AMS Neve® DFCTM Channel Strip
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An exact replica of the world's top post‑production tool.
The AMS Neve DFC (Digital Film Console) is the ultimate, purpose-built console for multi-format film dubbing and TV post production at the highest level. Used to mix Oscar-winning soundtracks and countless hit TV shows, the AMS Neve DFC resides in the world’s leading post-production houses, most notably Skywalker Sound and Warner Bros. facilities.
Available exclusively for UAD hardware and UA Audio Interfaces, the AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip plug-in offers unprecedented access to the exact same DSP algorithms from the leading modern post production console.Now You Can:
Mix with an exact, plug-in replication of the channel strip from the industry-standard digital film console
Access the same tools and workflow used by today's top re-recording mixers and post-production engineers
Intuitively dial in powerful dynamics processing and EQ with the unique Chan‑Quad Panel
Use the innovative TFT Meters for informative visual feedback and easy graphical editing
An Exact Replicate
The UAD AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip is not a modeled version of the console's channel strip — it is the channel strip. Because the DFC uses the same floating-point architecture as the UAD platform, the developers at AMS Neve were able to map the console’s DSP, instruction for instruction, providing the plug-in with the identical algorithms, features, and sound as the original.
Oscar-Winning Workflow
The AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip plug-in includes all 74 of the controls on the DFC console’s channel strip, providing you with the same fast and flexible workflow that post-production engineers have used on over 70% of international blockbusters. And unlike other channel strips, the signal flow of the channel strip’s multiple modules can be reorganized on the fly, with intuitive “drag & drop” rearrangement of processing modules.
Dynamics and More
The AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip plug-in features an impressive array of DSP processing. For frequency manipulation, you get four bands of fully parametric EQ and two bands of fourth-order filtering. A full suite of dynamics processors includes a compressor, limiter, expander, gate, and a dynamic EQ. You even get phase and width controls.
Comprehensive Toolset
The AMS Neve DFC console is revered by film and TV engineers worldwide for its ability to process a wide range of audio material. From quiet footsteps to multi-person dialog to battle scene explosions, the AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip plug-in is a must-have for modern post‑production creatives.
Customer Reviews
B. Forpahl
June 13, 2020
Why no promotion
Iuse this for podcasting and it combined with Neve preamp is awesome!
Read MoreB. Forpahl
June 13, 2020
Why no promotion
Iuse this for podcasting and it combined with Neve preamp is awesome!
Read MoreE. Persson
June 4, 2020
I really wanted to love this plugin, but...
For a voiceover channel strip, the features and layout of the AMS Neve seemed to be everything I was looking for in a single plugin. And, the ability to re-organize the blocks in the...
Read MoreR. Marant
May 23, 2020
Mejor canal!!
Lo suelo utilizar en mis grabaciones y es genial. Un plugins que me sorprendió.
Read MoreF. Lockwood
May 21, 2020
Indispensable pour les musiques à l’image
Formidable comme la majorité des plugin UAD
Read MoreZ. Sabijan
May 5, 2020
A gem!
Very versatile, sounds great on most material! Highly recommended!
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Key Features
Access the sound of the AMS Neve Digital Film Console channel strip, the same used in the world's premier motion picture facilities
Features the exact same DSP algorithms as the hardware, in plug-in format
Four Bands of fully parametric EQ
Two Bands of 4th-order filtering
Compressor, Limiter, Expander, Gate, and Dynamics EQ
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Customer Reviews
AMS Neve DFC Channel Strip
B. Forpahl
Why no promotion
Iuse this for podcasting and it combined with Neve preamp is awesome!
B. Forpahl
Why no promotion
Iuse this for podcasting and it combined with Neve preamp is awesome!
E. Persson
I really wanted to love this plugin, but...
For a voiceover channel strip, the features and layout of the AMS Neve seemed to be everything I was looking for in a single plugin. And, the ability to re-organize the blocks in the signal-flow path is excellent. Very powerful, very flexible, and amazingly low DSP usage for all it does. I love all of that... But, I really wish it had graphical feedback: I want to SEE the spectral content before/after as I tune EQ (like FabFilter Pro 3). I want to SEE a cursor moving along the gate/compressor/limiter curve so I know where my signal is compared to the thresholds (like Waves does). I need to SEE how the dynamic EQ is hitting the compressor side-chain. If those features could be added without killing the DSP usage, this would be the ultimate channel strip for me. Without it, it just takes a lot more fiddling to really dial-in the sound I want. That's the only reason I gave it four stars, because I know it COULD be a better UI and hope it is soon. Because I DO really like the sound I get once it is all set-up. Very natural sounding - and I use it all the time now.
R. Marant
Mejor canal!!
Lo suelo utilizar en mis grabaciones y es genial. Un plugins que me sorprendió.
F. Lockwood
Indispensable pour les musiques à l’image
Formidable comme la majorité des plugin UAD
Z. Sabijan
A gem!
Very versatile, sounds great on most material! Highly recommended!
J. Roecker
Looks average, sounds anything but...
The look of this plugin kept me from trying it out for a while tbh. I finally decided to give it a go and am so glad I did. This gets used on most of my channels now!
J. Basko
Perfect!
I ended up buying this channel strip within a few hours of starting the demo. Once you see everything you can do with this plugin, it's an absolute no-brainer. With the type of work that I do (voiceover), this is exactly the type of channel strip I was looking for! Filters that cut up to 24dB/octave, a 4 band parametric EQ (and even one dynamic band that I haven't played with yet), a totally customizable and clean compressor, AND the best expander/gate that I've found available here at Universal Audio! Thanks, guys!
N. Wilkes
Not just for film work
I know this is the DFC, but it could equally be the DMC as well because it works beautifully with a large music production too. The sound quality is everything I expect from Neve and I have come to rely on UAD tools for every mix I do. How did Tina Turner put it..oh yes:
You're Simply The Best!J. Rios
Image is nothing. Sound is everything. Music is the best.
Therefore, this is it. The best UAD plugin with the worst advertising campaign by the company. There's not a single video or review anywhere. But ... now it's our little professional secret.
L. Alin Gabriel
Absolute best
The tone of this unit is second to none.
B. Agra
Neve Skywalker
Post must have. Dialogue champ.
R. Roque
great tool
one of the bests plugins of UAD
T. Martin
Powerful
As a full time professional voice actor, I record with my Manley Ref C into a Great River pre. I use this plug in post to lightly shape (doesn't require much) and tidy up the raw VO before sending it out. I can't believe I futzed around with so many other plugs before I discovered this one. It is the ideal tool for dialogue work.
M. Wirth
Pros and cons
Cons: Only four eq bands and the workflow isn't ideal.
Pros: A quality product. Everything module sounds good.
Summary: A competent plugin, but I tend to use it less and less because of the limitations.D. Rifé
Amazing for audio post production
Ideal for all types of TV or movie related work. Also podcast or radio productions.
Z. Ou
Real thing
This is a real thing. Best filter in UAD, best EQ to playback movie and playing game, sound very "theatre", DFC name right.
P. Coffin
Surprised the hell out of me!
I can't understand how this isn't getting more attention. I didn't get why a plugin version of a digital console strip would be appealing. But I was wrong. Just slapping this onto a channel adds a focus that is difficult to achieve otherwise. The EQ is great transparent and its a joy to boost with, and the compression is one of the most transparent I've ever heard in a plugin. I love color and analog gear, no doubt there... but sometimes you need clean/clear - and this is a wonderful way to get it without venturing into bland/sterile territory. This really stands out as must have for me. When describing it to my wife I told her to take her glasses off... and then put them back on. Seriously.
C. BONAFE
Learning more
I bought this plug in to reaserch and learn more about the AMS NEVE.
S. Smith
As clean and open as--and with all the great utility of--the real deal
We all know that Neve was proud of low-distortion and low-noise analog specs and super-fast VCA compression (which isn't always the first choice for everything, but GREAT with peaky sources), and clean, surgical EQ with some phase complexities that defy easy description, but contribute to a signature sound that helped define so many great recordings. While I wouldn't want to be limited to this palette as my only signal path and dynamics processing in the digital era (with so many great analog channel models), many certainly have who owned the hardware. And that most certainly never held anybody back from making a hit record!
