dBx 286A Mic Preamp, Compressor, Expander and De-Esser - USED
The dbx® 286A's Mic Preamp and Five processors can be used independently or in any combination. Why mic up vocals and instruments through a noisy, blurry mixer? 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. 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. Take out vocal sibilance and high frequency distortion in cymbals with the 286A's frequency tunable De-Esser. Fine-tune the Enhancer's HF Detail control to add sparkle and crispness to tracks. LF Detail control adds fullness and depth to vocals and bass instruments while simultaneously cleaning up muddy low midrange frequencies. And, the Expander/Gate's separate threshold and ratio controls allow you to subtly reduce headphone leakage or radically gate noisy guitar amps.
The dbx® 286A's full complement of metering and status LEDs visually guide you to achieving the right sound. The floating balanced XLR mic input accepts balanced or unbalanced inputs. An additional 14" TRS phone jack can accept balanced/ unbalanced line signals to process live electronic instruments or pre-recorded tracks at mixdown. An insert jack between the 286A's Mic Preamp and signal processing sections can be used to "loop out" to external processors (such as EQ) or to mix the Mic Preamp's signal out to an external destination.
The cost and hassle of patching together multiple processors for use on one track can be frustrating. The dbx® 286A gives you all the tools you'll need in one box, with the shortest signal path to help keep your music sounding clean.
Recommended for : Studio
Features- New dbx® standard internal power supply
- Frequency control for De-Esser
- Expanded meter to show heavy De-Essing
- Above/Below threshold indicator for gate
- +48VDC Phantom Power
- Precision detented controls
Mic Preamp Connector XLR Floating balanced, Pin 2 Hot Mic Preamp Input Impedance 1.75kΩ Mic Preamp gain +10dB to +60dB Mic Preamp Phantom Power +48 V CMRR >40dB, typically 55dB Mic Preamp max input level 0.2Vrms Input Connectors (line) Floating balanced, TIP Hot Input Impedance (line) 30kΩ unbalanced, 60kΩ balanced Max Input (line) >+21dBu, balanced or unbalanced Input Gain Range (line) -20dB to +30 dB Insert Connector 1/4" TRS: Normalled; tip is Send, ring is Return Insert Impedance >5kΩ (ring-return); 100Ω (tip-send) Insert Max Level >+21dBu Insert Noise <-84dBu, unweighted (20Hz-20kHz) Insert Distortion <0.01% THD, 20Hz-20kHz, +10dBu Output Connectors 1/4" Balanced/Unbalanced TRS Connectors Output Impedance 100Ω unbalanced, 200Ω balanced Max Output >+21dBu, >+20dBm (600Ω load) Gain Adjustment Range -30dB to +10dB Noise <-80dBu (typically -85dBu, unweighted (20Hz-20kHz) Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +0.5, -0.5dB THD <0.08%THD, 20Hz-20kHz, +10dBu, all Processing Controls OFF Compressor Threshold Range -40dBu to +20dBu Compressor Threshold Characteristic OverEasy® Compressor Ratio >4:1 For input levels beyond 20dB above threshold Max Compression 30dB Compressor Attack Time Program-dependent; adjustable Compressor Release Time Program-dependent; adjustable Compressor Distortion Typically <0.05%THD, 20Hz-20kHz, 15dB G/R, +10dBu Output, DENSITY @ 0 De-esser Characteristic Wideband Gain Reduction De-esser Frequency Range 800Hz to 10kHz High Pass De-esser Release Time 12dB/octave Program-Dependent; approximately 1mS/dB Enhancer HF Detail Characteristic Program-controlled shelving equalizer, approximately 15dB maximum HF boost Enhancer LF Detail Characteristic Bell-shaped boost @ 80Hz, bell-shaped cut @250Hz, ratio is approximately 2:1 Expander/Gate Threshold Range OFF to +15dBu Expander/Gate Ratio Adjustable 1.5:1 to 10:1 Expander/Gate Max Depth >50dB Expander/Gate Attack Time Program-Dependent, approximately 2mS Expander/Gate Release Time Program-Dependent, approxiamtely 10mS/dB Expander/Gate Dynamic Range Typically 105dB Power Consumption 15W Operating Voltage DO: 120VAC 60Hz, 100VAC 50/60Hz; EU: 230VAC 50/60Hz Operating Temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) Dimensions 1.75" x 5.75" x 19" (4.5cm x 14.6cm x 48.5cm) Unit Weight 4.68 lbs/2.13 Kgs Shipping Weight 6.54 lbs/2.97 Kgs
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