Portico II wins Audio Pro International: Best New Studio Product Award

For the year of 2010, one new studio product has stood out to the judges of Audio Pro International: the Portico II Channel.

Based around the High Voltage and Discrete circuitry developed for the 5088 Mixer, the Portico II Channel stands as the pinnacle of Mr. Rupert Neve’s designs. By combining the exceptionally pure, transformer coupled architecture of the 5088 with a revolutionary feature set including the new variable texture control, Silk/Silk + modes, 4-band EQ, tunable de-esser, compressor-limiter, and outstanding preamplifier, the Portico II achieves both irreproachable sonics and unparalleled versatility. 

The Audio Pro International Awards are acknowledge the best products, companies and people in all sectors of the business. Readers send in their nominations for the award categories and a wide judging panel, drawn from all sectors of the business decide the winners.

This years Best Studio Product Nominees were:

Avid Heat
Sontronics Saturn
Studer Vista 9
Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plugin bundle
Rupert Neve Designs Portico II

Owned by Rupert and Evelyn Neve, Rupert Neve Designs Inc. was founded on passion, experience and a desire to build products embodying the highest musical quality. In continuing his legacy as a pioneer in audio circuit design, Mr. Rupert Neve is currently focusing his talents on creating innovative analog solutions to the issues facing the modern recording engineer.

For further details on Rupert Neve Designs, visit www.rupertneve.com.