Option+Command clicking on a whole row on Oxide Inserts in Pro Tools to bypass them all at the same time and getting that “Oh, that was really helping, turn it back on” moment. The decision we did make every time was how hard to hit the tape. Retro Hardware: Neve Class-A Microphone Preamp-Only Modules (no EQ) Joel Cameron Everyone is familiar with the Neve class-A channel amps, especially the 10 which are back in current production (and, of course, those who have read my previous Neve installments now know far more about lots of other models). Normal people using tape machines didn’t tweak the setup of the machine, it was set up for one type of tape and that’s what we used. I’m old enough to have used tape because its all we had.
In Oxide that’s the main decision you have to make. The benefit of tape modelling comes from the cumulative contribution these processes make across many tracks in your session and 90% of the sound comes from how hard you hit the tape. Personally I’ve never touched the bias or head EQ settings and unless you have strong feelings about tape formulation the simplicity of Oxide combined with its lower price make it the obvious choice. The thing you are missing in Oxide compared to the Studer is choices of tape formulation and access to the “tweaks”. The addition of the fader and impedance switch offers more possibilities and an even more accurate representation of. Both plugins were created by the same team and both sound really good. The big, punchy sound of the Neve 1073 compliments any musical genre, from rock to pop, hip-hop to rap, thrash to. Is there another reason to use Oxide? I’d say there is. Originals can command stratospheric prices, but a host of current reissues and clonesfrom Neve and many other companiesare also available. So if the Studer A800 plugin has the same DSP usage as Oxide, why would I use Oxide? It a fair question and the easy answer is that Oxide costs less than half what the Studer does. The 1073 Preamp/EQ module, from Neve’s vintage ’70s consoles, is probably the most famousand most desirableclassic British console preamp of all time. Everyone is familiar with the Neve class-A channel amps, especially the 10 which are back in current production (and, of course, those who have read my previous Neve installments now know far more about lots of other models). Put some drums through it and you might be surprised. Retro Hardware: Neve Class-A Microphone Preamp-Only Modules (no EQ) Joel Cameron. The x4 attack switch in the compressor section, not available in the hardware version makes a comparatively slow optical compressor very grabby indeed. I like B a little bit better for its darkness and low mid warmth. I can say the following with great confidence.
The 32KHz setting for the high shelf in the EQ section gives the famous Air band of the Maag Eq a run for its money. After doing alot of my own research in the last month or so on pres, lots of listening tests, etc. Rated as a great DI for bass the Unison technology found in UAD hardware means and the tactile control offered by UA hardware means that the sweet spots won’t be too hard to find in this classy sounding and surprisingly flexible channel strip. Paired with a nice Neumann or possibly a Sony C800G it’s a vocal front end with some bling to it. Frequently associated with Hiphop and R&B production it’s a classic front end for such styles. It’s a very polished sounding tube preamp with an optical compressor and a very capable EQ section. In diesem Fall sollte man überlegen, auf getrennte 500er Module für 1073 Preamp und EQ in einer Lunchbox zurück zu greifen.Avalon’s most popular product, this high end channel strip is rightly regarded by many as a classic but is possibly misunderstood by some. Kompressor, mittels Insert-Buchsen zwischen Eingangs- und Ausgangsübertragern, wahlweise vor oder nach dem EQ eingeschleift werden und vom Sound des 1073 mit profitieren.Įinziger Wermutstropfen: Der EQ kann nicht mit anderen Preamps zusammen genutzt werden, z.B.
Positiv hervorzuheben sind auch die Routing-Möglichkeiten. Der DPX arbeitet die "Persönlichkeit" jedes Instruments heraus. Die einzelnen Parts lassen sich dadurch besser im Mix platzieren. Alles, was man da durchschickt scheint irgendwie besser zu klingen, plastischer, dreidimensionaler, voller. Aber kein wirklicher Vergleich mit dem DPX! Der Sound - einfach genial. Ich habe viele Jahre mit dem 1073 DPA Preamp und den UAD 1073 EQ-Emulationen gearbeitet. Und ich muss sagen, meine Erwatrtungen wurden mehr als erfüllt. Schon lange auf der Wunschliste - jetzt endlich im Heimstudio: Der Neve 1073 Preamp mit EQ in doppelter Ausführung.