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Studio & Recording > Preamps > Channel Strips > dbx 286A dbx 286A Mic Preamp, Compressor/Expander, and De-Esser »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: 286A   Retail Price: $319.95 SAVE $109.98 (34%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $209.97 Add the 286A to Your Wishlist Yes, It's In Stock! This item is available for immediate delivery. Our centrally-located warehouse ensures you the fastest delivery time in the industry. Order now by adding to your cart or call your Sales Engineer.   Payments as low as $10/ mo. Customers also looked at...   dbx 376 Tube Channel Strip $529.97   » View all dbx » View all Channel Strips

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A Great Mic Pre and More! Just another mic preamp? Hardly. The 286A is such a versatile, multi-faceted device that your audio pros at Sweetwater are at a loss to know where to begin describing it. As a mic preamp, the 286A gives you a +48V phantom power switch, an 80Hz high pass filter and clear, pristine sound. But the 286A also works as a voice processor, with a compressor, de-esser, enhancer, and an expander/gate. Tough enough to handle the rock-n-roll howlers, but sophisticated enough to pick up the subtle details and nuances of live performance, the 286A gives you a huge range of tools in one box with one power supply. All you need for great-sounding, dependable voice processing is right here in the 286A! • Studio quality mic preamp combined with a compressor, de-esser, enhancer and expander/gate puts tremendous flexibility in an affordable, compact unit. • Ideal for studio, broadcast, and field recording as well as live sound. Use for tracking or mixing. • Pre-amp accepts mic or line level inputs, offers phantom power: and 80Hz, 18dB/Oct high pass filter plus input level meter. • All new design offers OverEasy compression ranging from smooth and transparent to dense and aggressive for the dbx "in your face" sound. • Feedforward de-esser removes excessive sibilance or other high frequency overloads ( like crash cymbals ) across a wide range of input levels. • High frequency Spectral Enhancement circuit continually analyzes the input signal and self-adjusts to provide just the right amount of equalization. • Low frequency Spectral Enhancement uses a special fourth-order bass equalizer that permits substantial boost around 80Hz while reducing the muddy mid-bass • Expander/gate's variable ratio lets you choose gentle downward expansion or hard gating action. • Master bypass switch for the processor section; clip indicators on both the pre amp and the processor output, floating balanced inputs. • An insert jack between the mic pre and processor sections is perfect for adding an equalizer ( like the 242 ) or muting the output of the mic pre • Output gain variable from -30dB to +10dB Customer Reviews  A Nice Surprise   by Jeff from Lexington, KY., October 26, 2006 Music Background:  Musician and Recording Engineer for over 20 years “I just got the Dbx286a and I was suprised how good it sounded. At this price I was not expecting that. I was expecting it to be used on some guitar tracks and as an extra mic pre when needed. So far I have used it to record some acoustic guitar tracks and a male vocal and it has performed great on both.” • Click Here to Read More Customer Reviews • Write Your Own Review Sweetwater Expert Advice     "The 286A sounds great! It's got a much better sound than I expected for this price and it's been super easy to use. If you want an inexpensive channel strip you should certainly consider this one, it's so easy on the budget." Rob Crocker More Channel Strips from dbx: · dbx 376 View All Products from dbx  Tell a Friend About this Item!  Print This Page

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