AMS Neve - Mark Crabtree

Mark Crabtree of AMS Neve chats with Sam Inglis about how two of the biggest names in UK audio technology came together, and how they are using their unique expertise in analogue and digital audio to develop the next wave of studio products.Chapters00:00 - Intro00:19 - History of AMS and Neve01:21 - Analogue and Digital Approaches01:58 - The Beginnings of Sampling03:38 - Mellotron and Dubbing05:04 - Classic Tech Vs Digital06:59 - Tape and Pitch Change08:04 - The Ear Test08:59 - Developing New Products11:06 - AMS Neve Genesys Inspiration11:55 - Analogue Digital Hybrids13:25 - Benefits of Consoles15:13 - Universal Audio Plugins16:04 - 500 Series16:56 - Neve 1073 Copycats18:45 - The DFC19:58 - Film Tech20:53 - Dante21:42 - Training23:04 - UK Manufacture and Education24:42 - Next Generation of Engineers25:15 - EndingAMS Neve Websitehttps://www.ams-neve.com/See SOS website for photos https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/ams-neve-mark-crabtree-podcastMark Crabtree BiogAPRS Fellow Mark Crabtree is the owner and Managing Director of AMS Neve and the creator of many classic digital and analogue audio products.After graduating from Cambridge with an Engineering degree and from Manchester with a Masters’ Degree in Digital Electronics, Mark worked as Engineering Manager at Lucas Aerospace. However, in his spare time he was combining his love of music (he plays piano, guitar and violin) with his electronics knowledge to invent digital sound-enhancing devices. This resulted in the formation of AMS Neve in 1975, a company that sold its first product to Sir Paul McCartney and is still designing and making innovative audio products in Mark’s hometown of Burnley, Lancashire. Awarded an OBE in 2014 for Services to Advanced Manufacturing and Creative Industries, Mark is also the recipient of two Scientific and Technical Oscars®, an Emmy™ and a Grammy™, while AMS Neve has three Queen’s Awards for Export to its credit.Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts