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From Our Research Team:Must-have Live Sound CompressorKeep your live sound under control! When you add a dbx 166XS compressor/limiter/gate to your live sound rig, maintaining a polished and professional edge to your dynamics is incredibly easy. The 166XS's transparent sound lends itself perfectly to guitars, drums, vocals, and virtually any other sound sources. Classic dbx auto mode makes smoothing out levels nearly 100% foolproof. Bright and easy-to-read LED indicators let you easily keep an eye on levels and gain reduction. The 166XS also features a program-adaptive expander/gate on either channel, allowing you to achieve maximum clarity, and PeakStop limiters keep out-of-control peaks in line. Put the 166XS on your stereo mix to protect your amps and speakers, or set it in dual mono mode to manage two independent sound sources. No matter how you use it, you're going to be glad you picked up one of these excellent 2-channel dynamics processors.dbx 166XS 2-channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate Features at a Glance:
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Reviewsbased on 5 reviewsVery good. Has multiple uses
by Glenn, WA6IFF from Nogal, NM
It works quite well in the recording input for a CD recorder, to keep unexpected overloads out of the recorder. I also discovered it is very well suited for Amateur Radio receivers -- keeps the QRM an... read more [+]d other static crashes out of the audio. Because most ham radio receivers don't have headphone safety limiters, the 166XS fills that need, too. close [-]
January 12, 2012 Music Background: Two-way radio and audio repair tech, Ham radio. dbx 166XS: Great for streaming audio
by Ed Sveda from North East, PA USA
I am using this unit to normalize the levels of a live Praise and Worship band with single people speaking on a microphone at church. I have the unit set for a medium attack, long release, and 4:1 com... read more [+]pression and it works great. No additional noise or distortion. Now the band doesn't overdrives the recording equipment and the Pastor's sermon is boosted out of the background noise. I am using this unit to send compressed audio to the nursery, streamed over the internet, recorded to DVD, and transmitted over an assisted hearing system. What an incredible improvement to sending uncompressed audio! close [-]
June 16, 2011 Music Background: The Sound Guy Punchy
by M. Cadena from TX, USA
I'm an experimental artist that you might call "industrial". Using the gate on distorted bass drum combined with EQ and compression is amazing.September 30, 2011 Music Background: Home Studio Sound Engineer Now...all I need is to sample all my bass drum an... read more [+]d snare hits and put them on a sampler... It doesn't get a full 5 star rating from me for this reason: running a source in a serial fashion, with the gate turned up to maximum, I can still hear some audio. Not a LOT, but some leakage. close [-] dbx 166xs: Home sudio workhorse
by Scott from Oregon, USA
I am using it in a pair of channel inserts for my microphones in a Mackie SR 24-4. The -10 dbv/+4 dbu switch comes in really handy here, and unlike some other devices, it actually affects the level o... read more [+]f internal processing, as opposed to just the meters. The controls are sensitive, and I can really hear the compressor attack and release time controls actually affecting the envelopes of the sound. The semi-detents on the knobs are a nice touch for repeatability. The auto setting for compressor attack/release also seems to work very transparently. The downward-expander type gate works great once dialed in. For me, it does not chatter like a switch gate. The LED metering for compression is odd and takes some getting used to, as the meters reflect the aggregate function of the compressor and the gate. But the logic is growing on me, and it allows you to see how the gate closing process proceeds as you dial in longer gate release times. It is a bit of a gaudy light show, however.March 13, 2011 Music Background: Recreational musician only Best of all, it is absolutely quiet in my studio setup. Another big plus for me is that there is no audible distortion (I hate distortion in studio gear). All in all I am very pleased with it, and, as expected, the silver faceplate is easy to read, and looks classy too! close [-] compression
by Dennis OMalley from Long Beach NY
Im still learning the art of compression. This two channel compressor has everything I need to compress the signal going into my recording interface
April 4, 2012 Music Background: songwriter, studio musician, producer Also popular
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