We put some of our favorite 1073-style plugins through the paces on drums, bass, guitars and vocals with the following settings: Drums The selectable high-pass filter can be set at 50, 80, 160 or 300 Hz.
The low band controls a shelf with selectable frequencies at 35, 60, 110 and 220 Hz. The midband controls a bell curve with selectable frequencies at. The top EQ band controls a fixed shelf at 12 kHz. In addition to a single gain control knob, which can be used to drive signals until they saturate, the 1073 also features a three-band semi-parametric EQ and selectable high-pass filter. The original 1073 preamps utilize a very streamlined design.
Vintage Neve 1073 preamps sound amazing, but their limited feature set and astronomical price tag push many engineers towards digital alternatives. In this roundup, we’ll break down the top five plugins based on the Neve 1073 to help you figure out which one is right for you. Originally introduced as part of the 80 Series consoles in the 1970s, these colorful preamps are known for their fat, warm sound and rich low end. The Neve 1073 is arguably one of the most popular preamps in the history of recorded music.
