The Neve 88m has insert points, so I connect the Neve 88c to it—giving me a fantastic preamp followed immediately by an excellent compressor.
I can record signals from a microphone, guitar, Elektron Octatrack, etc.
Now I want to compress a few tracks in Logic Pro and what happens?
Nothing… because to do that, I have to disconnect the Neve 88c and hook it up to my SSL Alpha 8.
The Neve 88m and 88c were clearly designed to work together—as a high-end mobile setup—so how is it that I can’t mix tracks from my DAW using just these two units?
Well, I knew what I was buying, so I’m not complaining, but there’s definitely a slight bitter aftertaste.
How does it sound?
Well… how could Neve sound? Absolutely AMAZING!
Even if this compressor cost twice as much, it would still be worth it.
It glues tracks together beautifully, yet still manages to stay clean. I’ve never been able to get this kind of result from any plugin—only the Neve 88c delivers that.
Powered directly from my Mac Mini M4 via Thunderbolt 4, it runs flawlessly.
A magical box—for everything, and for many years to come.
I love NEVE—for this product and for everything they’ve done for audio!!!!
