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Neve Portico 5012 follow up [message #63456]

Fri, 20 January 2006 09:31

Tyrone Corbett

Messages: 253
Registered: August 2006

Senior Member

Hey guy's, I just wanted to share my feelings regarding the Portico 5012 as
I have had an opportunity to use it more extensively.

The last several recordings I have done have been used primarily with the
5012 on the front end. I also own an Avalon 737sp as well as a custom made
pre (Bill Baty) which I like allot.

Admittedly, while tracking I was not sure as to the extent that I would appreciate
the 5012. It was noticeably warmer than both my Avalon and Bill Baty pre,
but I think I was still looking for the "big bang" as I finally owned something
in the Neve family.

I used the pre almost exclusively in the "silk" position, as my understanding
was this position provided another degree of harmonic distortion for "warmth".
After tracking the last several songs it has become quite evident as to the
degree of quality it has added to my modest group of pre's. All of the tracks
have a much warmer sound that I am not accustomed to, but have associated
with different projects I have heard over the years. I am reluctant to say
this, but it does seem to provide that "record sound". As I am starting to
mix the tracks, they seem to fall together with little effort and sound fantastic.

I probably should incorporate my other pre's a little more for diversity,
but right now I'm so blown away by the sound of the 5012 that I can�t pull
myself away from it. I am very pleased with this pre!

Tyrone

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Re: Neve Portico 5012 follow up [message #63511 is a reply to message #63456]

Fri, 20 January 2006 21:08

Bill Lorentzen

Messages: 140
Registered: June 2005

Senior Member

I'm surprised that it sounds so much better than the Avalon. How much was
the Portico?

Bill

"Tyrone Corbett" <tyronecorbett@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:43d1106b$1@linux...
>
> Hey guy's, I just wanted to share my feelings regarding the Portico 5012
> as
> I have had an opportunity to use it more extensively.
>
> The last several recordings I have done have been used primarily with the
> 5012 on the front end. I also own an Avalon 737sp as well as a custom made
> pre (Bill Baty) which I like allot.
>
> Admittedly, while tracking I was not sure as to the extent that I would
> appreciate
> the 5012. It was noticeably warmer than both my Avalon and Bill Baty pre,
> but I think I was still looking for the "big bang" as I finally owned
> something
> in the Neve family.
>
>
> I used the pre almost exclusively in the "silk" position, as my
> understanding
> was this position provided another degree of harmonic distortion for
> "warmth".
> After tracking the last several songs it has become quite evident as to
> the
> degree of quality it has added to my modest group of pre's. All of the
> tracks
> have a much warmer sound that I am not accustomed to, but have associated
> with different projects I have heard over the years. I am reluctant to say
> this, but it does seem to provide that "record sound". As I am starting to
> mix the tracks, they seem to fall together with little effort and sound
> fantastic.
>
>
> I probably should incorporate my other pre's a little more for diversity,
> but right now I'm so blown away by the sound of the 5012 that I can't pull
> myself away from it. I am very pleased with this pre!
>
> Tyrone
>

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Re: Neve Portico 5012 follow up [message #63526 is a reply to message #63511]

Sat, 21 January 2006 07:24

Tyrone Corbett

Messages: 253
Registered: August 2006

Senior Member

"Bill Lorentzen" <bill@lorentzen.ws> wrote:
>I'm surprised that it sounds so much better than the Avalon. How much was

>the Portico?
>
>Bill

In my estimation it does sound significantly better than the Avalon. They
also have a model a 5032 which is a mono pre with EQ(the 5012 is a dual sided
pre).

When I purchased the 5012 it was $1,440.00 ($700.00 per pre if you will).
I was told the price would change to somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,640.00.
I've also read good reviews about the 5042 "True Tape" emulator.

http://www.rupertneve.com/

Tyrone

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Re: Neve Portico 5012 follow up [message #63554 is a reply to message #63526]

Sat, 21 January 2006 22:10

Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006

Senior Member

"Tyrone Corbett" <tyronecorbett@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"Bill Lorentzen" <bill@lorentzen.ws> wrote:
>>I'm surprised that it sounds so much better than the Avalon. How much was
>
>>the Portico?
>>
>>Bill
>
>In my estimation it does sound significantly better than the Avalon.

But the older Neve stuff sounds much different than a 737, too,
so should that be a surprise? My question is: does it sound
like either a 1073 or a 1081, for example? Or is it simply a
damn good pre that's not necessarily an older Neve-mulation?

Neil

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Re: Neve Portico 5012 follow up [message #63564 is a reply to message #63554]

Sun, 22 January 2006 09:02

Tyrone Corbett

Messages: 253
Registered: August 2006

Senior Member

>But the older Neve stuff sounds much different than a 737, too,
>so should that be a surprise? My question is: does it sound
>like either a 1073 or a 1081, for example? Or is it simply a
>damn good pre that's not necessarily an older Neve-mulation?
>
>Neil

Neil, I don't have much experience with either the 1073 or the 1081, so I
can't offer you much in that regard. There's also the issue that the Portico
5012 does not have EQ as does the earlier Neve pre's you mentioned (the Portico
5032 would be a better comparison).

In any event, I think the 5012 sounds pretty amazing and I do own a 737 which
I like. They are currently in the same price range so if I had to purchase
one over the other, it would be the 5012...even without the compressor and
EQ. Of course that's relative to my setup, maybe your needs are different.

I would certainly check out the Portico series before making a final choice
though.

Tyrone

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