Topic: Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5012 portable 2-channel pre

[Brian]

fuck yeah

i've always wanted a Neve 8-channel rackmountable pre.  mmmmmmmmm 8 ISA 1076's mmmmmmmmm

[Jammin72]

Neat - Almost more of a mini mixer design...Gain + Trim controls...

I presume that gives you a finer bit of control...

More detailed control and less of a sonic impact since you can potentiometer with less!  Switches for the big jumps.

Doesn't look like he designed it specifically for our purposes but I can't wait to hear this box!!

Yum!

[kindms]

any update on this thing. Did you guys ever get to run it ?

[chris_jones]

I just bought one to play with.  Will keep y'all posted.

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/neve.JPG

[Steve J]

I just bought one to play with. Will keep y'all posted.

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/neve.JPG

Mmmm....

I keep coming back to the Rupert Neve Designs web site to dream a bit. I'll be interested to hear your results.

[johnw]

I just bought one to play with.  Will keep y'all posted.

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/neve.JPG

Good luck making quality recordings with all that crap     
+T man - can't wait to hear about it!

[Ray76]

I just bought one to play with.  Will keep y'all posted.

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/neve.JPG

Good luck making quality recordings with all that crap     
+T man - can't wait to hear about it!

nice man, nic!\e!

[krebsy]

Awesome!!  I was just daydreaming this week of a 140 > Neve Portico > Mytek rig!! How could that not sound good?

[scb]

i just hope the neve doesn't loosen up the lows too much.  we'll see i guess

hey chris, i'll help you break the thing in

[wboswell]

I saw an add in the latest Tape Op mag for this thing...  This is the only piece of gear that I'm really interested in.  It seems like it could be the variable gain m148 dream machine...

[Ray76]

I saw an add in the latest Tape Op mag for this thing...  This is the only piece of gear that I'm really interested in.  It seems like it could be the variable gain m148 dream machine...

What charactaristics do the neve products have???Warm, transparent??

Just asking because you mentioned the m148..

It interests me too as someone who will be building a studio...

[wboswell]

Follow the link on page one, first post, then follow the link to specifications.  Now you've got everything I know about the unit. 

[Ray76]

Follow the link on page one, first post, and you've got everything I've know about the unit

 I did follow the link when you first posted it, was asking a general question about neve products, not that one specifically. He has a good reputation obviously, but i didnt know if there was a signature sound that his products had , a charactaristic, a color....(sp)
Just curious.

[chris_jones]

I haven't played with it, yet, so can't comment yet on sonic characteristics.  Only powered it on to test some new IC's, but I reckon this box is a bit slicker than an m148.  I'm trying to get tickets to the Mraz benefit show 7/27 in SoHo or Howie Day Tuesday to debut it, but both are a tough ticket.  If anyone can help, please let me know.

Spent yesterday MacGyver'ing together a rackmount shelf for the Neve and Mytek to suit my fancy.  Both units fit readily on a shallow rack shelf with some careful drilling of the shelf.  Neve is quite heavy, but still significantly easier to carry around than my primary rig. 

http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/begin.JPG
http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescx/dmb/end.JPG

Howie Day w/ Anna Nallick (my new favorite female pop star now that Michelle is married and pregnant with a child I didn't father), Jason Mraz, DMB all in town this week, I'm just without tickets to all but the latter.  And need night 2 Randall's tickets, so if anyone wants to get this box close night 2, charity is always welcome.

Thanks kindly. 

Chris

[chris_jones]

Neve = reputedly warm, analogue.