Shep Neve 31105 Mic Pre/4-Band EQ Racked Pair #01115 (Vintage)

The Shep Neve 31105 Mic Pre/EQ is a high-quality construction of the classic Neve mic pre/4-band EQ, using numerous Neve components. The Neve 31105 is a Class A/B module used in the 80xx series of Neve consoles.

EQ controls are:

• High pass filter at 27 - 47 - 82 - 150 - 270 Hz
• Low pass filter at 3.9 - 5.6 - 8.2 - 12 - 18 kHz
• Low EQ points (peak or shelving): 33 - 56 - 100 - 180 - 330 Hz
• Low Mid EQ points (with Hi-Q): 220 - 270 - 330 - 390 - 470 - 560 - 680 - 820 - 1000 - 1200 Hz
• High Mid EQ points (with Hi-Q): 1.5 - 1.8 - 2.2 - 2.7 - 3.3 - 3.9 - 4.7 - 5.6 - 6.8 - 8.2 KHz
• High EQ points (peak or shelving): 3.3 - 4.7 - 6.8 - 10 - 15 kHz
• Separate mic and line inputs with LED indicators
• Input attenuation from -15 to -70 dB in 5 dB increments
• Phase reverse
• EQ bypass

History

Shep Associates was started by Derek Stoddart, one of the five original engineers who worked for Rupert Neve at his home-based factory in England.

Some years after resigning from Neve in 1976, Shep Associates was created, after Derek got numerous requests to modify Neve consoles. With many ex-Neve employees at Shep, there was plenty of experience with the Neve consoles and modules.

Shep and Neve worked out a licensing agreement which allowed Shep to build the classic Neve modules in order to do custom work on their vintage consoles. This included doing a mod to convert 1073 modules to 4-band with the addition of a switched high frequency band as well as an overlapping presence band.

Hand-built to the highest standards, all Shep modules are fully discrete, and use original style components wherever possible.