Neve® Preamp
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The authentic Neve preamp sound, right at your fingertips.
The Neve mic preamp is an undisputed audio masterpiece, adding genuine Neve sheen, richness, and thick musical detail to any signal that passes through it. The pinnacle of Neve preamp design is the classic 1073® module with EQ, but Neve also briefly produced the 1290TM module — a rare, preamp-only version of the 1073.
Now, you can get the clarity, grit, and harmonically complex class‑A saturation of this amazing mic preamplifier in a simple two-knob plug-in that’s perfect for UA Audio Interface owners.Now You Can:
Get the world’s only authentic plug-in emulation of the legendary class-A, Neve mic preamp
Record "through" the iconic Neve preamp in real time using UA Audio Interfaces, with low DSP use
Color your tracks with musical saturation and complex nonlinear circuit behaviors
Control UA Audio Interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the Neve Preamp plug-in via Unison™ technology
Take a Listen
The Neve Preamp — Simplified
The Neve Preamp plug-in combines sonic attributes of both the 1073 and 1290 designs and provides all the bandwidth and attitude of Neve's original hardware, as heard on countless classic recordings. By thoroughly modeling the dual-stage "Red Knob" preamp and output amplifier with obsessive detail, the Neve Preamp plug-in replicates the sound and behavior of the original preamp with stunning accuracy.
Give Your Tracks the Sound of Your Favorite Albums
Like the original hardware, the Neve Preamp plug-in adds characteristic color and grit. Just drop it into the Unison slot of your UA Audio Interface’s Console software to add instant character to vocals and acoustic guitars, or treat synths, drums, and bass with the complex, dynamic clipping behavior that can only come from Neve.
Unison Technology for UA Audio Interfaces
Harnessing UA’s Unison technology, the Neve Preamp plug-in blurs the lines between analog and digital, giving you all of the legendary hardware’s impedance, gain staging “sweet spots,” and circuit behaviors. The secret is Unison’s bi-directional control and communication from the Neve Preamp plug-in to the digitally controlled mic preamps in UA Audio Interfaces.
Add Clarity and Color to Any Source
Of course, the Neve Preamp plug-in isn’t just for UA Audio Interface owners. UAD-2 hardware owners can employ the Neve Preamp plug-in for mixing and tone shaping — without ever leaving the box. Thanks to its lower DSP usage, you can easily place Neve Preamp plug-in instances across multiple channels, turning your favorite DAW into a classic Neve console.
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Customer Reviews
D. Rohde
January 15, 2021
The "only " Pre Amp
If you need a Preamp use this, Sounds great for all Instruments and Vocals
Read MoreG. Merino
January 14, 2021
Simple and effective
Great for tracking with the unison technology or in the mix, I use it when just want the neve character. If I need more control and shaping I go with the SSL channel strip....
Read MoreS. Northrop
January 9, 2021
Great vocal pre
The Neve pre-amp is great! It adds warmth and clarity for tracking vocals and its very simple to adjust the settings to what works best for your needs!...
Read MoreA. Hannibal
January 5, 2021
Great saturation!
Great saturation! Great distortion! -Usually I use a lot of tape for saturation... Think this is my new "go to".
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Key Features
Exclusively Neve licensed plug-in emulation of the world’s favorite mic preamp
Combines sonic attributes and features of both the coveted 1073 and 1290 designs
Models entire Neve class-A transformer/transistor circuit path, including preamp, output amplifier, nonlinearities, and clipping
Variable, physical input impedance and front panel control of gain staging and other preamp parameters via Unison™ mic preamp technology
Requires a UA Audio Interface or UAD DSP Accelerator Card available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
Neve Preamp
c. way
Me encanta el sonido Neve !!
Demasiado bueno !!!
D. Rohde
The "only " Pre Amp
If you need a Preamp use this, Sounds great for all Instruments and Vocals
G. Merino
Simple and effective
Great for tracking with the unison technology or in the mix, I use it when just want the neve character. If I need more control and shaping I go with the SSL channel strip.
S. Northrop
Great vocal pre
The Neve pre-amp is great! It adds warmth and clarity for tracking vocals and its very simple to adjust the settings to what works best for your needs!
L. Vacek
wow
Great sounding plugin!
A. Hannibal
Great saturation!
Great saturation!
Great distortion!
-Usually I use a lot of tape for saturation... Think this is my new "go to".M. Iwanusa
Set it and forget it
I put this on my drum bus, guitar bus... you name it. sounds great!
S. Wilkinson
Secret Sauce
Perfect for adding that Neve secret sauce across multiple channels and using much less DSP.
J. Poloyannis
Nice sounding preamp
Great little Neve Preamp without the bells and whistles, but also without the DSP impact. I use it mainly in conjunction with the Pure Plate for my Arrow... outside the studio. Highly recommended for this scenario.
A. Cooper
Neve Preamp - Punch
A amazing plugin for giving individual tracks and busses that extra punch/push and depth/dimension. Simple, but incredibly effective.
A. Taylor
Beautiful!
Love the overall tone and what it does to the mid range on a vocal! I do hear a slight hiss but very warm.
A. Taylor
Beautiful!
Love the overall tone and what it does to the mid range on a vocal! I do hear a slight hiss but very warm.
R. Osborne
Great for when you have a good sound and you just want to add a touch of color
It’s surprisingly different from the 1081 and 1073. I guess UAD really does model all the circuitry behind the panel. This combined with a Pultec and Oxide makes for a really great guitar/bass chain. 10/10
B. Mathis
A Must Have!!!
The Neve Preamp is a must-add to your digital rack!
F. San Filippo
Best Value on UAD Store
If you don’t want to buy the 1073 or 1084 because you have entirely too many EQs as it is, you can save some dough and still get the Neve sparkly on your tracks. Smash it for some nice saturation, or just give a track a little lift, either during mixing or tracking.
G. Christiansen
The 1073 DSP saver!
This is a fullworthy 1073 unison preamp, with around 12% DSP load you can easily save up DSP to add additional plugins to more tracks.
To have both the neve 73 preamp and spare DSP is a super-nobrainerY. Baribeau
Pro
If you want your music to sound professional my friends, here is one plug-in you absolutely need
M. Biniaz
Neve sound !!
Great Little plugin this is adds that neve sound i make Drum & bass music sounds greats on channel inserts, buses, master works on anything can get some crunch and dirt out of it too i like to push these plugins for dnb drums but a little goes a long way with this plugin use it all the time now !
H. Cheng
New life for some old tracks!
I have been mixing some old tracks lately. This Neve Preamp along with Studer A800 really brought the big studio sound to tracks I recorded years ago on Mackie 8 bus console! Really fantastic!
M. De Carolis
Very nice
His sound is perfect, very similar to the analog. It is a must have.
