Using innovative procedures to model the acclaimed Marinair transformer, Waves has meticulously captured all the sonic characteristics of the 1073, including its harmonic distortion. Because of their tubes, these preamps may need routine servicing every few years to maintain their original. Acoustic guitar and vocals.Neve 1073 DPD - AVALON VT-737sp - Chandler TG-2 - preamp. I think the Avalon sound a little too clear (specialy for vocals, i.e.Cline Dion use it), but. Some tube preamps gain even more tone from their input and output transformers, like the Chandler Limited REDD.47 preamp. The Neve ones is a Pure ClassA Pr-amp & EQ.
Itll still work great, but I have found that a valve mic through a valve. Tube Preamps can be very colored like the Universal 610 preamp, or extremely transparent like the Avalon 737 preamp. The Avalon is a very valve-y sounding unit, and is great with high-end solid state mics - slightly less so with with tube mics (like the M149 and the C12). not direct A/bing but more like me listening. The Avalon was designed specifically to complement the U87, and this is an excellent combination in my experience. Ive compared it to a neve 1073 and an avalon 737 sp. My first 500 serie preamp was the AMS Neve 1073. Best of all, all I had to do was plug in my mic and turn it on. And to top it all off, the Waves MS matrix has been added to let you apply different equalization to mid and side stereo content. Big, rich vocals and deep clarity on an KM 184 recording acoustic guitar. Tips, Tricks, Support, and general discussions around audio production. Additionally, for the first time ever, a little-known 10kHz midrange band discovered in the original 1073 schematics but operable only on the rare 1078 channel strip has been modeled and incorporated into the plugin. What are your must go plugins for vocals (I work a lot with POP vocals Artists and sometimes rappers and Ive thought best choices were LA2A / AutoTune / EQ Pulteq / Tube Tech CL1B) Fans of U-Audio gear. The Waves Scheps 73 is a colorful 3-band EQ modeled on the classic 1073 console's EQ and mic preamp module and developed in association with world-renowned mixing engineer Andrew Scheps ( Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Lana Del Ray, Metallica, Jay-Z.)Įmpowered by Waves cutting-edge technologies, the Scheps 73 EQ features interrelated bands that adhere to the 1073’s original specs and precisely emulate its behavior: a fixed 12kHz high-frequency band, switchable low and midrange bands with cut and boost controls, and an 18dB/octave high-pass filter.