Classic British Channel for Chroma, Mister Focus, & DIYRE Colour
Overview
ROYAL BLUE brings classic British console sound to the Colour format. This circuit was inspired by the 1081 Channel Amplifier used in vintage Neve* 80 Series recording consoles from the 70's. This legendary mic/line preamp and equalizer module featured discre
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Royal Blue
Sounds great! I can't speak to how Neve-ish they sound (I don't own any genuine Neve gear), but the transformers have a lovely kind of watery harmonic heat when pushed with hot levels. Mixes get a little roughed up without getting harsh or crunchy -- plenty of harmonics from these little guys, even just running a sine wave test reveals a load of added content stretching up the frequency spectrum. Visually, they're absolutely gorgeous, plus have stellar build quality. Excited to try the Mass Drivr next. My only gripe is they don't sell the transformers by themselves -- I'd love to buy a bunch of these for some DIY projects!
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Hugo · October 29, 2026
loving it so far
I have only had limited opportunities to try this out - so far, only on electric guitar. The last time I used it, I had cranked the color all the way & loved that the best so far. Great addition to the palette,
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John · August 4, 2024
Royal Blue
I managed to try the Royal Blues on a master recently and they managed to tuck in frequencies in an elegant and subtle way. I really like how they complement other colour modules and I've ended up with a chain of subtle flavour enhancements that all add a bit of special sauce to my sounds.
They are particularly useful on bass guitar DI I've found in tandem with the pentode and mass driver modules. It's a very thick sound and it adds a bit of juice to the otherwise clinical thin DI tone.