DBX 286A Microphone Preamp Processor with Compressor DeEsser Enhancer

286a Dbx. DBX 286A, Project 1, Original, Mic Preamp/Processor, Compressor depending on the settings i can get a noticeable amount of noise generated by the processor itself and the preamp Use the 286A's newly designed and patented OverEasy® Compressor to transparently smooth out uneven acoustic tracks or deliver that classic "in your face" rock vocal.

Products of this kind (though more expensive than the dbx unit) include the Focusrite Green Voicebox, the TL Audio 2051 Valve Voice Processor, and the LA Audio Classic Channel (all reviewed November 1996), and the Symetrix 528E Voice Processor single channel studio quality mic pre-amp with compressor, expander gate, detail enhancer & de-esser

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Key Features: Expander Gate with threshold and ratio controls; Compression: Variable Drive (threshold) and Density (compression ratio) controls. depending on the settings i can get a noticeable amount of noise generated by the processor itself and the preamp The dbx 286A's sonically pristine Mic Preamp has all the features you need, including wide-ranging input gain control, switchable 48V phantom power and an 80Hz high-pass filter

dbx 286A Mic Pre / Compressor / EQ / Gate / Expander Rack Evolution Music. Plus there is a slight 120 cycle hum at higher input gains which is even there if i short 2/3 on the XLR Therefore I have to conclude that the dbx 286A is too wideband; it's putting out audio frequencies which don't contribute to speech intelligibility and on-the-air performance..

dbx 286A Mic PreAmp Processor · AVGear. Classic dbx compression for natural sounding, subtle program dependant dynamic control Mbox and dbx 286a, if I'm not mistaken, use similar IC's for the mic preamp (INA217, SSM2019, THAT 1512, etc.)