Rupert Neve Designs celebrates 10 years
Published: MEA
WORLD: Rupert Neve Designs is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year by asking users and fans of its products to share their favourite Rupert Neve Designs ‘mix tips’ on social media. The company has enjoyed consistent growth over the last decade having grown from a small number of people working in a spare room at Mr Neve’s house, to its own dedicated facilities with a full R&D team and production staff.
‘From our humble beginnings with a single two-channel mic pre, we have been able to grow the range quite a bit, providing the quality and sonic benefits for which Mr Neve’s designs have been known for 40 years,’ offered co-founder and general manager, Josh Thomas. ‘In the last 10 years we have matured greatly. It was imperative from the onset that we not only carry on Rupert’s design work, but pass along his knowledge and philosophies of audio circuitry to the rest of the design team. Moving into the future, the team will be able to carry forward those concepts in new applications.
‘My proudest moment from Rupert Neve Designs was the first time Rupert and I powered on the 5088 mixer and listened to a full mix through it,’ he recalled. ‘At that instant, I knew we had achieved something truly special.’
‘What makes me most proud is the way the team has come together to follow my lead,’ added Mr Neve. ‘We’ve been very fortunate to have several engineers with the same driving interest in music and knowledge of audio circuitry. Many of my concepts were new to them, but they very quickly picked up what I was trying to do, and helped me achieve a better performance than I could have on my own. Together, they have worked away with me to produce a sound quality which is second to none throughout the entire world.’
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