Apogee Electronics released Clearmountain's 8068, a new audio plugin that recreates the famous Neve 8068 console. The software captures the sound of Bob Clearmountain's personal mixing board from The Power Station recording studio. Musicians and producers can purchase the plugin for 99 dollars. The console helped create classic albums from artists like Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Bryan Adams. Apogee modeled every detail of the original hardware to preserve its unique character.
The plugin differs from other Neve-inspired software because it models the complete channel strip. Most competing products only recreate the preamp section of vintage consoles. Clearmountain's 8068 includes the microphone input, line input, equalizer and...