South Perth, Australia
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Selling my Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Buss Processor – Black, originally built in 2020 - latest model.The unit sounds fabulous. Sitting on the rack well looked after. Basically new. Nothing wrong with it. MORE Information below. Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Buss Processor – BlackBuilt to Neve’s specifications, the Portico II MPB combines the classic warm tone of the Neve consoles of the 1970’s with a few modernizations in design, such as mastering grade dented pots allowing for an increased headroom and dynamic range in comparison to his vintage gear. The customizable signal flow and straightforward parameters of both the compression and equalization components are geared towards analog gear users and those who want to add analog warmth to their digital or “in the box” mixes.Dual CompressorsThe MBP’s two compressor sections allow for a variety of possibilities in dynamics for either dual mono or stereo sources, with controls for ratio, threshold, attack, release, blend, side chain HPF, limit and up to 20 dB of makeup gainWith the stereo link control engaged, Channel A settings act as the master control for convenient operationThe compressor section can be used in either feed-forward mode, for a transparent, modern response or feed-back mode for a vintage, more musical sound Peak mode alters the compressor’s attack to react to peak transients with a roughly .1ms response time. When the Peak switch is disengaged, the compressor responds to the RMS, or average signal in conjunction with the attack and release settingsSC HPF, or the Side Chain High Pass Filter, inserts a high pass filter at 250 Hz into the side chain to deal with intense low frequencies that may skew the response of the VCA with certain songs and instruments“Blend” creates a parallel mix between the compressed and dry signalsThe LimitersThe limiter has a simple, single knob operation that utilizes Neve’s new Adaptive Release Technology that allows it to simultaneously respond quickly to transient material, such as the “snap” of a snare drum, and slowly to more sluggish signals, such as a bass guitarThe release time is varied with the position of the knob; as the knob is turned counter clock-wise, the release time is increased accordingly, as typically one would want a longer release time with a larger amount of reductionThe limiters share the same discrete, class-A gain module and VCA with the compressors, so using the limiter does not introduce more stages that the music would have to pass through, which provides transparent processingThe Stereo Field EditorThe Stereo Field Editor (SFE) provides a variety of M/S equalizing and compression optionsThe width control enables the user to increase or decrease the width of a stereo image, wide/mono, and adjust the amount of ambience inherent in the recordingThe depth control of the MBP adjusts the spatial positioning of elements in the sound stage, affecting center panned elements such as vocals, bass, or solo instrumentsFor fine tuning of the SFE, there are individual filters that allow you to select what information is reintroduced from the width and depth circuits, thus tailoring each effect to a specific bandwidthAdditional routing of the Mid and Side signals to the Channel A and Channel B compressors is available
Original PriceA$8,250
13% price drop
New PriceA$7,250
+ A$300 Shipping
