02/15/2021
A legend in the pro audio community passed away over the weekend. Matter of fact, legend is absolutely putting it too mildly...
Rupert Neve. Your inventions have inspired and empowered musicians, producers, and mixing and mastering engineers during the past and present and will continue to be coveted by many for years to come! On top of that, from interviews I’ve watched, I can tell you were a really kind person and sharp guy; you will be missed!
I came into audio at the dawn of digital audio becoming mainstream (circa 2001). Being completely self taught, my appreciation for analog flavor and saturation came WAY too late. So it took me a long time to come around to what everyone saw in his products, especially the Neve 1073, 1081, and 88R series. But after realizing and appreciating just how much character his preamps and channel strips have and what their “in the box” emulation equivalents alone have done for my sound, I’ve become a huge fanboy of Neve like so many of you!
While this is a few days late, if you haven’t done so, let’s raise that red k**b a few db steps higher today and reflect on what this man has done for the audio community!
