

What are some of your favorite Neve emulation plugins? Search for.

The URS N4 offers four fully parametric EQ bands, as well as high-pass and low-pass controls, and a gain knob for dialing in distortion. There are dozens of emulations of style preamps and EQs. The GOLD2 package includes individual plugins for the preamp, EQ and compressor modules, as well as a channel strip version. It includes six different equalizers, two compressors, seven preamplifiers and advanced routing emulations. GOLD2 is much more than a simple preamp emulation. Aside from the addition of stereo and mid-side processing, the EQ also stays true to the original feature set. For these examples, I attempted to match the settings as best as I could by ear. The most unique thing about this plugin is that it does not include markings for frequency or gain controls, forcing you to rely on your ears. It also includes a fully variable high-pass filter. British-E features more versatile filter shapes than the original design with three fully variable bands: a high-shelf, a midrange bell, and a low shelf. Although the British-E is only a small portion of what this powerful plugin has to offer, it does an amazing job of emulating the sound of Neve EQs. First, the FG, available as part of the Virtual Console Collection, offers simple drive and trim controls for emulating the dual-stage red band preamp of the Finally, the Virtual Channel and Virtual Mixes plugins, both available in the Virtual Console Collection, feature Brit-N settings for emulating the channel circuitry and summing characteristics of using running a signal through a Neve console. Slate has a plugin for everything, and in this case, they actually have three plugins dedicated to emulating the legendary sound of the preamp. The only new features are an impedance switch and a switchable dB pad. In terms of features, the UAD sticks very closely to the original design. We put some of our favorite style plugins through the paces on drums, bass, guitars and vocals with the following settings. The midband controls a bell curve with selectable frequencies at.

The top EQ band controls a fixed shelf at 12 kHz. In addition to a single gain control knob, which can be used to drive signals until they saturate, the also features a three-band semi-parametric EQ and selectable high-pass filter. The original preamps utilize a very streamlined design. Vintage Neve preamps sound amazing, but their limited feature set and astronomical price tag push many engineers towards digital alternatives.

The Neve is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music.
