Neve先生 生平介绍
Rupert Neve was born a British national although he spent much of his early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father was an agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society.[citation needed] He began designing audio amplifiers and radio receivers from age 13. The start of World War II increased demand for radios and Neve began repairing and selling radios. At 17 years of age he volunteered as a sailor for the British navy and soon after settled in England where he built a mobile recording studio in which he recorded choirs, operas, and public addresses.
In the 1950s, Neve worked for Rediffusion, primarily a forerunner in early cable TV systems. Neve left the company, and formed CQ Audio, a company specialising in the manufacture of hifi speaker systems. In the early 1960s, he designed and built a mixing console for a composer named Desmond Leslie, from Castle Leslie, Ireland, where the original desk is still housed. In 1961, he formed Neve Electronics.[4]
In 1964, Neve built a transistor-based mixing console with an equalizer for Phillips Records Ltd. As demand for consoles increased, Neve started a life of manufacturing and designing audio recording equipment. Neve has founded or been involved with several companies (listed below), most recently Rupert Neve Designs, based in Wimberley, Texas, USA, where he has resided with his wife Evelyn since they became U.S. citizens in 2002.[1]