My old boss Mike Grimwood used to work with him. He had many tales of building desks for stars and getting absolutely smashed with them. Sounded like a great time to be alive.
Amazing bits of kit. Incredibly spendy, too. Even back in the 80s a bug Neve could easily be a couple hundred grand.
Today, a single 1073 channel form Neve is about $2,500. A big board can have 96, maybe even 128 channels - and that's ignoring all the power supplies, insert busses, etc.
A great engineer and hacker. I've recorded (bass) through his circuits numerous times over the decades.
I don't know if it was his idea or not but I always loved the Portico 5042 tape emulator. Want the sound of tape? Then run the signal through some tape heads. A proper "hack".
A legend was lost. I didn't know many of his songs but my wife and I love the Pina Coolatta song. One of the first 45s I purchased when we moved into our first home. RIP.
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[ 4.3 ms ] story [ 54.4 ms ] threadToday, a single 1073 channel form Neve is about $2,500. A big board can have 96, maybe even 128 channels - and that's ignoring all the power supplies, insert busses, etc.
From a recording engineer perspective I've always enjoyed the 1073
I don't know if it was his idea or not but I always loved the Portico 5042 tape emulator. Want the sound of tape? Then run the signal through some tape heads. A proper "hack".