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Coinciding with are recent feature in our Fall 2021 quarterly on the Art of the Speed Wheels and the current exhibition, The Art of the...

Rupert Neve, the Father of Modern Studio Recording, Dies at 94 His equipment became the industry standard and influenced the sound of groups like Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, Santana, Chicago and the Who. Rupert Neve in 2009 at a mixing console at the Magic Shop recording studio in New York City. His revolutionary consoles like the Neve 8028 (not shown here) had a huge impact on the music industry.Credit...Joshua Thomas Published Feb. 19, 2021Updated Feb. 21, 2021 When the Seattle...

Grammy-winning engineer and legendary audio equipment designer Rupert Neve has died at the age of 94. His legacy as one of the most important and influential studio and recording equipment designers cannot be overstated. Tributes have flooded in from the wider music industry including from Above & Beyond, El-P, engineer Alex Tumay, The 1975, Paul Epworth, Daddy Kev, Nigel Godrich, Abbey Road Studios and many more.  He designed the first-ever transistor-based EQ, followed by the first transisto...

His mixing consoles and preamplifiers shaped the sound of recorded music in the 20th century and beyond

​For those of us who grew up in the 90s, a huge part of our childhood years were spent watching the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). I still remember how I would wait in front of the television set for 4 p.m. so that I would be greeted by colour bars, which was how television stations signalled their daily arrival on my father’s Sanyo set then. These bars would, minutes later, transition into the national anthem and at that time I would know that it was time to enjoy my favourite shows. ...