Neve

Explore 1 Neve vintage synthesizer models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Mixer

• 8068-MK — Neve 8068 MK II large-format analog console — VCA automation, NECAM, 32-channel configs. Used-market history from $75K-$95K.
• BB-11 — Neve BB-11 — the archive's index lists it, but no documentation names it as a product. BB11-inch appears in AMS Neve literature only as a Burnley postcode. Help us identify it.
• NECAM-96 — Neve NECAM-96 moving-fader automation — successor to Necam II, fitted to V Series consoles and sold to other manufacturers. History, features, and collectibility.
• SSL-4040E — The SSL 4040E is a Solid State Logic 4000-series console (often mis-filed under Neve). Little manufacturer documentation survives; period listings and trade ads are the main record.

Modules

• Portico (2005-) — Rupert Neve Designs Portico (2005–): modular half-rack analogue building blocks with custom transformers, 5012, 5032, 5043, 5045 and more.

Processors

• 1073-EQ — Neve 1073-EQ — little-documented equalizer circuit associated with the legendary 1073 channel amplifier; appears in period console classifieds 1986–1999.

Reel To Reel

• A80 — Neve A80, largely undocumented. Period Studio Sound listings show A80-inch referred to Studer tape machines, not a confirmed Neve product.

Tape Machine

• JH636 — MCI JH636 automated mixing console — 1990s classifieds ran it at $22K–$25K with automation; the working-studio desk the trade magazines kept listing.

Unknown

• 3313 — Neve 3313 — an obscure early-1990s studio module known only from period classified ads; little else is documented.
• V I-48 — Neve V I-48 — an unconfirmed V Series designation. What the archive can and cannot verify about this large-format analog console.
• V I-48FF — Neve V I-48FF — a 48-input V Series console with Flying Faders known mainly from late-1990s dealer listings; no factory documentation survives.
• V III-48 — Neve V III-48 large-format console — documented in late-1990s Mix classifieds at $95k, but otherwise a thin archival record.
• V R-48FF — Neve V R-48FF — a 48-input V Series console with Flying Faders automation, documented mainly through 1990s dealer classifieds.
• V R-60 — Neve V R-60 — the 60-input V Series console that studios ordered with Flying Faders automation, from BMG to Westlake.
• V R-72 — Neve V R-72: little-documented large-format console; 1990s Mix classifieds list 60/64-ch frames with Flying Faders at $285k–$310k.

Other Models

• 1084 — Neve 1084 channel amplifier — the 1073's more flexible sibling with three sweepable EQ bands, high-pass and low-pass filters, and the same Class A transformer-balanced front end.
• 2254E — The Neve 2254E compressor/limiter — console standard, hip-hop secret weapon, and the unit Ron Carter refused. Collectors' notes and history.
• 2264ALB — Neve 2264ALB — a 500-series compressor/limiter built in the image of the early-70s 2264A, sold as the desert island comp.
• 32264 — Neve 32264 compressor/limiter — the 2254's 80 Series sibling, a console-fit module engineers like Chiccarelli and Bottrell still reach for on drums and vocals.
• 32404 — Neve 32404 eight-aux console module — a component of 8058-class Neve desks, documented in mid-1990s Studio Sound classifieds.
• 32408 — Neve 32408 16-buss routing module — fitted to 8058 and 8068 frames, sold as loose stock by UK dealers in the mid-1990s.
• 33114 — Neve 33114 — discrete 3-band EQ/mic amp console module, priced ~£495 (1997) and ~$1k (1994), fitted into 5305/5315/Melbourne frames.
• 33115 — Neve 33115 mic pre/EQ module — the 33-series workhorse that engineers bought in pairs, seen in Melbourne consoles and outboard racks.
• 33122 — Neve 33122 discrete three-band EQ module — pulled from consoles, racked by hand, and prized as a colored front end. Period listings and studio use.
• 33135 — Neve 33135 vintage EQ module — mid-1990s trade listings priced it at £295/$900, often sold racked in pairs with Neve dynamics.
• 33314 — Neve 33314 two-channel comp/limiter — a 1990s used-market staple priced against the 2254, with dealer listings calling it same as 32264.
• 5315/24 — Neve 5315/24 large-format console — transformer-coupled 1.2 kohm mic inputs, documented in a 1984 Recording-Engineer microphone comparison.
• 5402B — Neve 5402B broadcast console — a 6/2 stereo radio desk accepting up to 12 mic or stereo input modules, built for DJ and continuity work.
• 8048 — The Neve 8048 (1974) is a hand-wired analog mixing console with 24-32 channels, 1081/1064 modules, and Class A discrete circuitry—legendary for its role in classic rock recordings.
• 8058 MK II — Neve 8058 MK II — a large-format vintage Neve console sold and refurbished alongside the 8068; documented through 1990s–2000s classified listings, with full specs still unconfirmed.
• 83049 — Neve 83049 channel module — four-band EQ with dynamics, fitted in Series 5114/5116 consoles. Scarce standalone; traded in bulk in 1990s UK classifieds.
• KELSO-10 — Neve Kelso 10/2 — a ten-channel transportable Neve console from the 1970s stock catalogue, with period used prices from £3,500 to £5,000.
• MODEL-8078 — Neve Model 8078 — 44-input, 32-track console with 31105 EQ and optional VCA/NECAM automation. The Village Recorder and Caribou Ranch both ran one.
• MODEL-8108 — Neve Model 8108 large-format console — microprocessor Central Assignment, manual/VCA/NECAM faders, 32–56 inputs. Advertised as the most advanced audio console ever.
• VRP-60 — Neve VRP-60 — a 60-input multiformat console with recall and Flying Faders, built to switch between film, video, and music work at the push of a button.