The Village Installs Neve 88R in Studio D

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - When Jeff Greenberg, CEO of The Village recording studios, heard the new Neve 88R analog console, he was not the only one who had to have it. A top rock act in mid-production lock-out at the well-known West L.A. recording venue had to have it too.

The result was what Greenberg called "an outstanding effort" to install the new console in record time. "The band halted recording at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in October," said Greenberg. "By the end of the next weekend, the studio was up and ready with the Neve 88R. That's seven days! Neve deserves a lot of credit for pulling together an amazing team to make the installation happen."

Veteran producer Roy Thomas Baker - working in Studio D with that top rock band that must go unnamed -- said, "As the first producer to use the new Neve 88R at The Village, it gave me the sound and integrity associated with vintage 1066 and 1081s, while providing the convenience, ergonomics, and reliability of a modern desk."

Greenberg had his sights set on the new console -- Neve's first new large-format analog console in 20 years - since he and The Village crew conducted a listening test on one of the modules for the desk nearly a year ago. "We were all blown away," said Greenberg. "The sound of the 88R is unbelievable. It's the best-sounding desk we have ever heard. It's a beautifully engineered, exquisitely manufactured piece of gear."

Installed in The Village's Studio D, which handles a lot of major feature film work, most recently the summer blockbuster, Moulin Rouge, Greenberg expects the Neve 88R to also be a boon to The Village's music clients.

"Some of our music clients prefer the sound of the vintage Neve 8048 in Studio A, but they'd also like to work in the larger Studio D," explained Greenberg. "Now they can have both room size and superior sound."

Celebrating more than 30 years as a state-of-the-art recording and scoring facility in West Los Angeles, The Village is a four-room, 26,000-square-foot former Masonic Temple now serving the record, film, and television industries. For more information, refer to the studio's Web site at www.villagestudios.com.

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