Rupert Neve?

nukmusic · 23rd June 2005, 05:12 AM

Ok..........

1st Question:
What makes him "Da Man"?

2nd Question:
Does anyone a list of all the gear He designed or has his design?

3rd Question:
Do they all have a different sound?

I ask because I've gotten mixed opinions about the very few I have heard.

CIB, ISA428, 9098 with EQ

Drumsound · 23rd June 2005, 05:22 AM

Mr. Neve is more revered for his earlier design than the ones you've mentioned. The 10xx series and the 80 series consoles.

Check his site for a bio and list of designs

Of course they all sound different.

nukmusic · 23rd June 2005, 05:27 AM

PurePath vs. Portico. last 2 designs

Jeff Goodman · 23rd June 2005, 06:29 PM

What most people fail to understand is that Rupert Neve did not design MOST of the older classic Neve gear. He was the figurehead, he set the company standards and others did the design work. He did final approval.

Please don't get me wrong, he is very talented. But his primary talent is knowing what recording engineers want and what works for the long haul. At least that was his talent, back then. I'm not sure where his talents lay now, and to be honest, who cares.

Jeff

Country Boy · 23rd June 2005, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Goodman

...he is very talented. But his primary talent is knowing what recording engineers want and what works for the long haul...

It's hard to pay a man a higher compliment than this.

PhilE · 23rd June 2005, 09:40 PM

I didn't think RN was a designer at all.
It's the original, pre AMS, Neve stuff that I think of as the Neve sound really although the ideas have carried on the modern componants often lead to a bit less of a beefy sound in the later stuff.

Revelation · 23rd June 2005, 09:47 PM

Check out EQ magazine in Sept. for a review of his new Masterpiece unit.

Jeff Goodman · 24th June 2005, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Country Boy

It's hard to pay a man a higher compliment than this.

True enough..

Plush · 29th June 2005, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revelation

Check out EQ magazine in Sept. for a review of his new Masterpiece unit.

Sorry, I don't read the magazines---except "Resolution."

I'm not interested in checking your review.

The magazines are a time sponge--- merely an encouragement
to develop EAD. (Equipment Acquisition Disease)--it's kinda like that disease the
Bob Dole talks about.

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nukmusic Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, TX / New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,477	Rupert Neve? Ok.......... 1st Question: What makes him "Da Man"? 2nd Question: Does anyone a list of all the gear He designed or has his design? 3rd Question: Do they all have a different sound? I ask because I've gotten mixed opinions about the very few I have heard. CIB, ISA428, 9098 with EQ __________________ . "THE BLACK LIST" HBO special.. so many vital topics/points. Just so many. Docta'J aka Big NUK www.nukmusic.com Practice Makes Progress

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Drumsound Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il Posts: 3,567	Mr. Neve is more revered for his earlier design than the ones you've mentioned. The 10xx series and the 80 series consoles. Check his site for a bio and list of designs Of course they all sound different. __________________ Tony Oxide Lounge Recording See the Oxide Lounge! WWJMD? Come see me on the Tape Op boards! "If I have to flip flop more than three times in an A/B test to figure out what the difference is, I lose interest in that difference.'--Tchad Blake

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23rd June 2005, 06:29 PM	#4
Jeff Goodman Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 196	What most people fail to understand is that Rupert Neve did not design MOST of the older classic Neve gear. He was the figurehead, he set the company standards and others did the design work. He did final approval. Please don't get me wrong, he is very talented. But his primary talent is knowing what recording engineers want and what works for the long haul. At least that was his talent, back then. I'm not sure where his talents lay now, and to be honest, who cares. Jeff

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PhilE Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,211	I didn't think RN was a designer at all. It's the original, pre AMS, Neve stuff that I think of as the Neve sound really although the ideas have carried on the modern componants often lead to a bit less of a beefy sound in the later stuff.

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Revelation Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York Posts: 1,131	Check out EQ magazine in Sept. for a review of his new Masterpiece unit.