Hum Audio N-Closure 2 (N-Trophy Channel Strip) Review

In this video I review the Hum Audio N-Closure 2. The N-Closure 2 is the exact same channel strip found in the N-Trophy console. It is a work of art and it sounds incredible. The N-Closure 2 give you the ability to own an N-Trophy console channel strip at a fraction of the price.

Fully inline design with Mic/Line and Tape inputs for each channel, swappable between main, and rotary faders. Tape Input has an additional 0/+6/+12dB Gain switch.

High-end discrete Mic/Line/Instrument preamp (0dB to +66dB) based on the legendary Jensen JE990, perceived as the best discrete opamp ever designed. N-Trophy’s preamp design is also based on our flagship RP-2 preamp, which proved itself to be one of the best-sounding preamps you can find anywhere. Excellent, vital and musical sound with a lot of details and a sense of „space” for demanding instruments.

Switchable custom made HUM Audio Devices beautifully sounding input transformer.

Tweakable Saturation / THD stage with lots of creative sound shaping possibilities. Choose type between ASYMMETRICAL (Germanium / Silicon) or SYMMETRICAL (Soft / Medium / Hard). Switchable custom made HUM Audio Devices beautifully sounding input transformer.

DRY / WET BLEND knob for channel insert allows for parallel signal processing.

Channel Direct Output with source selector and output level for recording processed, or unprocessed sound.

Channel processing ORDER rotary switch allows to set order of built-in EQ, Compressor and Insert.

Channel Meter Source rotary switch (Preamp Out, Tape In, Channel Out, EQ, Compressor, Gain Reduction).

TUBE OPTICAL Compressor / Limiter: Innovative detection and compression circuits. Variable transition between compression and limiting with a dedicated knob. You can switch off compression, but still drive the tube, or turn off the tube to save its life. – BLEND knob for dry/wet processing. – L/R stereo link between adjacent channels. – Side Chain filter and external KEY input. – AUX 7 & AUX 8 can serve as Compressor sidechain busses, for modern creative compression techniques

Independently switchable passive Low Pass & High Pass filters.

Passive EQ with separate Boost and Cut frequency knobs. Total of 6 bands: HI, MID and LOW. HI and LOW bands can be switched between shelf / peak characteristics. This is an original design of EQ, hard to find anywhere else, and with a special purpose. With gentle overlapping curves for fast and creative sound shaping with lots of musicality.

EQ, HPF and LPF filters use rotary switches, so their settings are easily recallable. Thanks to it multiple channel EQs are perfectly matched to have the same characteristics.

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[christianocean]

I am really impressed with their LAAL Limiter (but not cheap)... is on the wish list 😆.. now you review another great gear and make my life harder 🤣😂 .... is so bad when you start buying studio gear, you cannot stop .... does anybody else suffer from this disease ?? 🙃😝

[kingstan]

I cant stop watching this just made the purchase cant wait to get it

[themikarenolds]

so impressed with hum audio an the n trophy console and you as ya have a lot of there gear, this was a great demo of their channel strips, . appears the bottom line is every one needs a pair of n trophy channel strips and a look ahead limiter, fantastic console they put together, like the best, . cheers

[andresfj]

Incredible unit, amazed by how it sounds !

[infojunkie]

Wow! Interesting looking piece. I remember the console launching a few years ago. Congrats!

PS: we should all spare a thought for the poor chump whose console is now missing 2 strips. The unsung hero.

[Javarrockamore]

the LAAL is on my wishlist for sure. I want these now as well.

[TheoHarvey]

Makes me want the console lol especially the THD variable. Wild. 🙌🏼🙌🏼😩

[dougleydorite]

That saturation is brilliant. I kinda like being able to have it at the end of my chain though

[Whatdoyouwantfromme]

OMG I THOUGHT IT SAID SHE WOULD MAKE MVS FOR A FEW YEARS 😭😭😭😭

[lmpcrew]

Thanks for sharing my initial thoughts, nice sounding, not detented 🤔, kind of asking for 2 features in thia already compacted unit, a Global ByPass + Output Gain especially when pushing those eqs to get the tone & character level increases significantly. Tone of unit is beautifully, lowend Eq on the HipHop 👌🏾

[TigroGumi]

I would probably use this for recording more than mixing so not too worried about there not being much stepped controls

[MarkuxWoW]

A slightly stripped down, single channel version would be amazing, especially if they can get it to around £2k

[DRUMTRAPp]

how does the n trophy console compare to the neve 5088 similar price range everyone uses the neve, . which is better tho