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Old 19th May 2005   #5
Fletcher
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Williams
Besides the disasterous 81 series consoles, this is the worst sounding Neve desk. Very dark, very thick. No air.
...and no life, and no reason to exist, and just an overall drag.

However, the V-1 and V-2 sucked even a bit worse than the V-3 and VR but for the most part, Mr. Williams has hit the nail squarely on the head.

One of my favorite George Massenburg quotes: "I never thought I'd ever work on a desk that sounded worse than an SSL until I sat down behind a Neve "V" series".

I once pulled two weeks worth of sessions out a room with a V-3 because the desk sounded like ass and I wouldn't work on the thing... fortunately the producer agreed with me and the studio had another room open without a "V series" POS sitting in the middle of it.

On the bright side... it does have the "N word" on the side...

Peace.
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