Inspired by the most desirable Class-A microphone preamp, Sonimus brings you the Burnley 73. Recreating the characteristics of the 1073 preamp’s original EQ bands, filter section, as well as the unique personality of both the line and microphone inputs, Burnley 73 allows you to take advantage of these features right in your DAW.
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Burnley 73
$59.00
Description
Key Features
- Inspired by the classic 1073 Equalizer.
- Three bands, HP filter, gain, and output controls.
- Each EQ band can be bypassed.
- Warm, open, and analog sound.
- Analog style modelled saturation: LINE and MIC.
- Supported platforms: VST 2.4, VST 3.0, AU, AAX, and RTAS.
- Zero-latency for real-time usage.
- Sample rates up to 192 kHz supported.
- Carefully optimized for low CPU usage.
Saturation
- LINE Saturation (introduced by turning the red knob to the right side) is a subtle saturation – ideal for adding just a bit of color to your tracks.
- MIC Saturation (imparted by turning the red knob to the left side) lends more color. Mic saturation can be very aggressive at high values. If you want to add a moderate amount of color/warmth to your track, use low values (from 10 to 20). If you want to introduce more apparent saturation, use values from 20 to 40. Values higher than 40 will push the saturation effect into overdrive – great for warm and crunchy vocals, organ/keys, drums overheads, rooms, bass, or any virtual instrument.
In depth
EQ Bands
- High Pass: high pass filter with five frequency positions: OFF, 50hz, 80hz, 160hz and 300hz.
- Low Shelf: low band control with four selectable frequencies: 35hz, 60hz, 110hz and 220hz.
- Mids: bell style filter with six selectable frequencies: 300hz, 700hz, 1.6khz, 3.2khz, 4.8khz and 7.2khz.
- High Shelv: fixed high shelf filter for high frequency control.
Gain & Output
- Gain: The red knob controls the saturation level with two types of saturation: LINE and MIC.
The right portion of the knob’s circumference controls the LINE saturation, which imparts a very subtle effect. >The left portion of the knob’s circumference governs the MIC saturation, which is warmer and can be aggressive when set to high values. - Output: Controls the output volume.
Saturation
- LINE Saturation (introduced by turning the red knob to the right side) is a subtle saturation – ideal for adding just a bit of color to your tracks.
- MIC Saturation (imparted by turning the red knob to the left side) lends more color. Mic saturation can be very aggressive at high values. If you want add a moderate amount of color/warmth to your track, use low values (from 10 to 20). If you want to introduce more apparent saturation, use values from 20 to 40. Values higher than 40 will push the saturation effect into overdrive – great for warm and crunchy vocals, organ/keys, drums overheads, rooms, bass, or any virtual instrument.
Burnley 73 can be used exclusively as a saturation plugin by bypassing the equalizer (by clicking the EQ IN button so that it appears grey). For a warm/analog sounding mix, experiment with using Burnley 73’s MIC or LINE saturation on multiple tracks and/or on your mix buses.
Bypassing Bands
Each band can be bypassed by clicking on the corresponding symbol above the knob. When the symbol is red, the band is bypassed. A white symbol indicates that the band is enabled.
Bottom menu
- EQ In: Enables or disables the EQ section.
- Phase Invert: Inverts the phase of the output.
- Show Labels: Displays numeric values when knobs are tweaked.
- Back Panel: Clicking the Sonimus “S” logo allows you to access Burnley 73’s back panel. Here you will find your plugin version number, plugin registration, and a link to our support website.
“Everyone should have a 1073 emulation in their arsenal, and when you can get one this good for the same price as a night out, there’s absolutely no reason not to.”
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Danilo (verified owner) –
best ever neve emulation made! thank you sonimus!
Jesus Silva (verified owner) –
El mejor complemento 1073 que existe!
Dominik Reizner (verified owner) –
Great sounding Preamp & EQ!
Mixera Vst (verified owner) –
I generally like the plugins. The sound is very good, which is the most important thing. The only thing I miss is better resolution (because I have a 4k display). I can’t wait for the Burnley 73 upgrade to come out :)
Gonzalo Díaz (verified owner) –
Sin duda es el mejor simulador de Neve 1073 que existe
Nisse Björn (verified owner) –
Very nice sounding eq. I love it and I use it a lot.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Angel Cardero (verified owner) –
My favorite,Best sound emulation…
George Theodoropoulos (verified owner) –
Maybe the best plugin i have spend money for
Carlos Flores (verified owner) –
HOLA SOY MAXTER ! y estoy muy muy feliz con este plugin por que puedo sacarle al maximo su belleza, ese pre es Hermosamente cremoso … 10/10 .. @ElunicoMaxter
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great tool. Just wandering why every time i reopen the mix in ableton all outputs of Burnely drop down to -8dbs . Clearly i am setting something wrong in my mix. Glad if you could enlight me. Thanks! Nico
初音もっこり（え？） (verified owner) –
ええやん♪EQのかかり具合もセンシティブな感じ。PHASEをオンにした飽和感も心地良い。多分サチュレーター代わりとしてもいいよね。最初は半信半疑だったけど使って納得した。CPU負荷も大きくないからずっと使い続けます。
GUIのサイズが変更出来ない、少しでもプリセットがあるといいかなというちょっとした欠点みたいなものもあるけど。僕はプリセット使わないタイプだから関係ないですが(-_-)
とりあえずカレーが食べたいぽい（？）
Darrell W. (verified owner) –
It Does what it does,,,Works!!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
We all buy plug-ins that we end up not using. This is NOT one of them! I love the Burnley 73 so much. I put it on a vocal I was having trouble with. I had put so many different plug-ins on the track to find what I was going after, it ended up sounding like digital mush. I took everything off and put the Burnley 73 on and wow wow wow, I dialed in what sounded like heaven to me. And it didn’t take long. I love the simplicity of it, yet you’ll find there is a lot of flexibilty in getting the sound you want. Like a lot of other people have said, it is very musical sounding. I’m so grateful to the folks at Sonimus for creating this product! This will be a definite go-to for me.
Guy (verified owner) –
Sounds awesome! Just get it.
Chris Walton (verified owner) –
Burnley 73 is quite simply, GREAT!!!
I just put three instances of Burnley 73 across different vocal busses in a session and quickly dialed in similar tonal settings with different levels of gain to suit . The EQ is rich, well balanced and pleasing to the ear in the upper frequency range…just like a 1073 type EQ should be. The ease of use and low CPU usage are a WINNER!
Burnley 73 my new go to for rich vocal vibes and punchy drums…and anything else I can use it on I guess? This EQ is a very welcome addition and I’m looking forward to using it accross all of my sessions.
Burnley 73 ROCKS! Thank you Sonimus.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great! I use this in mastering. It works Fantastic!
Gonzalo Diaz (verified owner) –
Es la mejor emulación del Neve 1073. La respuesta del drive es increible. 100% recomendado.
Lesty Barraza (verified owner) –
Es mi mejor ecualizador… Lo utilizo en baterías, voces, pianos, etc. Tiene el tono que me gusta y el comportamiento que espero que tenga. Siempre que lo utilizo, se queda en mis producciones
Mariano I. (verified owner) –
Vey close sound to the classical 73 EQ and preamp. Easy to use, very musical.
Terence (verified owner) –
What an excellent sound design tool!! I love this eq especially the mic and line saturation. So versatile and It’s really great on everything.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Sounds really good, my only note with it is that I lose clarity/texture really quickly with the mic drive, often before I get to my desired amount of color. Still, best 1073 plugin I’ve found, AND for a wonderful price too
José Torres (verified owner) –
Es mi primera experiencia con plugins de esta empresa y la verdad es que quedé sorprendido con la calidad de esta emulación del 1073, si buscas esa sensación de tener ese sonido cálido del neve in the box hasta el momento Burnley73 es el más acertado de todas las emulaciones que he probado hasta la fecha. Súper contento con esta compra. 🙃
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Excellent.
Cristian Molina (verified owner) –
Es exelente 😍❤️
ivan guadarrama (verified owner) –
This is an incredible plug-in not just on my mixing but I used it in my last mastering chain just to see the results and wow 🤩
BRUNO PERRIN (verified owner) –
Efficace et intuitif. Mon “go to” EQ.
Boseung (verified owner) –
Just stunning, I became a follower of Sonimus because of this product.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Amazing sound. Easy to use. I love your tutorials!
Ralph Szafranski (verified owner) –
I had this fantastic plug in for quiet some time. I find it extremely useful and easy to adjust a track to fit in my mix. Well Done !!!!
William F. (verified owner) –
I should have bought this one ages ago. It sounds so much richer than any of the other 1073 style plugins I’ve tried!
Anthony Ayora (verified owner) –
Amazing…!!!
Richard Le Gendre (verified owner) –
Tried it so long ago…and Finnaly I purchased it ” )
Now putting this puppy on many of my recorded tracks or on vitual instrument immediately feel the Low end been enhanced and the I drive A little to get the amount of desired flavor and always will stay solid in my mix
Very happy with this emulation
was getting tired of other emulation of neve stuff that never could achieve what now I’m hearing
Thanx Sonimus
Eldin (verified owner) –
I wish i had this plugin looongg time ago, this one + britson is GEM…truly time saver,
1. just adjust gain mic/line
2. high pass (if needed)
2. If needed, point your freq..boost or cut into your taste, compensate output, and it’s done!
No BS but something is missing when bypass britson and burnley73,
Kike Rivera (verified owner) –
Wouter (verified owner) –
Very easy to dial in sweetspots and create the ‘overall EQ’ and ‘vibe’ of a track. Lots of vintage character in the bests of ways. For EQ I nowadays only use the Burnley, a decent Pultec emulation and Fabfilter for the last EQ finetuning.
Joshua Barwick (verified owner) –
The only thing as wonderful as Burnley73 are the people at Sonimus. So beautiful.
Gennady Pugachev (verified owner) –
Super Kick EQ!)
Gerard (verified owner) –
Igor R. (verified owner) –
My favorit for kick drum
Oscar B. (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Plugin splendido, esattamente come me lo aspettavo !!!
Niels Hervik (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Fast ordering Process via Stripe, perfect communication from Sonimus.
Burnley is really one, if not the best 1073 vst.
Stefan F. (verified owner) –
Great!
Brett Farrey (verified owner) –
The Burnley 73 is fantastic. I literally put it on everything.
Aleksandrs K. (verified owner) –
Andres Martín (verified owner) –
Excelente sonido, muy contento con la este complemento
and92120203 (verified owner) –
Great body to your drums.
Patrik L. (verified owner) –
Sounds awesome, warm and with attitude.
claudio meriño (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
At first I thought it was a waste of money but found a sweet spot boosting the distortion into Saturn 2 on a lot of sources. Saturn acts as a limiter so Burnley just pushes into that without raising loudness but increasing perceived loudness.
Thomas G. (verified owner) –
The plugin ist outstanding. The sales process can be improved. I did not receive an account confirmation. By resetting the login password, I finally got access to my account. And no, the email did not end up in the spam filter.
Martyn Hawley (verified owner) –
Really good value, precise adjustments easily performed, makes a noticeable difference on a track
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Beautiful
Erik Nyberg (verified owner) –
Great eq, lively and open. My new goto track compressor!
Robert Vogt (verified owner) –
Perfekt Plug in.Very good Sound
Matthew B. (verified owner) –
I LOVE this! Push it and it gets bigger and thicker, more forward(?)…even b4 touching the EQ bands. EQ is very musical. Just what I needed for my vocals. I’m currently remixing some songs because of this.
Emanuele Maracchioni (verified owner) –
I love the plugin
Michael (verified owner) –
Sounds as advertised
Anonymous (verified owner) –
This is a fantastic plugin. I was not a fan of Neve emulations before finding this and NoiseAsh’s 31102. With more character than some other 1073s I’ve tried, this one gives a nice brightness that manages to keep from being harsh, and it has a great driving preamp knob that you can fully distort with. I was never one to buy into the idea of emulating the workflow of the days of yore, but there is something to be said for having a nice, broad EQ like the Burnley to help simplify your process. It’s a great complement to a more precise option, particularly when your source already sounds great and you’re looking to add some presence.
Inal Bilsel (verified owner) –
I don’t own the hardware but I thoroughly enjoy this no matter how close or far it is from the original hardware.
A resizable GUI and seperate frequency and cut/boost knobs would be appreciated.
Pablo H. (verified owner) –
A brutal plugin!!
Filippo T. (verified owner) –
Very good sounding plugin, both for eq and saturation section. When I need a “colored” eq this is already in my top 3 choice!
Alicia (verified owner) –
Only one word… A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!!! Very happy with this little boy
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great sound, easy to use
Julien Rieu de Pey (verified owner) –
Alex A. (verified owner) –
Amazing plug in! I prefer this over some Universal Audio plug ins. Thank you!
Frankie Hoggard (verified owner) –
This plugin is just like the real deal! Sounds amazing on my drums!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
David (verified owner) –
Lovely smooth eq with a great tone. Zero Latency, Ultra Low cpu, Great Saturation. Really Cool :)
matthew (verified owner) –
It sounds great on everything. Even just turning up the gain with everything bypassed, really adds weight to my stock interface pres. The low cut sounds really good too. At first I tried just getting the demo but I ended up using it on everything so I had to get it.
Jan Uiberlay (verified owner) –
Amazing thing! Love it.
eugenio l. (verified owner) –
Best purchase of the last few years!
Miguel Angel R. (verified owner) –
Martín Fuentefría (verified owner) –
This plug-in is awesome, It changed all my mixes. I really recomend It!
Sean (verified owner) –
Do not have the fortune of actually comparing the Burnley to an actual 1073, but regardless, the Burnley 73 is a very very versatile plugin that truly adds some nice analog warmth to your track.
Adds nice harmonic saturation and the EQ bands are well designed for various applications, though they really shine when used on synths, acoustic guitar, drums, and are exceptional on vocals.
I am really happy with the purchase!
Lucas Jose Serena (verified owner) –
This one is a masterpiece, and i DO leave some not-so-polight comments on other plugins. But this one sounds amazing, the shelving high opens every instrument really well.
Mauro De Santis (verified owner) –
Best simulation of the hardware, saturation level efficient and awesome on lead vocal.
Emilio Facal Michelena (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great character plugin, eq responds similar to original hardware. I just record with flat preamps and use this plugin to add color when needed (usually for Pop recordings).
Bernardo Villanueva Cano (verified owner) –
regressor18 (verified owner) –
IMO, the best 1073 plug around. I owned a couple 1073’s in the past and this is one pair with the newer AMS Neve versions of the 1073. The beauty of the 1073 is the simplicity. Grab and go EQ and move on.
Add Sonimus Britson and you got yourself a “Virtual Vintage Neve” console in your DAW.
Grégory F. (verified owner) –
works perfect. Thanks to Boris for his help
FABRICE MASSE (verified owner) –
Wonderfull !!!
Rosendo Kingsale (verified owner) –
Dave O’Higgins (verified owner) –
This sounds really good – on a par with the UAD, which I already own, but less fuss to use and without the annoying low hum when you drive the pre. A 1073 EQ gives you some real attitude in just the right frequencies for certain sources, especially snare & bass drum. It’s good for “oomph”. Sonimus have judged the saturation well without losing their minds over it like Arturia.
Bob Thorpe (verified owner) –
I have a hardware 1073 which I love and I’ve been looking for a software version for a long time that has the same kind of punch and clarity. I’m so glad to finally have a plugin that I know I can trust to get that magical tone, and now I can have more than one! Awesome
Fran (verified owner) –
What can I say. This is among the best neve 1073 style plugins ever. Beautiful saturation, beautiful colour, beautiful eq curves, bypass per band. Fixed frequencies are peace of mind for me and make it easier to get a rough mix sounding good very fast. Absolutely recommended!
David Lavine (verified owner) –
Great sounding plugin
Anonymous (verified owner) –
A fantastic emulation. It is faithful and inspires to use it in my daily work. Widely recommended
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Andres Romero (verified owner) –
Jorel (verified owner) –
Impressive tool.
Alberto (verified owner) –
León (verified owner) –
Very good sound, very good customer service
Dmitry (verified owner) –
Super!
Duncan O’Cleirigh (verified owner) –
Only reason I couldn’t give 5 stars is because thge Licence activation process is a bit fiddly on Macs running Catalina
philippe guardiola (verified owner) –
As expected: not the real one but close and useful to play with it…mimétisme is not the future
Daniel Baron (verified owner) –
Very good sound… the preamp is my favorite color and HP very musical.
Daniel R. (verified owner) –
I don’t even know how to describe it. It kinda just perfectly works on everything!! This is the EQ plugin I’ve been hunting for!!
Jordi L. (verified owner) –
Big sound, low cpu, friendly prize, the best combination!
Dmytro Shramko (verified owner) –
Best for kick!
Adrian L. (verified owner) –
thanosbikos (verified owner) –
My most used plugin. I have it on almost every track, in every project. The first one I install when I get a new computer. Sweet neve preamp, smooth EQ. An integral part of my sound as a mixing engineer. I like the GUI too. Very comfortable to use.
Drew G. (verified owner) –
I’ve just started using this plugin on a current project and so far I’m absolutely in love with it. I bought it based on recommendations I ran across on multiple online forums for getting that beautiful warm and full Neve 1073 tone in the box. Could not be happier at the moment and looking forward to using it more and more.
ronald (verified owner) –
excelente producto se asemeja demasiado al neeve 1073 :D
Petr (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Burnley 73 is an amazing vintage-analog modeled EQ plugin being sold at an extraordinarily low price — considering the unique design and superior quality. It’s easy to dial-in and adjust desired freqs, resulting in a smooth sound . . . or rough if that’s what you’re after! I highly recommend Sonimus plugins, and I look forward to checking out the rest of their line.
gustavo andriewiski (verified owner) –
Exactly what I expected
Andreas H. (verified owner) –
This is perfekt and easy toneshaper eq with a great drive control. Sounds so great!
james (verified owner) –
sounds great
Tony Mitchell (verified owner) –
I’ll sum it up in one word.
AWESOME!!!!!
Peter Varga (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
One of the best Neve emulations I have tried – very smooth EQ curves, fantastic low end and saturation
David M. (verified owner) –
Wonderful eq, a little goes a long way. Gives great results fast!
Krishna (verified owner) –
It’s a beautiful plugin and extremely responsive. I have one complaint though; “No Presets”! I would love to apply some presets and see what other great ears have come up with. Even a free plugin has presets these days. Yet to use the plugins to the best and understand the true quality of it.
Craig Campbell (verified owner) –
Just what I was looking for
Mitchell P. (verified owner) –
The EQ sounds great, but I don’t use the drive since I have a hardware preamp with the Neve sound (Heritage 73jr). Recommended for nice 73 style EQ.
James B. (verified owner) –
Excellent customer service!!
Joonseong Je (verified owner) –
I love this eq so much!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great sound and feel! The accuracy of the knobs is incredible.
Junior Tan (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Mark Watson (verified owner) –
Very authentic , just like the original it’s based on
mike whang (verified owner) –
Nathan (verified owner) –
I love this but I wish the knobs were a bit easier to use. It would of got a 5 star.
Leonardo Heiblum (verified owner) –
morten-8163 (verified owner) –
I always buy new fancy eq plugins … but somehow I always return to Sonimus Burnley 73 on most of the tracks. It’s such a musical eq and with nice saturation in the preamp section. Combined with Kush AR1 compressor and the Fabfilter EQ3 these tre plugins make an great Channel strip in my DAW.
Ahmed Alian (verified owner) –
This is the best 1073 emulation iv ever heard. This doesnt just add harmonics — im not sure what is happening under the hood. What i do 100 percent know is that putting this on all my channels and dialing in the correct amount of drive … priceless sound. I will not be using the buzzwords, but i will be recommending the Burnley 73 to anyone who wants “that sound” and dont let the price make you think otherwise. Cheers x
Xabier Plaza Garcia (verified owner) –
JEREMY (verified owner) –
Really sounds nice. Easy to work with. You can actually hear a difference in the sound when the knobs are turned.
Francisco Muñoz (verified owner) –
Kris Vasil (verified owner) –
(mostly anyway as Audio is very fragile) i also use Burnley 73 with small amounts only, but that small treatment at the right spot makes all the difference
Brian Goodworth (verified owner) –
Its is a great plugin and It was easy to purchase and install Cheers
FACUNDO (verified owner) –
Excellent sound! My go to neve plugin…
Jahn Neu (verified owner) –
Burnley 73 is perfect tool ; transparent magic, like water make pebble s’tones. Sorry for this poetry in this hours : ) Jahn Neu
Lee (verified owner) –
I first tried out the SonEQ Free, what a great eq and to be free, outstanding!
I purchased the Burnley 73 and the greatness continues.
I use this plugin on almost every project I work on now, plus the emulation quality is possibly the best in comparison to other brand versions.
José Antonio Delgado Millán (verified owner) –
Magnífico!!!!
samy cisternas (verified owner) –
Aidan L. (verified owner) –
This is for sure my favourite 1073 emulation that I’ve heard. Love the saturation options and the tone of this plugin. Highly recommended!
Paul Robinson (verified owner) –
Love the Burnley 73, such a classy sounding plugin, can add so much to a track. (I was born in Burnley, home of AMS Neve).
The Tuco is just lovely as a master buss compressor, it just sounds ‘right’ I use it on every project.
Paul Robinson
Lancashire
England
javier mg (verified owner) –
Great emulation of the best, I hope they do more compressor plugins, reverbs and tape machines
Tim Rathert (verified owner) –
Amir G. (verified owner) –
This little eq can make a big difference to your sound. Especially on drums but not only. It just makes things sound fuller to me. The saturation knob was well thought out and you can use it as little or aggressive as you like. This is naturally a warm sounding eq and hard to use in harsh way. You have to use your ears here though. This eq is all about using your ear and sound shaping, not for precision. I love it for that. I’m a fan of it!
Toby Pearce –
For Burnley 73.
Review by Toby Pearce for onetrackperweek.com
Working to a strict production schedule of completing one track every week, it’s vital that I have the right tools at my fingertips. The Sonimus plugins are my secret weapons – they bring a touch of analog to my music. The Burnley 73 is perfect compliment to modern EQs, which are often infinitely adjustable. The parameters are pre-adjusted, which makes finding only the most musical frequencies easier and faster. The Saturation knob adds the final magic, and I often use it to add cohesion to my busses. After many years, I wouldn’t be without this tool.