Uncovering the SHOCKING Truth About UAD's Neve 1073 Plugin!

In this video, we go into detail about the truth about The UAD Neve 1073 preamp. How close is it really to A REAL Neve 1073 SPX. Universal Audio makes really great plugins in which I use all the time in Pro Tools for mixing rap vocals. I love using the mic preamp AMS Neve 1073 with my Neumann u87. In this UAD neve 1073 review, I hope it opens your eyes to how great each neve preamp really is.

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30KillaBeatz Background

Rapper/Producer 30KillaBeatz/RIch Goat was born Brandon Beasley in Detroit Michigan, 30K was raised by his hard-working mother and stepfather in multiple locations such as Virginia, Tennessee, Germany, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Hawaii because of his father's affiliation with the military. He was also known for getting in trouble in school and starting fights. After school, he would go to the Youth Center and wait till his parents picked him up after they got off work. There he saw an old piano that the other kids would play with from time to time. He was amazed and started messing with it himself. He got so good he played one of Beethoven's songs in front of the whole school. All the other parents were amazed and asked his mom if young 30K could teach their kids how to play the piano.

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[AaronAbstract]

if music is a hobby get the Neve UAD Plugin, If you BELIEVE in your music ability and your on a journey to becoming a serious Professional Musician get the Analogue Neve 1073 SPX. I'd get the Hardware Neve.

[vzMedia]

There's a 3d effect you get from hardware that you can't get in the digital realm. The best plugins have the "character" of the real thing at best. The more you stack stems from analog vs digital the wider that gap in sonic excellence becomes.

[Atrocityk]

Credit microphone company told me the plugin sounds 90% close to the hardware

[TheBakeMaster]

I like when you turned down highs on both

[loveMusic]

The additional hardware options are solutions for issues that don't exist in digital though

[doctortabby]

I really can't hear significant difference...maybe other than I may hear from different individual units...perhaps the accumulation of too many loud noises, etc. on my ears over the decades may be the culprit. Nonetheless, thanks for sharing. I am sure that the hardware is better, based on experiences some years ago. All things considered, I'm going to continue with the software in my hobbyist studio setup. Again, thanks for sharing. God bless.

[priiintplayzz]

I have the neve 1073 Spx like you and the Neuman tlm 103 . All ima say is if you serious about making music get that combo 🙏🏿

[J]

My mixes are better than 75% of commercial mixes entirely in the box

[chrisdavis]

on vocals, the hardware sounds better and much more fuller and very smooth, digital sounded a bit harsh on the high end on your vocal

[xlilxillx]

hardware is a giant waste of money, other than using it as an excuse to charge more, but that doesn't really work so well when you're in a home studio recording broke ass rappers so ... software always gets the W.

[musacha]

Confused: if I'm using 8, 9 mics at a time when I'm tracking my drums, I would need 8, 9 hardware 1073 units. Right? Seeing I'm not a pro producer, plugin would be the obvious choice right?! I don't get this about the hardware vs plugin discussion...

[ElMarko]

Bro, neither of them has a compressor (1.28). Also, your hardware is a 1073SPX. I believe the UAD version is modeled on a much older version of the 1073, so you wouldn't expect them to be exactly the same. If I had the space & money, I would love a hardware unit but the plugin is so close, I use the plugin all day long. And of course, you can use the plugin multiple times in your DAW, which you can't do with the hardware (unless you print the audio with multiple passes).

[Doctaj]

I found the same difference in volume with my 1073 vs the UAD plugin when its on the Unison slot. The plugin volume is louder when its on a UA Console insert.
Pretty weird.

[Eli-mixedit]

The hardware sounds so smooth when you bumped the highs! The uad plugin was good but not as smooth.

[Jayrawk]

Ive got the same setup, but I need a rack. I like the 2u rack on your desk. Do you remember the brand and where you got it?

[cypressmuzik]

the difference sonically will be the depth of the sound. Plugins cant match the sound of the transformers in hardware.

[amndjungl]

Would love to hear how they handle powerful signals resonances and all that, that is a huge aspect as well

[amazeus]

Hardware is additionally coloured with interface mic pre/line in...don’t get fooled by raw plugin sound!

[jermainewells]

What problems you had with the hardware? I’m having problems now where I’m not getting that much gain from it. It’s like it was working good now it’s not working all of a sudden

[rnbyido]

uad 1084 is a better sounding version.. I have both uads 1084 and 1073.. 1073 isnt as smooth and modern as the 1084