AMS NEVE 88C
Dual Desktop Dynamics
Bring the Neve 88R VCA Compressor sound to your desktop. The 88C delivers iconic sound quality, versatile control, and legendary character—perfect for mixing, tracking, and mastering in your studio, whatever the size.
Neve’s VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier) compressors were first introduced in the early 1970s with the 50 Series consoles. These compressors offered greater precision and flexibility compared to the classic, gentle compression of the Neve Diode Bridge design. Over the decades, VCA compressors have become a cornerstone of Neve consoles, featuring prominently in iconic models like the VR and 88R series. The 88C continues this legacy by incorporating two complete VCA compressors derived from the 88R console’s channel strip.
General Specification
- 2x 88RS Console VCA Compressors
- 2x TRS Balanced @ +4dBu Channel Inputs
- 2x TRS Balanced @ +4dBu Channel Outputs
- 2x TRS Balanced @ +4dBu Key Inputs
- USB 3.0 B -Type Power-only port
- Headroom: +21.6dBu @ 1kHz (<0.5% THD+N)
- Distortion (THD+N): 0.004% @ 1kHz (measured at +10dBu, 20Hz to 40kHz filter)
- General Noise: <-89dBu (-117dBu Bypassed)
- Frequency Response: +/- 0.02dB 20Hz – 20kHz
- Dynamic Range >110dB
- Maximum Input Level +21dBu
- Input Impedance ˜24kO
- Output Impedance ˜50O
- Voltage: USB3
- Current <900mA
- Crosstalk >-100dBr
Input/Output Metering
- Signal: -30dBu
- Clip: +20dBu
Dimensions
- Width: 182mm (7.2 inches)
- Height: 76mm (3 inches)
- Depth: 203mm (8 inches)
- Weight: 1.32Kg (2.91Lbs)