AMEK

AMEK Mozart

The large Amek with Rupert Neve modules and Supertrue automation

Description

The Mozart is Amek putting Rupert Neve's signature into an in-line recording console, with its in-house Supertrue automation. I'm very fond of the proportional-Q EQ on these strips: musical, never surgical, it shines on acoustic sources and vocals. A console with character, less name-checked than Neve or SSL but every bit as credible for tracking.

Technical

Specifications

Processing

ArchitectureIn-line analogue recording console, modules designed by Rupert Neve
FrameConfigurations up to 56, even 64 channels; found with 48 Rupert Neve modules plus stereo modules
EQMZ strip with a Rupert Neve proportional-Q equaliser, variable frequency and Q

Surface

Motorized fadersNo
TouchscreenNo
AutomationTimecode-based Supertrue automation: TFT screen in the meter bridge, keyboard and trackball plus dedicated keys; keeps the last 6 passes in RAM (the 7th overwrites the 1st), saving to hard disk

Recording

Onboard recordingNo

Networking

Redundant PSUNo
Redundant networkingNo

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