In the beginning, there was analogue, and it was good. It was warm, it was intuitive, and Neve–with the industry’s favourite mic preamps, flying fader automation and hand-built-in-England quality and reliability–was the brand to own. If you could afford it.
Including legendary microphone preamplifiers and highly revered analogue circuit design, the extensive digital control and connectivity puts Genesys Black at the creative heart of your studio.
To start, Genesys Black offers 8 channels of 1073 mic/line preamps, 16-channels DAW/Tape monitoring, hands-on DAW control for Pro Tools, Nuendo and more, 8 channels of Neve digitally controlled analogue 4-band EQ, (optional) 8 channels of Neve digitally controlled analogue VCA dynamics and optional channel and monitor section A/D/D/A conversion via MADI, AES and FireWire formats
A central touch screen, 6 auxiliary buses, 8 group buses, 2 main outputs, 4 effects returns, comprehensive metering, 5.1 monitoring, 2 cue mixes, talkback services and an integrated footprint with internal power supply provides all the power you need
Genesys Black, hand-built in our UK factory, combines superb analogue design and true Neve preamp circuitry with hands-on DAW control and connectivity for Pro Tools, etc. And it’s modular, meaning you don’t have to wait until you can afford the full 32-fader system to become a Neve-equipped studio. In its basic 8-channel configuration you get 8 channels of mic/line preamps plus 16 channels of DAW control and 16-channel analogue summing at mixdown. And eight auxiliary buses, and eight group buses. And 5.1 monitoring.
There’s a ‘classic Neve’ look and feel to the controls, but take a closer look and you’ll see they’re ultra modern too: every switch is ‘soft’. The benefits go far beyond letting you customize your set up to suit the way you work. It also means every routing decision and every switch setting can be saved and instantaneously reset. Add the legendary sounding Neve analogue EQ and optional dynamics cassettes and you can instantly recall these settings too. Just think of the reconfiguration time that saves when you’re juggling multiple projects in your studio.
GenesysControl Plugin - Automate the Console from the DAW
This exciting DAW plugin for the iconic Neve Genesys and Genesys Black consoles gives DAW users the ability to connect to and control the console’s analogue hardware and also automate the EQ and Dynamics processing parameters, fader levels, channel strip settings and more.
All of the elements available within the GenesysControl plugin can be fully controlled and automated from your DAW. The GenesysControl plugin can be applied in the DAW to a mono, stereo or master track and can be assigned to control selected channels on the Genesys or Genesys Black console. The GenesysControl plugin automatically recognises the fitted Genesys analogue processing hardware and allows control & automation of all parameters of the digitally controlled, analogue Neve 1084 EQ, 88R EQ and VCA Dynamics plus Channel strip control, REV Return & 8-Track section control and Master fader control.
