I'd like to get the Neve EQs, but $250 for the pair is a bit much (IMO).

clintmartin

cclarry

clintmartin
So if I have this on the front end, and get Britson for the backend, I will have the same board as Dave Grohl???

Don't know if you've watched Sound City or not..but Grohl's console is one of a kind...there are no others.
That board was made especially for Sound City by Rupert Neve...and that is the board that Grohl has...
Sound City paid $74,000 for the board way back then...the owner only paid $38,000 for his home...

Yes. That was what I was referring to. Sound City is a great movie, and that board is nice. This would probably be good to have (Ik makes good stuff), but I can't pay that much for an EQ. It would be hard to beat the Free one from TDR,VOS and Vladg...plus I have a gazillion eqs anyway. I'm saving up for drum sampler upgrades.

I agree Clint.  I've got a zillion EQ"s....and upgrading AD is going to be high on my penny-saving list.
My fav free EQ is the luftikus Maag clone...and I've got all the T-Racks stuff already except for the Echo,
and the new comp, and these....and have no intention of getting any of these till there's an "almost free"
sale.

IK needs to realize that if they did "include" these for those who already have "The BB" then that would
get more people to invest in the BB....and in IK...I think they are missing the mark, just as Cake has done
in not getting more PC Modules to the table....

Oh well...whatever...I don't need these (or anything really else) to do what I do...and AD better have
upped the game a lot...or it will be a "wait for a sale" attitude there also...time will tell.  Now that I
have BFD 3, it's going to be hard to beat. (Pardon the pun)

Yeah, I thought it was $125 for both and still thought that was too much. Ouch! I'll make do with Pro-Q and my other 15 EQs.

clintmartin
Yeah, I thought it was $125 for both and still thought that was too much. Ouch! I'll make do with Pro-Q and my other 15 EQs.

YES...and those are "INTRO" Prices???!!!!

We always procure the original hardware and spend months meticulously modeling these units to bring a premium plugin to the market at a fair price.  These aren't even considered premium prices by many (nor do the plugins require some expensive DSP-based card or a USB dongle or even an update plan) but we do feel that they are definitely premium quality, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with (or above) top plugins in the industry, and they are priced moderately for how good they sound.

I guess then the fire sale plugins and instruments are priced based on how they sound?

First, I'm sure they are premium quality. Second, I know you spent time and man hours producing them. Third, welcome to the new paradigm...they are still waaaaaaaay to expensive. Sorry. $50 is the new $300.

IK_Multimedia
We always procure the original hardware and spend months meticulously modeling these units to bring a premium plugin to the market at a fair price.  These aren't even considered premium prices by many (nor do the plugins require some expensive DSP-based card or a USB dongle or even an update plan) but we do feel that they are definitely premium quality, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with (or above) top plugins in the industry, and they are priced moderately for how good they sound.

Based on some preliminary testing, I must say Obi is right.  These plugs are, as of now, the best emulations of the Neve EQs you can get ... with the only possible exceptions being Nebula-based, which is a whole other ball of wax.
 
The high boost is very sweet, sounding a bit better to me than Waves' latest 1073 emu.  Same goes for the low end, which seems beefier.  Overdriving the input produces some natural-sounding fuzz, which I like better than what Waves' "Drive" control does.  The GUI is very nice, too, although the Waves lets you control Mid and Side simultaneously.
 
As for the pricing, that Waves plug, which comes fairly close to the sound of IK's 73, could be had for $85 for a couple of months after it came out.  $120 seems a bit steep, so I'd wait until the inevitable credits sale ... kind of aggravating that these are priced at 125 credits each, and there's a 120-credit pack available for $100 ... why couldn't these go for 120 credits??  Why, IK, why???
 
Anyway, yet another stellar modeling job by IK's developers.  Those guys are on the cutting edge.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Yep, they make quality stuff...no doubt. I was hoping they would just scrap the whole jampoints and credits thing. Everytime I think about buying an IK product (and I have many) I have to stop and think about all of the different scenarios for 15 minutes. 

Maybe someone should write "IK Custom Shop for Dummies," laying out all the tips and tricks you could use to get the best prices for their stuff.  Might be a pretty hefty book, though. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie