Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) has announced new features and functionality for the Neve Genesys, a custom-crafted, expandable analog recording console that incorporates digital workstation control.
Exclusively distributed in the U.S. by GC Pro, the Genesys was designed to address new realities of modern professional audio industry for music, post production and gaming, while building on Neve’s 40 years of accumulated technical heritage.
New features being unveiled at AES include:
—New and updated Routing Implementation (L-C-R/Stereo)
—Pro Tools track arm/disarm control from the console surface
—Apple Logic Pro Integration:
——- Control of up to 6 banks of 8 faders each (48 Channels)
——- Extensive control of Pans/Sends
——- DAW Metering
——- Ability to ‘Flip’ Pans/Sends onto faders
——- Channels Encoder in DAW simulates V-Pot
—EQ/Dynamics processing can be placed in any order in the audio path using the keyboard/mouse with a graphical representation of the audio chain
—EQ/Dynamics Link/Copy/Paste feature
—Digital Line Enable on Channels with AES/FireWire
—Ability to Lock Monitor Level
—Improvements for Gangs/Trims, MTC operation, FireWire clock sync
The Neve Genesys base configuration offers 16 channels of mic/line preamps, 16-channel DAW monitoring, 32-channel analog summing at mixdown, DAW control for Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo and more, 8 auxiliary buses, 8 group buses, 2 main outputs, 4 effects returns, comprehensive metering, 5.1 monitoring, 2 cue mixes, talkback services and an internal power supply.
It can be expanded to over 60 channels in a straight or articulated frame, with options including motorized fader automation, recall, mastering-grade A/D and D/A converters, digitally controlled EQ and dynamics, remote mic amp control and much more.
