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Old 11th November 2008   #17
Sacalait
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I have a DBX 166 that I bought in '95 or so (when the prices for DBX compressors came 'down'). I can say it's freakin' bulletproof for sure! I find it to be a bit 'dark' on the recording end. I've tried it on the two buss and... uh, ...no. Not terrible on vocals but I'd have to give it a 'lower end' rating for tracking. Live music?.. maybe much better.
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