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AMS Neve

GB · 1992 · Website

Neve Electronics was founded in 1961 by Rupert Neve, whose name became synonymous with professional consoles after the 1964 release of the world's first commercial transistor-based mixing console. Neve was acquired by Siemens in 1985; following the acquisition of Advanced Music Systems (AMS) in 1990, the two merged to form AMS Neve in 1992. The company, based in Burnley (England), has been independently owned since being bought back from Siemens in 1995.

From 1988, AMS introduced the first dedicated digital post-production system, the Logic 1 (with its integrated AudioFile editor), followed by the Logic 2 (1990) and Logic 3 (1994). The DFC was born from this post-production lineage.

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