Ams Neve 8804

An Extension Designed to Complement the "Console" Philosophy of the Neve 8816

Praised for its analog summing, the 8816 quickly generated an obvious demand: to have faders for mixing by hand, like in a traditional studio. The Neve 8804 is designed as the direct companion to the 8816: it does not replace your summing unit, it extends it by providing console ergonomics and more advanced routing, while remaining suitable for modern rack or desktop setups.

Who Is It For and What Are Its Uses?

The 8804 is aimed at engineers and producers working in hybrid mixing (DAW and hardware) who want to gain in precision and musicality during balancing. It becomes especially relevant if you like to do volume rides, fine-tune balances by feel, or prepare stems while maintaining a console workflow. In post-production as well as music, it also facilitates quick adjustments thanks to the mutes and recall of settings.

Extended Features: More Than Just a Set of Faders

Long-Throw Control: Finesse, Comfort, and Faster Decisions

With its 16 long-throw faders and associated mutes, the 8804 provides immediate level control, particularly appreciated when every tenth of a dB counts. The two master faders offer natural management of the output bus, ideal for working on the overall mix dynamics without breaking your flow.

Pre or Post-Fader Direct Outputs: Recording, Effects, and Stems

Each fader features a direct output assignable in pre or post-fader. This allows you to feed external effects processors, record individual elements from the summing, or organize multitrack recording from the 8816 setup without losing the flexibility of your routing.

A Dedicated Auxiliary Send for Your External Reverbs

The channel level knob on the 8816 can become a dedicated auxiliary send to an external reverb unit. The result: you add an immediate "studio" dimension to your mixes, with more direct control over sends, without multiplying workarounds in the DAW.

Recall: Continuity Between Analog and Computer

The 8804 includes the Recall utility program for flexible use with a computer. Your settings can be stored and recalled on Mac or PC, reducing reconfiguration time and improving productivity when switching between multiple projects.

Technical specifications

Category

console slice

Number of channels

16

Capabilities

feeding effects processors, recording individual elements, multitrack recording from the 8816