I love this series of simple video interviews with Rupert Neve from Rupert Neve Designs. Here he discusses creating his first transistor-based mixer.
Blog | June 3, 2019
Rupert Neve Discusses Creating His First Transistor Based Mixing Console
by Geoff Stanfield
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