The metering is smartly made and the bright leds help you to see exactly where you level is at. Mar 19, 2015 the character creator is pretty robust too which also means that players are having a lot of fun with the tool. First, see this article for an explanation of dbxs productnumbering system. The same classic sound, easy setup and no compromise metering is now married to an improved signal path and stronger chassis design. The dbx 160a is a legendary dbx 160 family of compressorlimiters. To view the pdf file download, adobe acrobat reader is required. Buy dbx 160a professional audio compressorlimiter dynamic processor. View and download dbx 160xt instruction manual online. Find great deals on ebay for dbx 160x and dbx 160xt. Besides the ashley sc50 and sc55 which are also very good and more flexable, the dbx 160x and 160xt were pretty much the only good affordable compressors in the 1980s. To my ears there is little or no difference between the 160x and the 160xt. Page 28 of the 160xt manual page 16 on the pdf explains the procedure to install the output transformer. In conjunction, we also suggest you become familiar with.
You can view this document in free acrobat reader, navigate through the page or the whole document which is one or more pages usually. I have some schematics and manuals, if youre interested drop me an email. It was superceded by the 160xt which added xlr connectors. The uad version of the dbx 160 captures all of the sonic nuances from our golden. It has only been the last 2decades or so that anything has become as useful.
The dbx 160 compressorlimiter for uad2 hardware and apollo interfaces is a fully licensed and faithful emulation of the legendary dbx 160 hardware compressorlimiter still widely considered one of the best character compressor ever made. Free vst dbx 165a compressor xclusiveaudio premium. Once paypal received, i will request your email address so pdf file can be sent to you. Find great deals on ebay for dbx 160a and dbx 160x. The 160x is probably the bestknown of the classic dbx 160 compressors. First, see this article for an explanation of dbx s productnumbering system. The name dbx is pretty much synonymous with dynamic control. Watch legendary producerengineer eddie kramer introduce the waves dbx 160 compressorlimiter plugin, a meticulous modeling of the. After the classic 160 which is still used daily in many world class studios, came the 165, the 160x and the 160xt. True power summing when two 160a units are slaved together, the rms energy of the signal presented to the slave unit is summed with the rms energy of the signal presented to the master unit to prevent phase cancellation of the two. The original 160 was a halfwidth 2u box and the 160x was the first of the 1u dbx rack compressors. The 160xt has a couple of nice features, ive used them extensively in the studio and they do sound great. View online or download dbx 160xt instruction manual. Update eeprom sends the currently opened project to the dbx meter and is the similar to the write dbx button in the dbx communication area in.
The 161 is virtually identical to the 160 but has unbalanced inputs and outputs. Apparently this one was redesigned to allow machinestuffing the circuit board, vs. In this 5 minute uad tip, youll learn how to add parallel compression to. As far as i know, the vca chips in most of the dbx units are pretty much the same. After the classic 160 which is still used daily in many world class studios, came the 165, the 160x, and the 160xt. The dbx 160 was first released as a single rack space unit in the mid 1980s as far. Pdf file format, developed by adobe systems, represents in electronic mode all the elements of a printed document such as text, photos, links, scales, graphs and interactive elements. The dbx 160x compressor limiter is a must have for every recording studio. A dbx tutorial university of maryland, college park. Top 20 best compressors of all time attack magazine. Dbx have made numerous similarly named products the 160x, 160xt, 160 sl, 160 a over the years and all of them sound slightly different. Since its introduction in the mid 1970s, the dbx 160 series has been the worlds most popular line of audio compressors.
Differences between dbx 160a, 160x, 160xt compressors. I just picked up a used dbx 160a for a great price and have hooked it up into my setup. The 160x really shines on kick, snare, bass and vocals. The 160xt is probably the bestknown of the classic dbx 160 compressors. I directly ab compared the 160xt with the newer 160a, and the xt really does sound a bit nicer, with warmer tone. Visit us online for more information or to download service manuals today. The 160xxt were the models that truly became the industry standard. I directly ab compared the 160xt with the newer 160a, and the xt really does sound a bit nicer, with warmer tone and slightly fuller lows and highs. The 161 is virtually identical to the 160 but has unbalanced.
Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a widespanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear. You could say i was a major dbx fan and user as i used to own over a dozen 160s myself along with several 161s, a few 165s, a few 162s and 7160xs all in one rack. Not for the fainthearted, i always suspected that this halfrack, 2u. In order to get the most out of your waves processor, please take the time to read through this manual. Except for the really old ones with the analog meters. Despite being both smaller and lighter, this new compressor yields little in performance to dbxs flagship 160sl. If any of the links above result in strange characters in your browser, please rightclick the file to save it to your computer.
The 160xt is similar to the 160x but adds xlr connectors and some updates to the circuitry the 160xt is deceptively. Players are making the best dragon ball xenoverse characters. It will probably take me a little while to dial in exactly what i want. The original 160 was a halfwidth 2u box and the 160x was the first of the familiar 1u dbx rack compressors. The only settings available are the threshold, ratio and output level. So to summarize, the actual difference between the x and the xt is that the xt has an electronically balanced output along with an unbalanced output, with the outputs being on separate jacks. The dbx 160 was first released as a single rack space unit in the mid 1980s as far as i can remember and it has remained pretty much unchanged since. If you have any documentation for this model, for example owners manual, service manual, brochure, advert etc, please consider donating a copy to our free archive. Sep 20, 2003 the xlr and ground lift switch on the 160xt are pro features not offered on the 160x would be why i think they are more expensive. The result is industry standard compressorlimiter which is digitalready and road tough. The manual calibration tools consist of an external tone generator with.
It has xlr connections in the back and is rackable it will take up a single rack space. The dbx 160 compressorlimiter for uad2 hardware and apollo interfaces is a fully licensed and faithful emulation of the legendary dbx 160 hardware compressorlimiter still widely considered one of the. Dbx 160xt instruction manual pdf download manualslib. Introducing the waves dbx 160 compressor plugin youtube. Waves officially releases the dbx 160, a new compressor limiter vst plugin. Harman international is a manufacturer of digital processors, noise reduction and eq products for the studio and sound reinforcement professionals. After the classic 160 which is still used daily in many. The 160xt is similar to the 160x but adds xlr connectors and some updates to the circuitry. The same classic sound, easy setup and no compromise metering is now married to an improved signal path and stronger chassis. Thanks to its hard knee compression curvethat comes from its vca design,the 160. By xavier palafox may 15, 2014 july 26th, 2014 plugins freeware 7 comments. Swipe to close some players like to make their dbz characters riff off real. I have been messing around with the settings and it is very responsive.
True power summing when two 160a units are slaved together, the rms energy of the signal presented to the slave unit is. Blackmer, the companys most important inventions were the dbx voltagecontrolled amplifier vca and the dbx rms detector. If you have any documentation for this model, for example owners manual, service manual, brochure, advert etc, please consider donating. I mostly use my active eb sr5hh through a markbass lmii that drives an eden d410xlt. Developed in association with dbx, dbx 160 compressor plugin features meticulous modeling of the original and is suitable for both live and studio use.