The 1073 is the only end to end Neve 1073 emulation. The Neve 1073 is one of the most revered class A transistor mics and line amps that give total clarity, sheen, and bite to your recording. The Universal Audio Neve 1073 plugin is a channel amplifier that is one of the best preamp and EQ circuits to ever come out. Universal Audio Neve 1073 – Most Revered Preamp The 550B also has a feature called ‘proportional Q’ which automatically widens the filter bandwidth at its minimum settings and narrows it at its highest settings.īoth of the EQs are great for getting that classic sound that only vintage EQs can provide. The 550B offers 7 filter frequencies reaching up to 5 octaves per band (there are 4 bands) with bands 1 and 4 offering a shelf or peak filter if you so desire. The 550B is more of a sweetening EQ but can also be used to solve frequency problems that the 550A might not be able to fix.

High and low EQ can be selected as either shelving or peaking, and you are also able to insert a band pass filter. The 550A offers repeatable equalization at 15 frequency points and 5 different boosts that are then divided into 3 overlapping bands.