Customer Reviews

DBX 266XL Dual Compressor Gate

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Use it for live spoken word mic/PA and MP3 recording. Easy to set up and use. Eliminates pops and source volume variation (mumblers), redux on audience and background noise. Great value.

You simply can't beat the quality and price of the DBX compressors. I've used DBX for both professional on-air recording and private studio recordings for over 7 years. The expander/gate is phenomenal. The compressor is natural sounding, and provides much more flexibility than a standard limiter ever could. Match this unit with a Shure SM58 microphone and you have a powerhouse of a recording setup.

I have begun to use dbx series gear in place of dramatically more expensive and so-called 'broadcast' versions and have become a believer in the XL / XS series of stereo/dual mono AGC. The usual application is to protect FM broadcast aural microwave links and Internet streams from wild and transient analog audio peaks. In less complicated applications, this AGC is all one needs. While its market is musicians, the features on this unit create nicely flexible options for broadcast, as well.

Manual setups are quite easy, to include a downward expansion/noise gate that works better than anything I have seen. As a basic AGC, it fits the ad phrase, "Everything you need; nothing you don't". The dbx 'automatic' features make it even better. 'Over Easy' threshold and 'Auto' attack/release functions are exceptionally well done. These circuits 'look ahead' at the input audio and dynamically adapt the compressor settings to achieve a smooth and consistent output that is well controlled without going into 'grunge' range.

This unit can be set to run -10dbv consumer or +4dbu professional levels and includes both 1/4-TRS and XLR low impedance outputs that can be wired balanced or unbalanced making it possible to bridge the outputs to different destinations. If you need multi-band equalization, just use the 'insert' jack in un-balanced mode.

Do I like it? I have just bought six of these to replace $1300 versions in another make. It is every bit as good.

i got this for my bf for his birthday way in advance just incase it took a while to receive, it came very quickly, and since i am bad w/ surprises i immediately gave it to him, and he loves it! i haven't seen him not use it since the day i gave it to him! thank you! great price, great product!

This was a gift for my grandson, who produces DVD's in recording studios.
He plays a guitar, while singing songs for which he writes the lyrics.
He now has all the equipment needed to produce hiw own DVD's. I was really
pleased to receive this particular product the day before Christmas - when
I expected it on the 30th of December.
He is very pleased with the quality of the product.
Well done Amazon!

I'm pleased about this purchase. We do live-to-tape podcasting; this compressor makes the levels much easier to control. I still need to add more post production compression for my commercial work (broadcast), but hey, that's only one extra step.

Solid device. Great price. Until money, need and want align, the DBX compressor will do just fine.