Monday 27 October 2008

Top Gear

I have often wondered , is all that vintage analogue equipment that people bang on about in Sound On Sound magazine really all that good?

Well last week I was lucky enough to get my hands on a priceless Neve console from the early 80's and find out. The answer is yes, it really fucking is.

The desk had built in EQ and Dynamics that made all the plug-ins I have sound like toys. Even without any processing there was absolutely no audible desk noise whatsoever which is a first for an analogue desk that iI have used.

Of course good skills make great sounding tunes regardless of the tools used, but there is little doubt in my mind that a certain amount of the expensive sound you hear on pop records comes from the expensive equipment used.

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