Neve® 1073 / 1073SE Classic Console EQ Plug-Ins

Overview

Neve® 1073 / 1073SE Classic Console EQ Plug-Ins

3-Band EQ & High-Pass Filter Plug-In Modeled After Revered Neve 8014 Console

Originally designed by Neve in 1970, the Neve 1073 channel module is derived from revered Neve consoles such as the 8014. The 1073 is famous for adding otherwise unattainable sheen and clarity to music tracks. Modeling the 3-band EQ and high-pass filter with painstaking detail and thoroughness, Universal Audio’s Neve 1073 EQ plug-in replicates the sonic experience of its analog inspiration with stunning detail. Other features include a 30 dB range of gain control, phase reverse and EQ bypass.

Exclusively Neve licensed/UA modeled 1073 EQ
Revered 3-band “Wessex A88/8014” EQ
High Shelving, Parametric Mid, Low Shelving & HPF
Requires a UAD-1 or UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card available from authorized dealers worldwide
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The Neve 1073/SE EQ is a fixed 12kHz high shelving EQ, a six frequency (7.2k, 4.8k, 3.2k, 1.6k, .7k, .36k) parametric EQ, a four frequency (220, 110, 60 and 35 Hz) low shelving EQ, and a four frequency high pass filter. Other features include a 30 dB range of gain control, plus phase reverse and EQ bypass.

$249.00

Features & Specs

Neve® 1073 / 1073SE Classic Console EQ Plug-Ins

Features:

Exclusively Neve licensed/UA modeled 1073 EQ
Revered 3-band “Wessex A88/8014” EQ
High Shelving, Parametric Mid, Low Shelving & HPF
30 dB range of gain control
Original RAF Cosmetics & Concentric Controls
Most widely used EQ in popular music
Neve 1073SE ‘DSP-lite’ version yields higher instance count
Requires a UAD-1 or UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card available from authorized dealers worldwide

See the UAD Instance Chart here

Parameters:

High Shelf Filter: +/-15dB gain with switchable freq (15k, 12k, 10k, 8k)
High-Mid Bell Filter: +/-15dB gain with switchable freq (9k, 7k, 5k, 3k)
Low-Mid Bell Filter: +/-15dB gain with switchable freq (2k, 1k, 500, 250Hz)
Low Shelf Filter, +/-15dB gain with switchable freq (150, 100, 80, 50 Hz)
Low Pass Filters: independently switchable and combinable (15k, 12k, and 9kHz) 12dB/Octave
High Pass Filters: independently switchable and combinable (25, 50, and 100 Hz), 18dB/Octave
“Output” Gain with -24 to +12dB range
180º Phase Reverse
EQ In/Out bypasses plug-in

$249.00

Reviews

Reviews

Neil Mclellan
(TapeOp)
"The [UAD] Neve 1073 & 1081 EQ emulations are stellar and sound crisp and smooth, even at the extreme edges."

04/2010

Ed Cherney
(Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton)
"I've put it [Neve 1073 EQ plug-in] up against the hardware 1073s I have, and I end up using the plug-ins."

07/2009

Vance Powell
(The Raconteurs)
"If I want to dig the wool out, I use a [Neve]1073 plug-in. I want to add some boom, I go to the middle, and crank it up."

03/2009

Garrett "Jacknife" Lee
(R.E.M., The Cars)
"Wow! How did i do without it [UAD-2]? The 1073 EQ! 1176LN! Dimension D! The EMT reverbs! Fairchild 670!"

08/2010

Jeff Russo
(Tonic)
"We [Tonic] used the Neve 1073 EQ on just about everything. You can really carve out the space you need in a mix with it."

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06/2010
Glenn Rosenstein
(Ziggy Marley, U2)
"I'm very fond of the Neve plugs, the 1073 and the 1081 EQ's ... They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside."

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06/2010

Frank Filipetti
(James Taylor, Rod Stewart)
"Neve 1073, Fairchild 670, & EMT 140 — I don't think I'd even consider mixing in the box without them."

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05/2010

Henry Jackman
(The Da Vinci Code)
"The UAD Neve 1073 is absolutely ideal for adding broad warmth to orchestral sounds."

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05/2010

Frank Filipetti
(James Taylor, Rod Stewart)
"The Neve 1073 EQ—my go to EQ for just about everything. It's so good, my Neve hardware sits silently by"

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05/2010

Ivan Barias
(Faith Evans)
"The Neve 1073 EQ is my go-to plug-in when I need the right amount of personality on a track."

04/2010
Hector Delgado
(Jay-Z, Ledisi)
"The Neve plug-ins for UAD are a must for anyone wanting that 'outboard' sound 'in-the-box'."

04/2010

Future Music UK
(Future Music UK)
"Genuinely allows you to turn each channel of your DAW into a virtual Neve channel strip."

02/2010

Jim Dalrymple
(The Loop)
"[I use] the Fairchild Compressor, Neve 1081, Neve 1073, LA-2A and the 1176 Compressor. They all give you something different."

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09/2009

Vance Powell
(The Raconteurs)
"The 1073, 1176, LA-2A, LA-3A, 33609, the RE-201, the Dimension D, and the CE-1 [plug-ins]. I couldn't live without 'em"

03/2009

Charles Scott
(Fringe)
"I’ve been using 1073/1081 EQs as program EQs a LOT lately. Really, the first plug-in EQs that really sweeten the mix for me."
Ryan West
(Kanye West)
"I frequently grab the Neve 1073 plug-in for bass, kicks, snares & vocals because whatever I do, that EQ always sounds musical."

Tom Misner
(President of AMS-Neve)
"The definitive series of Neve plug-ins as a compliment to the range of Classic and New Classic Neve hardware units."

Dweezil Zappa
(Zappa Plays Zappa)
"I've had a chance to work with all of the Neve plug-ins and they sound exceptionally good."

Gavin Monaghan
(The Twang)
"Thanks to my UAD-2 quad, I can have a vintage Neve 1073 on every channel without mortgaging my house."

Adam Hawkins
(50 Cent)
"I love the new Neves. The 1081 and the 1073 I'm so happy with. They're the closest emulations I've heard."
Ryan West
(T.I., T-Pain)
"I've worked with all the UAD Neve plug-ins and they sound exceptionally good. They do exactly what I had hoped they would do."

Nathaniel Kunkel
(Nirvana)
"[The 1073] was able to get the guitar to grind in a way that I could not get out of any other plug, much less another Neve."

12/2009

Paul Vnuk, Jr.
(Recording Magazine)
"As you would expect from UA, each plug-in is visually and functionally accurate to its real world counterpart"

06/2008

Garret Haines
(EQ Magazine)
"If you’ve been considering the UAD line ... with authorized Neve plug-ins, you’ll have the tools you need."

04/2008

Bruce Aisher
(Future Music UK)
"UA have taken revered [Neve] hardware and modelled it to perfection to produce a killer bundle."

Review
11/2006
Paul White
(Sound on Sound)
"Once again Universal Audio have gone the extra mile to capture the authentic character of the real thing"

Review
11/2006

Paul White
(Sound On Sound)
"[The Neve 1073 EQ plug-in has] all the bite, without breaking your skin, just like the original."

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by A. Kizub (Sunday 13 May, 2012)
For many decades as the citizens of the Soviet Union we were granted no access to the fruits of the sound recording high technologies. And even now not every citizen of the former Soviet Union can indulge themself with Neve 1073 VST plug-in version, to say nothing of the hard version of Neve1073. I … Read more
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by A. Teixeira (Sunday 6 May, 2012)
A melhor emulaÃ§Ã£o de um eq Neve em software que jÃ¡ experimentei. Realmente dÃ¡ caracter ao que equaliza. Vale a pena! … Read more
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by S. Wuelser (Monday 30 January, 2012)
it's the only plugin EQ i've ever heared which sounds really good when boosting sounds! i love to use the cut at 80hz and boost lows at 60hz at the same time. this results in amazing smooth subbasses. also the high-boost is crisp and present without getting to agressive. i simply love the sound! so … Read more
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by J. Roberts (Saturday 7 January, 2012)
A sweet device. I bolt this on to every track I can until my 1 card says no. I record acoustic instruments and voice and this sounds so natural … Read more
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by E. Mullano (Saturday 3 December, 2011)
excellent !! nice sound and clean , I think that every DAW should have a neve plug in … Read more

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