BB N73
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From the KIT offices at Blackbird Studio, our engineers have worked hand in hand with John McBride and the Blackbird team to model not one, but twelve different 1073's. With John's guidance we were able to take our favorite characteristics from each unit to build the perfect channel.
Building a "Real World" Model
Each 1073 was hand selected from Blackbird's extensive collection, and painstakingly analyzed to ensure every audible detail was accounted for. In the KIT spirit of building "Real World" models, the BB N73 has been designed to sound and function just like the hardware in use at Blackbird. Everything from cables and modifications to age and irregularities have been factored in to the final product.
What the pros are saying
Joe Carrell
(11x GRAMMY-nominated Producer/Mixer)
This feels next level. After dialing in a bit of preamp gain and eq on multiple channels and then bypassing, I realized just how massive of an impact the 73 was having.
Albert “Lamont Sincere” Brown
(Motown Records, Cam Wallace, Wiz Khalifa)
That N73 red saturation knob on everything. Amazing GUI. Never leave home without this plugin.
Jonny Goode
(Producer/Mixer & Founder of Real Home Studio)
If you’re looking for a channel strip with characterful and colourful Neve® tones that allows you to mix with musicality and intuitive workflow stop here, you’ve found it.
Authentic analog color
Using our award winning Full Range Modeling Technology, (FRM) our team of engineers developed the BB N73 channel strip to capture the sound and character of the original hardware we all know and love.
FRM allows us to model the full frequency range from 10Hz - 96kHz giving the BB N73 all of the analog depth and color of the original gear.
Classic and Powerful
3 powerful bands of EQ at your fingertips to help carve the tone of your tracks. Featuring a beautifully designed, user-friendly interface that faithfully recreates the classic Neve® 1073® controls, the BB N73 offers unparalleled flexibility and versatility in your digital workflow. Whether you’re shaping the sound of individual tracks or crafting the perfect mix, the BB N73 delivers the rich, full-bodied sound that only a true vintage EQ can provide.
An Industry Standard
With its legendary, fully discrete Class-A design, the 1073® preamp provides a classic vintage tone that has been used on countless hit records across many genres. With its
meticulously modeled circuitry and authentic vintage character, the BB N73 delivers exceptional clarity and detail, while also adding a touch of subtle harmonic distortion that helps to bring out the true essence of the source material.
The Final Touch
Modeled after the output buss of a Neve® 8058 console, the final stage of the BB N73 offers additional subtle harmonic content and compression to get that weight and punch that’ll make seasoned Neve® users feel right at home. The amount of saturation and compression depends on how hard you drive into it, starting with subtle transient smearing, all the way to utterly squashing your track. This master buss may be all you need to take your mixes to the next level.
Authentic analog color
Using our award winning Full Range Modeling Technology, (FRM) our team of engineers developed the BB N73 channel strip to capture the sound and character of the original hardware we all know and love.
FRM allows us to model the full frequency range from 10Hz - 96kHz giving the BB N73 all of the analog depth and color of the original gear.
Classic and Powerful
3 powerful bands of EQ at your fingertips to help carve the tone of your tracks. Featuring a beautifully designed, user-friendly interface that faithfully recreates the classic Neve® 1073® controls, the BB N73 offers unparalleled flexibility and versatility in your digital workflow. Whether you’re shaping the sound of individual tracks or crafting the perfect mix, the BB N73 delivers the rich, full-bodied sound that only a true vintage EQ can provide.
An Industry Standard
With its legendary, fully discrete Class-A design, the 1073® preamp provides a classic vintage tone that has been used on countless hit records across many genres. With its
meticulously modeled circuitry and authentic vintage character, the BB N73 delivers exceptional clarity and detail, while also adding a touch of subtle harmonic distortion that helps to bring out the true essence of the source material.
The Final Touch
Modeled after the output buss of a Neve® 8058 console, the final stage of the BB N73 offers additional subtle harmonic content and compression to get that weight and punch that’ll make seasoned Neve® users feel right at home. The amount of saturation and compression depends on how hard you drive into it, starting with subtle transient smearing, all the way to utterly squashing your track. This master buss may be all you need to take your mixes to the next level.
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Presets to get you started
BB N73 comes with a collection of custom presets designed by some of the industry's best, including Joe Carrell and Albert “Lamont Sincere” Brown as well as our KIT team.
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FEATURES
- Console Frequency Response: Accurately sampled from 10 Hz to 96 kHz using KIT’s proprietary Full Range Modeling Technology (FRM).
- Auto-Gain: Enhances usability as you add gain on the mic pre. The fader level will adjust the output automatically to maintain dB level.
- Continuous Gain: Optionally removes the notched movement of the mic pre gain, giving you more control of gain level.
- Master Buss: Replicates the unique tone and effect of a Neve master buss amp, inspired by Blackbird's 8058 console master channel.
- Analog Hum: Sets the level of ~60Hz noise applied to the signal.
- Oversampling: Adjust oversampling from Low, Medium, or High, for higher definition or to relieve CPU of intensive processing and aliasing.
- Tooltips: Displays the amount of gain (+/-) on each EQ band (to the nearest tenth of a dB), and percentage for the Mic Pre.
- Resizable 3D GUI: You can click and drag the bottom right corner to change the size of the plugin, or select set sizes from the options menu.
- Fader Color: You can change the color of the fader between black, silver, red, blue, and teal.
- Includes: Custom Pro Presets
- Compatibility:Windows, and macOS – with Full M-Series (ARM) support for all plugin formats.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS & COMPATIBILITY
- A FREE iLok account and iLok License Manager installation is required.
- Activation support for iLok Cloud or iLok gen 2 or 3 keys only (machine activation is not supported).
- 2 activations are provided per license purchase for use.
- macOS 10.14 or above (Intel, and M-Series).
- Windows 7 or above (Intel i3, AMD Quad-Core, or later).
- A 64-bit operating system and DAW is required.
- A Compatible DAW or Host is required for AAX, AU, and VST3 formats use (64-bit only).
- Minimum 4 GB RAM and 4 GB free disk space.
DISTRIBUTION FORMATS
- VST3 (Steinberg Virtual Studio Technology 3).
- AU (macOS Audio Unit).
- AAX (Avid Audio Extension).
- Compatible with all major DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) that support the formats mentioned above.
- Supports mono and stereo signals.
- Console Frequency Response: Accurately sampled from 10 Hz to 96 kHz using KIT’s proprietary Full Range Modeling Technology (FRM).
- Auto-Gain: Enhances usability as you add gain on the mic pre. The fader level will adjust the output automatically to maintain dB level.
- Continuous Gain: Optionally removes the notched movement of the mic pre gain, giving you more control of gain level.
- Master Buss: Replicates the unique tone and effect of a Neve master buss amp, inspired by Blackbird's 8058 console master channel.
- Analog Hum: Sets the level of ~60Hz noise applied to the signal.
- Oversampling: Adjust oversampling from Low, Medium, or High, for higher definition or to relieve CPU of intensive processing and aliasing.
- Tooltips: Displays the amount of gain (+/-) on each EQ band (to the nearest tenth of a dB), and percentage for the Mic Pre.
- Resizable 3D GUI: You can click and drag the bottom right corner to change the size of the plugin, or select set sizes from the options menu.
- Fader Color: You can change the color of the fader between black, silver, red, blue, and teal.
- Includes: Custom Pro Presets
- Compatibility:Windows, and macOS – with Full M-Series (ARM) support for all plugin formats.
- A FREE iLok account and iLok License Manager installation is required.
- Activation support for iLok Cloud or iLok gen 2 or 3 keys only (machine activation is not supported).
- 2 activations are provided per license purchase for use.
- macOS 10.14 or above (Intel, and M-Series).
- Windows 7 or above (Intel i3, AMD Quad-Core, or later).
- A 64-bit operating system and DAW is required.
- A Compatible DAW or Host is required for AAX, AU, and VST3 formats use (64-bit only).
- Minimum 4 GB RAM and 4 GB free disk space.
- VST3 (Steinberg Virtual Studio Technology 3).
- AU (macOS Audio Unit).
- AAX (Avid Audio Extension).
- Compatible with all major DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) that support the formats mentioned above.
- Supports mono and stereo signals.
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Disclaimer
All names, logos and trademarks of studio equipment and/or accessory brands are the property of their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with KIT Plugins or its affiliates. None of the aforementioned name, logo or trademark owners were involved in the making of this product, nor do they endorse it. This plugin was made by KIT Plugins and John McBride at Blackbird Studio to represent the unique sound and quality of Blackbird. The names, logos and trademarks used are only for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create this product.