Universal Audio Launches Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection, UAD 7.7 Update
We’ve heard it again and again – nothing sounds quite like vintage gear. And we figure with today’s technology, why can’t we have the best of both worlds?
Well Universal Audio is on top of it – with the release of their Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ plug-in collection, the newly updated UAD 7.7 powers the integrated Unison tech allows for Apollo audio interfaces’ mic preamps to “sound and behave” like vintage Neve preamps from the beloved early ’70’s.
More UAD 7.7 updates include:
Preamps and EQ’s with digitally controlled analog characteristics of Apollo interfaces.
- AAX 64 Windows 7 compatibility (click here for important information)
- Mac Thunderbolt PCIe audio drivers for Apollo & Apollo 16
- Apollo Twin compatibility with UAD-2 devices
- Apollo Console Input Labeling (“Scribble Strips”)
The Neve Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection is available now for $299 MSRP ($149 for owners of the legacy Neve 1073/1073SE Classic Console EQ plug-ins). Here are more details from UAD:
The Neve 1073 Channel Amplifier is easily the most revered preamp and EQ circuit ever designed. Introduced in 1970, this hallowed class-A, transistor mic/line amp with EQ epitomizes the beautiful “Neve sound,” with unparalleled clarity, sheen, and bite.
Now for the first time, you can track through the only authentic end-to-end circuit emulation of this legendary piece of audio history, with the Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces.
Now You Can:
- Get the world’s only authentic and licensed plug-in emulation of the classic Neve 1073 Channel Amplifier
- Color and EQ your mix with Neve tone, including all 10 distinct clipping points from the vintage 1970’s era hardware
- Record “through” the 1073 preamp in real time using Apollo Twin, DUO, or QUAD interfaces
- Control Apollo interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the 1073 plug-in with Unison™ technology
- Mix with artist presets from Ed Cherney, Joe Chiccarelli, Jaquire King, Ryan Hewitt, David Isaac, Ryan West, and more
- Get the flagship Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ plug-in, plus the Legacy 1073 EQ and 1073SE (“DSP-Lite”) EQ plug-ins
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