An amazing device

I will keep it short. This unit coupled with the D-Box is beyond words. Very subtle at first, but once I dug into the entire summing thing, it has changed the way I mix and approach production. I can't imagine mixing with just a digital stereo output ever again. Kenny Bergle at Sweetwater steered my in the right direction and has done so for years. Plus, Bob at Dangerous is one of the smartest guys in the biz.

Wanna hear what your missing in the box

I was looking for a way to get out of the box without buying a console right now. I curently still use a DIGI003. I wanted to make sure my next purchase would make a big difference in my sound. I did a mixdown through a dangerous 2 bus that a friend of mine had to make sure I would be happy with the purchase. When it came in I hooked it up with no problem. I ordered an aphex d/a converter to get my channels 9-16 to come through as the digi only has 8 outs but you can add 8 more with adat out. I mix mainly rock bands with high track counts. My mixes can finally breathe and have the space they need. The tones from the guitars are what I hear when I listen to the amp, full and the way it should be. Made a massive improvement. GET OUT OF THE BOX with this piece.

Dangerous Music 2-Bus

This is the best thing you could add to an all "in the box" DAW! Finally, my mixes sound like how I always envisioned they should be. Low end punch, smooth highs, lots of headroom and extreme clarity! Great piece of gear!

This Box Suprised Me

Was suprised at how good this SIMPLE little box was!!!! also Very Affordable in my opion compared to other summing boxes.

There are many people out there that say that Analog Summing is subtle. if you have even a modest system and decent tracks recorded There Isn't Anything Subtle About It !!!!!!!

KILLER!!!!!

maaaaan this thing is killer....adds warmth, punch, depth, width clarity to your mixes, won't even try to write an essay about it all i can say is that u gotta try it for urself, i love it

Just Amazing!

I have been working in my DAW for sometime and the only Analog I have are my preamps. I have recently mixed two albums, one rock and the other rap, before I purchased the 2-Bus LT and got some good results. But after I ran the mixes through the 2-Bus it was like night and day. The best way I can describe it is listening to someone behind a door and then opening the door and coming into the room. The entire mix has come to life and is hitting me in the chest, just the way it should be. Nothing is dull, lost in the background, or weak. A wonderful piece of gear and has stepped my mixes up to the next level.

Best piece of equipment ever purchased

My sales engineer, Bob Mondock assisted me with this purchase. This, along with the Motu 24 IO has dramatically changed the way I produce and the fidelity, punch and headroom is incredible!
If you produce with DAW, you need this gear. Your productions will now elevate you to the next level. Get ready!
This gear literally saved my career in music!

Just incredible!

I can't begin to explain how much this box has improved my mixes! I almost feel like I need to redo every project I have ever done and re-mix with the 2-bus. Everything sounds better, clearer, and fuller. My reverb sends are so much more lively and rich sounding. My tracks are actually deeper front to back. I also noticed that I have to drive my plug-ins a bit harder. Boosts and cuts with EQ need a few extra db of gain to achieve the same effect as before. My plug-ins, especially my waves SSL plugs, sound smoother and richer. Also the bomb factory compressors. Like the BF1176, and the Fairchild 660 have taken a step higher. It almost seems like the analog emulation software benefits a bit more that standard plugins from the 2 bus.
This box is such a game changer. I can not say enough good things

The Best Thing for DAW Users to Have!

Aside from good preamps and mics, I think this is the most important piece of gear I've ever purchased. It has been on my radar for months, but after recently talking to my sales representative Stuart Niven, he finally convinced me to cough up the money and get one now. Man, am I glad I did!

I guess I didn't really how much data was lost using dozens of tracks mixed down on the internal busses inside my DAW. When I fired up my 2bus LT and started mixing, it was like night and day. I mixed a stem for drums, one for keys, one for guitars, bass, etc. The difference in punch and CLARITY is astounding! Especially compared to the same mix done completely within the box - it is more dull and lifeless. I've always preferred the sound of analogue gear for many reasons, but I also love the convenience of automation and recall in the DAW realm. Now I have the best of both worlds!

The 2bus LT only takes 1 rack space, so that is convenient. Another convenience is that it does DB25, so there is less of a rat’s nest of cables in the back of the rack gear. Though I also consider this a slight negative – you have to spend a bit of extra money to get 2 DB25 snakes to get the 16 channels out of the computer and into the DAW. Though it isn't enough extra to warrant getting the 2bus (which has XLR inputs).

I also like the gain feature. I can dial it down some on the 2bus LT and run the faders in the DAW hotter to get better quality with bit resolution.

Honestly, I can’t believe I existed without a great summing amplifier for so long. If you have a studio, a band, and/or do your own recording – even if on a budget – you owe it to yourself to save up for one of these!

- Matt
Odin's Court
D2C Studios

Who can't hear the difference????!!!

Great piece of equipment. better stereo image, amazing depth, less high freq. harshness, HEADROOM, if your reaching the point where your mixes aren't getting any better, thats a great deal for achieving better & faster mixes. thank you paul allen, thank you sweetwater, thank you dangerous Music. great support & great Gear.

Not mandatory gear but usefull

This gear is for improvement in daw mixes.
You can run your channels in 8 stereo groups into 2-bus lt(some skills needed for grouping channels according to frequencies and clipping and distortions and levels and ..)
and then increase your linked groups levels until you can hear distorton from lt`s output .don`t pay attention to clipping warnings of your daw`s mixer in groups !!!
you must only hear your lt`s output until it sound bad or distorted or harsh .then decrease mixer levels to its latest fine number and you can record this output channle(2-bus lt) in your daw or recorder now.the channels sound a bit richer and fuller
and near the market sounds.a little more punchy and sounds compressed a bit !! lt`s headroom is very high ! i can suggest it`s output level of lt in 12:15 position but depends on your works. it is not mandatory for your daw mixes if your budget is limmited!
i can hear almost 10% improvement in my daw mixes after using this gear.it is up to you!

OK.

This is a great piece of gear. A bit pricey for what it does, and that is why I am giving it a rating of 2.0. It is just OK. Anyone who says this thing is incredible, in my opinion, does not entirely know what they are talking about. I ended up selling this and getting a Roll Music Folcrum 16 Channel Passive mixer... which leaves you the option to use any preamp you want. I prefer API or Neve. A Folcrum into either API or Neve blows the 2-Bus LT out of the water. It is not even a competition.