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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.
- 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
Specifications
Owner's Manual [1 meg]
Cut Sheet [242K] | 
