is the dbx 166xl really that bad? - Page 2

optofonik · 16th October 2011

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Originally Posted by leaper

we are witnessing a normalization of thought on a global scale

I believe this to be one of the most frighteningly insightful thoughts I have seen expressed on the internet in 18 years.

Jim Williams · 16th October 2011

Maybe for the Applephiles, Ipadders, the harry Twitters, smart phone addicts and Blackberry crowd. The rest of us maintain independent thought.

Disconnect and think free again! Go out into nature and listen to the messages from the earth. They make far better sense.

RiF · 16th October 2011

Maybe my ears are getting old, but my 166xl is one pretty good piece of hardware. It can control and pin the level of jumpy signals far better than any plugin - not as good as my Distressor though - and it's auto atk/rel can do things that manual settings cannot. It's easy to operate and is quite cheap to get. I don't use it for busses, but it does the job on kik, snare, toms, bass and some vocals.

16th October 2011	#33
RiF Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,613	Maybe my ears are getting old, but my 166xl is one pretty good piece of hardware. It can control and pin the level of jumpy signals far better than any plugin - not as good as my Distressor though - and it's auto atk/rel can do things that manual settings cannot. It's easy to operate and is quite cheap to get. I don't use it for busses, but it does the job on kik, snare, toms, bass and some vocals. __________________ Too many options kill creativity.

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Jim Williams Voiding warranties Joined: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA Posts: 10,080	Maybe for the Applephiles, Ipadders, the harry Twitters, smart phone addicts and Blackberry crowd. The rest of us maintain independent thought. Disconnect and think free again! Go out into nature and listen to the messages from the earth. They make far better sense.