Rachansky
11/04/2019

Cant believe I got it right the fist time!

No rework. No headaches. No freakouts. Well detailed build guide and a great sounding unit. While I've never used the OG SSL this bad boy definitely wins over the UAD emulations for me!

Vignolo Sylvain
31/03/2019

DI extra

Super préampli, qui remplace, en mieux, mon LA 610.
Super son pour les Basses en DI, avec la possibilité de faire une saturation très jolie dans les bas medium, pas du tout criard (ce qui était marchait très mal avec le LA).

Robin Hunt
11/01/2019

Wonderful Product

Im not a super experienced DIY electronics guy. I am really good though at soldering cables ;) so it says what over the quality of the kits and the manual describing building it. This is really top notch and if you have time to do it proper and are meticulous with the description its very do-able.

Then the quality of the finished controller. Just one word: Gorgeous: its as transparant as possible and I really can't detect any color which is good in a monitor controller :)

All the knobs and switches feel solid and great. I added some screws to make sure the top and bottom plate couldn't move anymore.

The quality is crazy for the price. Even if you would buy the completed version. Superb!

Karl J
27/12/2018

MP573 is FANTASTIC!!!

Hello. I just wanted to throw you some feedback (of the good kind). Now that I've had my 573 pre in use for over 1.5 year, I gotta say it's GREAT! I have some other Neve clones and legit API 512c pres and the 573 hangs right with them. In fact, the DI is so huge it's become my go to for Bass guitar. The 573 has also been doing the main vocal tracks on my current project, as well as having some duties recording guitars through Marshall amp.

I'm tracking drums for my project in two weeks and plan on using the 573 with a tube mic for "front of kit" duties and I know it will sound HUGE!

All said, it is a great kit at a reasonable price. It arrived quickly! And JPK is great at answering the tech questions.

I still have a slot left in my lunchbox and am curious about the MP566. But another MP573 is very likely. I can't recommend it enough!

Matthias
23/11/2018

Perfect! The classic Neve EQ and very musical

This EQ needs a lot of patience and concentration while building it, but it is absolutely worth the effort. It’s the perfect supplement for the MP573 preamp. I use it in my studio for tracking on every single track. It’s so musical that you rarely need any other EQs with more bands. If the sound is allowed to get coloured in a nice way you can even use it for mastering – I did this and achieved great results in no time (faster than with a Pultec). It’s great that the EQ573 combines the 1073 and 1084 models: You have a bandwidth switch for the mid frequencies and more frequencies available for the high shelf. It’s worth looking at the frequency response while using it (with Waves Q-Clone for instance) – you begin to understand why you don’t need more EQ bands for a perfect sound ;-)
I disagree with the other reviewer here: I don’t find it harsh at all (if you use it "correctly"). But as always, you should also consider using it for cutting the frequencies you don’t need and not only for boosting. With a reasonable combination you have a high class musical sound and lots of possibilities.

JZero
25/10/2018

Good Sound/Easy Build

For now I have built 4 of them. Every time it gets a bit faster. I really love the sound of them. They are a little bit more mid-dy & lofi when compared to 99ers.

ZMFG
01/08/2018

Awesome!

For the record, I had never soldered before I bought my first Sound Skulptor kit (CP5176). My TS500 is a year old now, and still running strong! I use it on nearly everything as anything from light EQ and coloring to full on tape overdrive on vocals. Can be used in post processing too, but I try to get the sound in the ballpark on the front end.

ZMFG
01/08/2018

Bread and Butter!

For the record, I had never soldered before I bought my first Sound Skulptor kit (CP5176). My CP5176 is about 2 years old now, and still running strong. I use this on literally everything I record. I am not professionally trained in the recording arts, but to my ear, this compressor is awesome. I am currently running it in series with the LA502 before it, and it makes for some really sexy Vox and Bass.

ZMFG
01/08/2018

Silky Smooth

For the record, I had never soldered before I bought my first Sound Skulptor kit (CP5176). I have had this compressor for a few months now, and I am in love with what it does to vocals and bass. I use it on everything though... [insert shrugging emoticon]. Tuning the LED's was a little tedious and time consuming, but everything else about the build was easy. Highly recommend if you want some creamy vocals and thick punch bass!

ZMFG
01/08/2018

Good For Certain Things

For the record, I had never soldered before I bought my first Sound Skulptor kit (CP5176). Also, I am not a trained recording engineer. This is the only Sound Skulptor I would give a 4 (out of 6 I own). What I've noticed after using this for a little over a year is that it can be a bit harsh. I use it more for HF/LF cut, and gentle tuning in the inner frequencies. I run it "inside" of my MP573 (which I love!), and occassionally in series when I am not getting the results I'm looking for. The build is a little tricky getting the pots and set up straight, but I had a lot of fun learning how this parametric structure works.