History of the Neve 1073 (plus comparisons with the Scheps 73 and Waves VEQ3)

[@aether962]

This is the most comprehensive deep dive for music technology I’ve seen on this platform hands down. As a Mechanical Engineering student and musician, this is fascinating! Just subbed 😂

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🙏

[@LuisMorales-xm6wc]

God loves Mr.Neve his contribution to the world of sound is incredible!!

[@nciuper]

Thanks for this detailed history of this legendary piece of gear

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you for your kind comment! 😃

[@poindextertunes]

the neve has that bite in the mid to high end 🔥

[@Bloor005]

Neve is my fave preamp, but there will always be a place in my heart for Joe Meek and Ted Fletcher. Do a video on them. Ted is still around and engineering great gear!

[@ryanhamilton3742]

Beautifully detailed. Thank you.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you Ryan!

[@shebbe]

Nice vid! The Scheps 73 made me discover and love the real hardware. They sound surprisingly close, you just lose a bit of 'openness' on the software side for lack of better word.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! I think you’re right, pretty sums up the difference.

[@Robert_Babicz]

thank you, good lesson

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you Robert!

[@phillipphillip367]

Great video. Have you noticed that if you turn on the equalizer, but leave everything at zero (flat), then there is a small hf roll off at about 20 kHz? I read that this is a design feature. I also have 1073 CH, and when I turn on the EQ, but set everything to zero (flat), the sound gets a little darker in the "air" region.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you! Yeah, definitely a few things going on when the EQ is engaged. I should have a look on the scope and measure it.

[@phillipphillip367]

@@mixingmasteringonline Check out Plugin Doctor - amazing tool! With this program you can measure the frequency response of plug-ins and hardware. I found that the VEQ3 also has a 20kHz treble rolloff when the EQ is active, but set to zeros (flat). The same thing happens with the hardware 1073 Ch module. But the plug-in from Sheps, when EQ is engaged remains flat throughout the entire frequency spectrum.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

@@phillipphillip367 I haven't used Plugin Doctor yet, it looks like a great tool, thanks for the tip!

[@johnlance3860]

Really great!

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thank you John!

[@gregoryreveret4102]

Is the picture on [timestamp 4min41] from an actual 1073 CH? I was under the impression that the CH units were completely hand wired.

[@mixingmasteringonline]

You’re right, I don’t think this is a CH version. It’s a stock photo not the one I have in the studio.

[@wyrlismike]

i just got some neve 1058s for guitars and damn they are nice, gotta say they blow away my 1073s and 1064s

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to try them out.

[@15Edislandio]

but wich one is better? the scheps, or the VEQ3?

[@mixingmasteringonline]

They're both useful, I tend to use the VEQ more often but I'd use both.

[@Jon8ight]

There is another better 1073 plugins than these Waves, like Mellowmuse Eq2v

[@GuadalupeNunez-i8y]

hmm that VEQ3 didn't sound too bad actually.

[@Jon8ight]

@@GuadalupeNunez-i8y'' acustica nebula'' make amazing 1073 emulation

[@wyrlismike]

i was surprised by the veq its so old, i wouldnt think it would be so close@@GuadalupeNunez-i8y

[@EduardoSanchez-no2se]

Nice!!!

[@mixingmasteringonline]

Thanks!

[@davidleeroth357]

That VEQ3 sounds the closest to me

[@EdwinDekker71]

Wow the plugins sound flat and brittle. Have you tried the lindell 80 chan?

[@mixingmasteringonline]

I haven’t tried that one, better than the rest?

[@EdwinDekker71]

@@mixingmasteringonline yes, in my opinion. It's pretty good 👍

[@liodwika]

I thought it was gonna be loathe's song for a second

[@marcthompson4661]

The plug ins don’t even compare.