AMS Neve Ltd is a privately owned audio engineering company who specialise in digital and analogue music consoles, outboard equipment and post production consoles. AMS Neve was the result of the amalgamation in 1992 of
with
Neve Electronics.
Background
Neve Electronics was a British manufacturer of
mixing console
A mixing console or mixing desk is an electronic device for Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing audio signals, used in sound recording and reproduction and sound reinforcement systems. Inputs to the console include microphones, signals fro ...
s that originated in the work of
Rupert Neve in the 1960s. Neve analogue consoles have been considered to be of such high quality that many of twenty or thirty years of age are still in use today at
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for Sound recording and reproduction, recording and Audio mixing, mixing of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home proje ...
s around the world—even as
digital audio
Digital audio is a representation of sound recorded in, or converted into, digital signal (signal processing), digital form. In digital audio, the sound wave of the audio signal is typically encoded as numerical sampling (signal processing), ...
has taken over many aspects of recording technology. Studios with Neve equipment are often sought out by musicians. Models such as the '1073' and '1081'
microphone preamps are still among the most popular and expensive in the recording world.
Neve was the first company to develop
computer-controlled moving fader automation, NECAM, in the mid-1970s.
In 1985 Neve Electronics was acquired by the
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...
group; in 1992 the
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...
group combined Neve Electronics with another newly acquired company,
Advanced Music Systems to form AMS Neve. Today, the company produces both digital and analogue systems, marketing digital products under the AMS Neve brand, and analogue products under the Neve brand.
Awards
AMS Neve won a
Technical Grammy Award in 2000. The company has also won Oscar and Emmy awards.
Notable products
Analogue Consoles:
* Neve 88R and 88RS Large-format analogue consoles
* Neve Genesys and Genesys Black
*Neve BCM10/2
Digital Consoles:
* AMS Neve DFC (Digital film console)
* AMS Neve MMC/DMC (Multimedia consoles)
Outboard:
* AMS RMX16 digital reverb
* AMS DMX digital delay
* 8801 Channel Strip (based on the
Channel strip of the aforementioned 88R/88RS console)
* Neve 8816 Summing Mixer/8804 Fader Pack
* Neve 88RLB/1073LB/1073LBEQ/2264ALB
API
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build ...
-format 500 Series "Lunchbox" modules
* Neve 1073/1081 Re-issues
* 33609JD Stereo
Compressor
A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor.
Many compressors can be staged, that is, the gas is compressed several times in steps o ...
References
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External links
AMS Neve
Audio mixing console manufacturers
Companies based in Burnley
Electronics companies established in 1992
Manufacturing companies of England