052 pre amps, my pair of 517 pres, and my pair of 551 EQs.

[@RichieOtu-u6k]

but does it soften transients?

[@deepdance111]

This sound is not a matter of accident ... this is Neve......try it just once

[@adambrown8867]

What I'm wondering is, why not be able to have red & blue silk at the same time, or just one or the other, or neither? I would think this most advantageous, especially on the group buss, or stereo buss, or on room mics for drums, or for a classical or jazz ensemble.

[@RupertNeveDesigns]

We've seen plenty of customers run a unit with Red engaged into a unit with Blue engaged - for example, a Master Buss Processor into a Master Buss Converter, or a 5057/5059/5060 combo summing system. But currently it's not technically possible to do simultaneous Red + Blue in a single output stage, given the design of the Silk circuit. But who knows what the future holds...

[@kingech_B15]

Amazing

[@MR_Cellarpop]

Love the Silk, i use it on RND 542, RND MBP and RND MBC

[@dub604]

I love my RND 5211 8-)

[@thaexception3406]

Insightful

[@salvationstudios-homeofthe5334]

Pretty much everything goes through my two portico ii channel strips - absolutely magic boxes that DO improve a bad musician (me!!) :)

[@AlexVazco]

Music sounds like Zora's Domain lul

[@paulsarodh5460]

SUPB 💗💢👌👌

[@fescolfaro]

Red silk ftw. Blue I don't care so much for

[@Elboy522]

There HAS to be some amount of sales pitch in this.

[@JaeBTundra1]

Nah its just high quality