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Dangerous Music 2-BUS

Item ID: 2BUS

16 x 2 Analog Summing Mixer

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From Our Research Team:

Sum digital mixes in analog!

While the convenience and power of DAWs is indisputable, some engineers prefer the sound of analog, particularly when it comes to mixing. That's where the Dangerous Music 2-BUS analog-summing mixer comes in. Designed specifically for the digital audio environment, the 2-BUS allows the full potential of your DAW to be realized by offering the kind of sound quality you'd expect from a classic, large-format analog console - but from a compact, 2U device. Assembled by hand using only the finest mastering-quality components, the 2-BUS sums 16 channels (or eight stereo stems) of audio to a stereo pair. It allows you to run hotter digital fader levels while gaining headroom, spatial detail, and clarity- in short, a great sounding mix.





Dangerous Music 2-BUS At-a-Glance:
  • Hand-built with top-of-the-line components
  • Superb sonic performance


Hand-built with top-of-the-line components
Dangerous Music's 2-BUS allows the full potential of your digital audio workstation to be realized audibly. Assembled by hand using the highest quality components, the 2-BUS sums 16 channels of audio to a stereo pair in a pristine analog environment, preserving the nuance and clarity of your mix. The 2-BUS delivers quality you would expect from a full-scale analog console, but from a compact, 2 RU device that was specifically designed for the professional digital studio.

Superb sonic performance
The 2-BUS is a 16x2 summing amplifier designed to help users of digital audio workstations achieve better mix performance through the use of the existing equipment in their studios. As engineers and musicians, the Dangerous team and their colleagues have noted that while digital audio workstations offer unprecedented flexibility in multitrack recording and editing, the resulting mix from these systems generally doesn't equal those of high-end analog recording consoles in terms of sound quality and preservation of spatial detail.

Dangerous Music 2-BUS Features:
  • Frequency Response: 1 Hz-100 kHz within 0.2 dB
  • Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.005% in audio band
  • Intermodulation Distortion: 0.005% IMD60 4:1
  • Crosstalk @ 1 kHz: -101 dB
  • Crosstalk @ 10 kHz: -91 dB
  • Noise floor: -81 dBu total energy in audio band
  • Max level: +28 dBu
  • Nominal operating level: +4 dBu (1.228 volts)
  • Input impedance: 25kohm balanced
  • Output impedance: 50 ohms balanced (600 ohm drive capable)
  • Gain accuracy: better than .05 dB @ 1 kHz for any gain setting
  • Power consumption: 30 watts


Dangerous Music 2-BUS - Hear your mixes like you never have before!

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Specification Detail
Type Analog
Channels 16 IN, 2 OUT
Inputs - Mic Preamps No Mic Inputs
Inputs - Line 16 x XLR
Inputs - Other No Other Inputs
Outputs - Main 2 x XLR (Main), 2 x XLR (Monitor)
Outputs - Direct No Direct Outputs
Outputs - Other No Other Outputs
Headphones No Headphone Outputs
Send/Return I/O No Send/Return I/O
Phantom Power No Phantom Power
EQ Bands No EQ
Aux Sends No Aux Sends
Busses/Groups No Bus or Groups
Faders No Faders
Channel Inserts No Channel Inserts
Effects No Effects
Talkback No Talkback
Computer Connectivity No Computer Connectivity
Rackmountable Yes
Manufacturer Part Number 2-BUS

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Carson McClain
Okay, so you run 16 channels out of your DAW into this box, then take the two outputs directly in to the DAW again. The headroom is increased and the audio quality is improved. This is the missing link every small studio has been wishing for.

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Dangerous Music 2-BUS

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