Neve 88M USB Audio Interface Demo 

$1245 for a 2 channel audio interface. I clicked on the link expecting probably $500 to $600, but $1245. Gonna think about that for a while.

I can't believe people are complaining about the specs and features of this thing. Good luck finding two transformer in/out preamps with Neve topology with converters, headphone amp, ADAT, no software crap, etc. for that price.

Out of my budget range... Guess I'll have to wait for a clone by Behringer instead

Nice!

More than a grand and no SPDIF?

marinara transformers 🍝

@behringer please clone this 🙇🙏

I'm sorry but a demo would be turning this thing on, recording with it, and letting hear it. This is a showing me a plastic box that could be completely empty shelf model. Let's hear it in action, for that price tag ig better deliver well above what a Focusrite can do.

been saying neve should do this for like several years. so glad they did but i think it's a shame just on a business level not to be a 1073pre since that's the one most people first wanna have when they begin to upgrade from basic preamps.

Looks amazing. It’s $1,245 right now.

AMS Neve responds to USB power questions and the numerous accusations of using DSP preamps, using Chinese parts off of AliExpress, etc, ETC! Here is the email response I received from AMS Neve, in its entirety: --->> "Thank you for your email. The 88M uses the same preamp topology as the 88RS console and is built to the exacting high standards we apply to all of our products. We don't outsource 88M manufacturing to China or anywhere else, the 88M is designed, manufactured and assembled here in the UK by our skilled engineers. The 88RS preamp design differs from the vintage Neve preamp designs and is less power-hungry than classic class-A preamps such as the 1073 this allows us to take advantage of USB 3.0 bus power. The 88M uses boost converters to convert the USB 3 DC power supply to produce adequate voltages for the +/- power rails and +48v phantom power. The 88M input is transformer balanced using the exact same 88RS Marinair specification transformer which gives the preamp 6dB of 'free' gain, the signal is then amplified through a premium AD797 op amp which makes up the bulk of the gain staging. The preamp output is also servo-balanced, a premium feature you won't find in many audio interface preamps. This topology is identical to the 88RS console preamp. The only real difference between the 88RS console preamp and 88M preamp is a slight reduction in headroom, from +26dBu to +18dBu, which is still more than enough for professional recording, other than that, the design and performance is identical. " EDIT / UPDATE July 6, '22: There is a thread at Gearspace on the Neve 88M. A rep from AMS Neve is answering questions. Under New Product Alert, titled: "NEVE brings legendary sound to your desktop with NEVE 88M Audio Interface" Gene Hall has provided an initial review, page 13, at the Gearspace post mentioned above. Gene owns Neve 1081...and he is VERY happy with the 88M. No latency issues reported.

This guy is so fucking cool. I would listen to him talk about anything!

Neve has entered the interface game with a bang! The Neve 88M is a 10 x 10 USB interface featuring two world-class preamps with true Marinair transformers. Shop it today at Sweetwater 👉imp.i114863.net/za3vo6

Those marinara transformers sound delicious.

What a wonderfull era where unexpected can occure anytime. This is great news that brand like such reinvente themselve to stay existing in a far more complicated and diversified market.

I would love to own one of these, but not sure I can justify it since I’m just a hobbiest.

At this price, an Apollo is tempting lol

rather get an Apollo Twin interface

"Just say STATE OF THE ART alot ppl love that!" "I don't even know what that means?" "No one knows what it means but it's provocative!"

Let's see what will Julian Krause say

I just realized no matter what it is, if it's got "Neve" anywhere on it, $$$ baby! ;)

-125dBu of EIN is supposed to be low noise? I’m sorry, but most audio interfaces easily reach -128dBu. And a flat frequency response should be a given, even at a much lower price tag. 60dB what exactly is the gain? Is it dBu, dBV? Oh well… 😅

I bet Rupert Neve's Designs can make an interface even more expensive xd. But both are would be anyways a great product for high end portable recording

hi all i’m new to sound equipment and terminology. Long story short, i have to do zoom classes now instead of in person with my professor for my classical guitar and violin instruction. So I just plug in two KM184s to this 88M and usb-A/usb-c to my computer and call it a day? Am I missing anything? Thanks in advance.

I’ll keep my twin x with the neve preamp modeling. The apollos can emulate the Neve, the Avalon and others to give that gravy sound for a lower price point

Uhh, not impressed by the design of the case, that is for sure

I’d love some more info on the conversion but if it had 1073’s and two ADAT in’s it would have been better than an 88 with no output transformer 😔

Audient: 😎 ”Wake me up when I have something to worry about.”

Wish I could combine some features of this one with some features of the SSL 2+ and make an ultimate 2 channel interface lol

Here we go with the "I can't believe the price tag!!!" comments. So allow me : - No, this is not comparable to the SSL's offering. SSL is a much bigger and diverse company. They have manufactures in China now and have lines for live production and digital consoles as well. Neve does not. - No, this is far from unthinkable. Traditional cinema mixers can go up to 2500 dollars per channel (I shit you not), with things like 75dBs of gain + 50 dbs limiter combined (for a total of roughly x125 the original source). Yes, there are ways to hear insects in documentaries without doing sound effects, and to use parabolic microphones to hear sweat dropping from an athlete's face. Sound is limitless :D - If you think this is unthinkable, you're just not the right audience for this. I'd much rather may this much and be set for life than pay 400 dollars to some shady company I won't name who are completely convinced that them tuning by hear compensate for horrible distortion figures. And finally, if you're just looking to buy a good interface, for the love of God, unless you're made of money, don't even thing about it. It's not going to do you good to learn on something with this much headroom anyway. Neve is Neve.

for me the big question is how is the latency

I know that this is priced way above the competition, but I think it's an exciting addition to the market, and if I were starting from scratch or building a separate rig, I'd put this on the short list. #MadeInEngland

although it seems pricey i actually think this could be awesome.......2 real neve preamps !!! time will tell but this could turn out to be a bargain

Someone at Sweetwater or AMS Neve ... please address, how can a USB powered device adequately drive the transformers to deliver the promise of a Neve sound? Thanks

lovely interface, but a little bit late to the party.

nice, ill take 2

Does it have an on and off switch?

Can this be used as a poor man's AD converter for "coloring" the whole mix going through the front line inputs (without destroying the dynamic range, clarity, depth etc.) or is it too optimistic ? :)

Great starting point for them in the audio interface market. I'd love to see a very usable metering on the front panel.

I’m sure it sounds great, and it’s really exciting for the future of home recording. But it sketches me out that it’s bus powered

Are these the same transformers found in the Steinberg RT series? How is the latency? How do the AD/Da conversion specs compare to the Sabre32?

I wish the monitor knob would have been a 1073 style Marconi knob.

Mitch at Christmas time 🎅🏽

Mmm.. nah.

Sad to say, looks like the Latency is not that great on this interface, he mentions 4ms Round trip Latency, but according to the user manual on Neve's website that can only happen when your drivers are set to a 32 buffer @ 192khz. Question is who records @192k ? If you play Keys or lots of plugins you'll want to set the buffer to 128 at the lowest more than likely. So, if your like me and want to record at 44.1khz your Latency would be 13ms, just over three times more than what he said. Looks like buying the 88R LB is a better choice, much more control with Full Power too.

$1,245.00 Yikes

$1245 made in England?! M2 macbook air $1199 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

1 headphone output... Yeah that's ideal... Said nobody ever

Can't wait to see comparisons between this and the UAD Unison 88RS plugin.

"technology from the 88rs" is SO vague and borderline misleading. Same knobs?

For $1,245.00 ? Wow. You guys like taking advantage of customers. I hope it's not sold.

Better go with arturia audio fuse studio. You got everything with only 899 usd . Amazing preamps, Lot of I/O. Etc

With great interfaces that are much lower cost made by Audient and SSL, it's hard to see going for this with its limited features and price. All they got going is the Neve branding and Made in England. Perhaps, they are okay targeting only a few customers, more like a fun project rather than trying to make as much profit as possible from a business standpoint. That being said, I have spare cash lying around, I would love to own one, not that it has any advantage over what I already have, just that it's a Neve.

This thing looks like 💩. The finish is terrible. Hopefully the usability makes up for it.

Lol people argue on forums about power supplies for high end preamps day and night and how it can affect sound. For instance, 500 series vs full rack, full rack neve clones that use cheaper power supplies and how that affects the signal.. and here we have Neve coming out with their new interface that costs 1200+ dollars using f'n bus power!??? People are buying this for the preamps. Get bent.

anyone know what mic piece he's wearing? sounds rather clear

I highly recommend checking out Alec Brits review of the 88M on YT.

but an usb port like this can drive neve preamps... it seems impossible... dunno know...

Overpriced for what they are offering. Also is a USB bus enough to power Neve preamps?

Seriously, who listens to songs on Spotify (like it or not, it’s what people use these days) and says, “oh, I can hear the difference between pre amp audio interfaces on different songs”? This seems to be an abuse of a brand name to me.

Good Evening Mitch, fantastic product and fantastic infotainment to watch your presentation. SUBSCRIBED.

No dedicated audio metering at the front? No dedicated power on/off switch, how can you lack out those features for this price range?

I'm sure the sound and electronics are fine but the box and user interface are weak for over $1200.00...

I want to see the transformers

awesome box! thanks. regards from switzerland

Hi Neve, I would love a USB controller for UAD 88RS channel strip plugin Thank you!

Mitch you can sell sand at the desert 🏜!!!

Wait, this isn’t Rupert Neve Designs? 👎🏾

Show don’t tell! Show it in action! I hate talking specs but don’t show how it sounds or test the latency!

I think I'll go with a scarlet 2i2 or steinberg ur22 mkii

even more important "THAT PRICE"

For the price this thing kills everything in its class.

Possibly Standalone audio in/out operation if usb power insertion?

How can you run Neve preamps on USB bus power?

Looking forward to a shootout with the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 :-)

with great products comes great price

Cool box but overpriced.

Hi are you using this device for the audio in this video?

How can I use the neve 5017 preamp with the 88m? Is it worth buying both or is the own preamp in the 88m good enough? Thank you

Not hating on the device, as I'm pretty sure it's amazing on its own. But for that price I can get an Universal Audio interface with a great lineup of plugins, do they offer the same or something similar?

Wish it had more input and output channels on board. That price for not a lot of channels is a bit of a downer, still cool though. Also weird artifact of compression @2:47 in Mitch's voice.

no audio demo?

Wish there was a trim knob to hit the input harder

Giveaway pia ve vua 🤓🤓🤠

bus powered?...meah

OK I get it, $1200 not bad considering NEVE History and quality...etc, but I still think it's a little high. I was hoping it would be between $500 - $700 dollars.

Maybe this says more about me than the companies or the market, but why do I feel like the RUPERT Neve group would come up with a better product for at least a LITTLE less?

Dear Neve, its 2022, have u heard of USB-C?

foaming at the mouth for this beauty

I wish they kept the big red gain switches like on the their 500 series Neve 1073LB and worked around a design that suited them. Those switches are so cool.

How do I connect external preamps through the ADAT input? Do I need an A/D converter or is there a simple cable to make the connection?

Amazingness!

slightly noob question, but can the inserts on the back be used as outputs?

This is incredible 😭

Wow i was crying first at the price but after seeing the preamps converters and the transformers i said this is a giveaway price for this piece of cream now ill have to save or invest in nft because i will be needing one of these yeah just to have the essence of mr rupert neve in my studio

Please have a look at the Merging Anubis it has a lot more to offer ;-)

SSL 2+ vs UAD Volt 476 vs Neve 88M ???

Can i use external preamp for clean signal like audient id44 & id22?

$1,245 for a 2-channel interface lacking any input metering indicator? Yeah, no. A $100 Scarlet Solo has level indicators and the $999 Claret+ 8Pre has four times the inputs AND full stack LED meters for all channels. I thought Apple was bad for charging premium prices for just a logo.

$1245??? Ooooh kay?