Essentially a reimagining of the iconic 88R dynamics section in a compact, dual-channel desktop format, the 88C makes legendary Neve console sound and professional dynamics control available to small home and project studios. Bus-powered via USB-C, the 88C seamlessly integrates into your DAW-based workflow. Diligently crafted in the UK by Neve’s preeminent engineering team and assembled in Burnley headquarters alongside 88R consoles, the 88C boasts the company’s renowned build quality and will serve you well for decades.
Specifications:
- 2-channel desktop compressor/limiter
- 2 complete VCA compressors, derived from Neve’s 88R console channel strip
- Compact, portable, rugged chassis
- Convenient USB-C bus power
- Balanced TRS I/O
- Optimized gain reduction
- Independent meters for input, output, and gain reduction
- Ratios from 1:1 to full brickwall limiting
- Adaptive Attack Technology automatically responds to transients while maintaining the character of your recordings
- Program-dependent, triple-time-constant auto-release
- Variable sidechain filtering with 3 additional sidechain filters for fine-tuning response, preventing over-compression, and focusing on the frequencies you want to enhance
- Automatic Anti-Breathe Technology eliminates undesirable artifacts
- True bypass for easy A/B comparison
- Precision VCA feed-forward dynamics
- Mono/dual/stereo linking