Here is a feature about Steve Kilpatrick and how he uses his Neve 8816 and 8804 in Broadcast. You can link to the article here, or read the text below.
Composer and producer Steve Kilpatrick has opened a new studio in Manchester.
Kilpatrick has created music that has been played globally on the likes of the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, MTV, and VH-1, as well as compositions for the Resident Evil 6 and Raccoon City trailers. He was also involved with award-winning BBC Radio 4 dramas Amazing Grace and Cottonopolis, and composed pieces for the feature film A Coven of Evil.
He releases music via Soundfackery Productions, and the Manchester studio is built around the AMSNeve 8816 16-channel mixer, as well as a Neve 8804 fader pack.
Speaking on his creative process, the composer said: “I mix every project through the 8816 and 8804 in a hybrid style, to add some of that analogue vibe. Sometimes the effect is subtle, and other times I push the unit as hard as it can take to get the tracks really bouncing. If you push really hard, things can get a little crunchy, in the nicest way possible.”
“Finally, I’ll throw a G Series-style bus compressor and Pultec-style dual mono EQ in the insert, with just a touch of the 8816’s stereo widener.”