Neve® 88RSTM Channel Strip Collection
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Neve’s premier analog console expertly emulated – featuring Unison™ mic preamp modeling.
The Neve 88 Series is a paragon of large-format analog console design. Introduced in 2001, the 88 Series is renowned for its startling depth, airiness, and clarity — deftly encompassing the best of all Neve designs that came before it. Not surprisingly, Neve 88 Series consoles are found in some of the world’s finest studios and scoring stages, including Skywalker Ranch and Capitol.
Now for the first time, you can track through an authentic emulation of this modern masterpiece — complete with its famous mic/line preamp, cut filters, dynamics, four-band EQ, plus post-fader output amplifier — exclusively for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces.Sculpt your mix with Neve’s premium large-format analog console sound
Get the clarity and openness of Neve’s famous 88RS transformer-based mic preamp
Shape your signals with legendary Neve 88RS Formant Spectrum EQ and Dynamics sections
Control Apollo interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the plug-in via Unison™ technology
Mix with artist presets from Jimmy Douglass, Andrew Dawson, Joey Waronker, and Ryan West
Create a modern Neve analog console in your DAW
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The only end-to-end Neve 88RS Channel Strip Circuit Emulation
Universal Audio’s all-new Neve 88RS Channel Strip for Apollo and UAD-2 precisely emulates the unique circuit behaviors of Neve’s flagship large-format mixer. Modeling the mic/line preamp, cut filters, dynamics, four-band EQ, plus post-fader output amplifier with fanatical detail, the Neve 88RS Channel Strip plug-in replicates the luxurious, high-fidelity sound of Neve's ultimate mixing console.
Unison Technology for Apollo
Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection gives you all of the 88RS mic/line preamp’s impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and circuit behaviors that have made it the modern benchmark in analog preamp design. The secret is Unison’s bi-directional control and communication from the Neve 88RS plug-in to the physical mic preamps in Apollo. And the results are nothing short of spectacular.
Sculpt with Neve's Formant Spectrum EQ
The 88RS is outfitted with broad range, minimum-phase 12 dB high and low cut filters to shape any signal during tracking or mixdown. In addition, Neve's famed Formant Spectrum four-band EQ, perfect for ambitious tonal strokes or precise surgery, offers classic Neve color on any source.
Crush or Expand with Neve Dynamics
With versatile and musical VCA-type limit/compress and gate/expand modules, the 88RS’ dynamics sections can precisely tailor any source; transparently smoothing a lead vocal, bringing excitement and immediacy to a percussion bus, or even providing frequency-dependent gain reduction for de-essing.
Add Depth and Openness with any UAD hardware
Of course, the Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection isn’t just for Apollo owners. UAD-2 owners can use the Neve 88RS Channel Strip for amplification, EQ tone shaping, dynamics control, or adding the Neve sheen to any source, without going outside the box. With the Neve 88RS Channel Strip's complete console channel emulation, plus the included DSP-lite Neve 88RS Channel Strip Legacy, you can craft your projects with the stunning analog clarity of the 88RS.
“Just running signals through the UAD Neve 88RS plug-in without any dynamics or EQ engaged, adds a beautiful, warm character. Driving the gain on the preamp sounds legit too. I’m excited to mix with it as a virtual console.”
– Joey Waronker (Atoms for Peace, Beck, Other Lives)
“The new UAD Neve 88RS plug-in is the channel strip I call home. It has all of the warmth and color of the analog console and its mic preamp is simply as sweet as it gets — I love it for vocals.”
– Jimmy Douglass (Pharrell, Timbaland, John Legend)
“The UAD Neve 88RS Channel Strip has changed my sound completely. Now my drums have that bottom end that sits perfectly in the mix.”
– Hector Delgado (A$AP Rocky, Selena Gomez, Jay-Z)
“The Neve 88RS plug-in is emulated with astonishing precision. You can get tons of character by driving the input gain and using the EQ and dynamics to shape sounds with accuracy. It sounds and feels like the real-deal console to my ears.”
– Ryan West (Eminem, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z)
“The UA Neve 88RS gives me the same butt-kicking power that I get from the console... It's the sound I'd expect from a real Neve.”
– Ryan West (Eminem, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z)Watch The Reviews
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Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection
Customer Reviews
E. Peterson
November 17, 2022
The sound is outrageous
Big fan of the neve sound and this one is my favorite followed by the 1084. There’s lots of range with this one and get the...
Read MoreJ. Bryant
October 14, 2022
Everything but the heat!
My first major console I worked on was an 88RS. So my first UAD purchase had to be the 88RS Channel Strip. This plug in is amazing. The only thing it is missing is the heat that...
Read MoreA. Reverberi
September 19, 2022
Surprise !
You dont realize how good it is until you start using it, not to mention the Legacy version its very low DSP if you need a channel strip.
Read MoreM. Gentili
July 17, 2022
Superb for strings!!
I tried all UAD Unison preamps for my strings recording and the Neve 88RS give me the best, smooth and airy sound I need. The EQ is silky and very musical. I love it!
Read MoreM. Kipp
July 5, 2022
unbelievable clarity
I took this Neve CST into the master bus and my songs suddenly sounded amazing then - such a clarity. Deeply impressed, Manfred
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Key Features
Exclusively Neve licensed, Universal Audio modeled Neve 88RS Channel Strip
The world's premiere preamp and channel strip from Neve’s Flagship Large-Format Analog Console
Models entire Neve 88RS circuit path, including transformer, preamp, Filters, Dynamics, EQ and output amplifier
Flexible Gate, Expansion, Compression and Limit functions, musical to surgical "Formant Spectrum" four-band parametric EQ post or pre dynamics
Realtime UAD Processing with Apollo audio interfaces
Physical input impedance and front panel control of Gain staging and other preamp parameters with Unison technology
Mic, Line and Hi-Z inputs with Unison mic preamp technology
Tactile control of Gain staging and common preamp parameters with Unison mic preamp technology
Purchase includes Unison-enabled Neve 88RS console channel strip, plus separate Neve 88RS Legacy with smaller DSP footprint
Requires a UAD DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection
E. Peterson
The sound is outrageous
Big fan of the neve sound and this one is my favorite followed by the 1084. There’s lots of range with this one and get the sounds I want to hear. Awesome thank you UA
J. Bryant
Everything but the heat!
My first major console I worked on was an 88RS. So my first UAD purchase had to be the 88RS Channel Strip. This plug in is amazing. The only thing it is missing is the heat that could start to burn your finger if you held on to a pot or a fader too long
A. Reverberi
Surprise !
You dont realize how good it is until you start using it, not to mention the Legacy version its very low DSP if you need a channel strip.
Q. Phùng
Good
The sound processing is very delicate
M. Gentili
Superb for strings!!
I tried all UAD Unison preamps for my strings recording and the Neve 88RS give me the best, smooth and airy sound I need. The EQ is silky and very musical. I love it!
M. Kipp
unbelievable clarity
I took this Neve CST into the master bus and my songs suddenly sounded amazing then - such a clarity. Deeply impressed, Manfred
G. Castle
Warm and Smooth
The UA Neve 88RS Channel Strip Plug-In will warm up a mix like no other plug-in I have used.
M. Verblakt
Insane!
I used to track many sources with an 1073 and LA2A, but now I am convinced using this insane channelstrip on the tracks. Gives clarity and punch. Love it.
a. gyutae
88RS Legacy is GOD
Demo to listen... add to cart
N. sveinungsen
WoW
Am using this all over, and on my masterbuss. Am mixing in the box, and this channel strip does nice sepeation and clearity. sound smooth
N. ALLEN
Beautiful
This right here is a dose some justice, I put this on 95% of my tracks. This will make your Melody pop with brighter sound
J. Manning
Beautiful Strip
Use this on so much. Can’t go wrong.
G. Yankov
AWESOME!
Mixed with a couple of other plugins specifically on my kick and it goes wild! Definitely one of my most used plugins :)
A. Ayer
Outstanding.
I found myself using the 88RS Legacy on a ton of things. So I decided to upgrade. (I still find the Legacy very useful). TOTALLY WORTH IT. Amazing and versatile and the pre amp sounds great! Well done again UA.
I. AbdurRaheem
Luxury & Class
The Neve 88RS is my go to for a classy expensive sound. When I want a luxurious and larger than life sound, this console my first choice and it always delivers. The Neve 88RS makes anything I work on feel rich and epic. This console is true royalty.
D. Davis
I know everyone raves about the 1073 and 1084, BUT THIS THING IS KING!!!
If you want to hear some transformer magic in your tracks just pop this thing on and fall in love. It's got that analog neve feel good that we all need in our lives. Very musical EQ, in fact one of my very favorites, and the tone is there for days. You can really hear it working as you push into this thing with gain. It's a very good thing. My personal fav of all of the emulations for lead vocals. I'm surprised more people don't talk about this one.
J. Neves
Neve 88RS
My favourite channel strip ever! Enough said!
M. Nicholas
Simply Neve
Many years ago I worked on the real neve consoles, this is a blast form the past. Just fantastic eq, just as I remember it on the console.
M. O'Brien
I ran out of stars for this one.
Neve are the best at what they do. This sounds like Neve and that is all I can ask for.
A. Salganik
Great quality wow
Great quality wow
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