Rupert Neve Designs Neve 5045From real comments

Verdict distilled from 17 mentions across 10 aspects in comments under product review videos.

Positive sentiment50%
PROS 50%
CONS 50%

Rank based on 17 mentions across 10 aspects

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Buy this if...

  • You need a clean, choppiness-free way to gate live vocal mics
  • You want a Class A component maintaining signal quality in the chain
  • You're running Yamaha consoles (Rivage, QL1, DM7) that host the 5045 engine natively

What users love

Skip this if...

  • You expect true feedback destroyer or noise-cancellation smarts
  • Your problem is loud drums or amps overpowering a quiet vocal mic
  • The price is a dealbreaker for what some call 'just a gate'

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Widely available on Yamaha consolesClean, choppiness-free gatingEffective for live vocal bleedNot a true feedback destroyerSeen as overhyped 'just a gate'Struggles with loud drums vs quiet vocals
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Clean, choppiness-free gating
Effective for live vocal bleed
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Struggles with loud drums vs quiet vocals

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Overall Impression

Long-term live users rely on it as a superior alternative to a traditional noise gate. One engineer reports six years of use on a vocal livestream chain, valuing it for cleaning up room noise without the choppiness typical of digital gates, and appreciating that it keeps the signal path Class A throughout. Others echo this on touring and corporate gigs, citing 'astounding' impact on lead vocal and describing it as a must-have for live sound folks, with heavy use across many channels on Yamaha consoles.

Critics insist it's fundamentally just a gate/expander, not a feedback destroyer. Multiple commenters push back on hype, arguing a feedback destroyer actively detects and cuts problem frequencies while the 5045 only gates/expands, calling it a typical gate that should just be labeled as such. One even suggests a video demo could have been replicated with a simple gate, questioning whether marketing oversells its 'magic box' feedback-fighting reputation.

It has real trouble with loud competing sources like drums or backline amps. Several users describe quiet-singer/loud-drums as a terrible combination the 5045 can't meaningfully fix without affecting the vocal, and one proposes using a transient designer beforehand to tame drum transients. Others ask whether it can handle loud guitar amps or acoustic guitar feedback, suggesting real uncertainty about its limits with complex live stage sources beyond simple vocal bleed.

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