Feeling lucky? Enter now for your chance to win a mouth-watering 88C VCA compressor from NEVE, a prize worth £1074$1195!
Founded by legendary audio engineer Rupert Neve in 1961, the Neve brand is synonymous with some of the finest recording consoles in the world. Neve pioneered solid‑state analogue electronics, releasing the world’s first commercial transistor‑based console in 1964, and the company has a litany of classic designs to their name, from the legendary 2254 diode-bridge compressor to the renowned 1073 mic preamp.
The Prize
For this exclusive SOS competition, we’ve teamed up with Neve to offer you the chance to win their latest creation, the 88C. An all‑analogue dual‑channel VCA compressor, the 88C uses the exact same compressor circuit found in Neve’s flagship 88RS mixing console, offering pristine audio quality and precise, musical control over your dynamics, all in a compact, desktop‑friendly format. The 88C offers all the controls you’d expect, including fully variable threshold, ratio and release time, plus provision for external side-chaining and stereo linking. The compressor’s attack employs Neve’s proprietary Adaptive Attack Technology, which automatically adapts to the incoming signal, making the 88C ideal for both individual tracks and bus compression.
Uniquely among outboard processors, the 88C can be powered by a USB 3 port — so you can power it from your laptop for world-class console-style compression on the go. You can read the full SOS review here.
An all‑analogue dual‑channel VCA compressor, the 88C uses the exact same compressor circuit found in Neve’s flagship 88RS mixing console...
How To Enter
To be in with a chance of winning this excellent dual-channel compressor, answer all the questions on this page and submit your entry by Monday 10 November 2025. Good luck — and don't miss the deadline!
Prizes kindly donated by AMS-Neve.
Competition Rules
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Only one entry per person is permitted.
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Employees of SOS Publications Group, AMS-Neve and their immediate families are not permitted to take part.
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