DBX 286A Mic Preamp/Processor, 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.

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

Specification

MIC Input

• INPUT: Floating balanced, Pin 2 Hot
• Impedance: 1.75kΩ
• Maximum Level: 0.2Vrms
• Gain Adjustment Range: +10dB to +60dB
• Phantom Power: +48VDC
• CMRR: >40dB, typically 55dB

LINE Input

• Input: Floating balanced, TIP Hot
• Impedance: 30kΩ unbalanced, 60kΩ balanced
• Maximum Level: >+21dBu, balanced or unbalanced
• Gain Adjustment Range: -20dB to +30 dB
• CMRR: >40dB, typically 55dB

Insert

• (4" TRS phone): Normalled; tip is Send, ring is Return
• Ring: Impedance: >5kΩ
• Maximum Level: >+21dBu
• Tip: Impedance: 100Ω
• Noise: <-84dBu, unweighted (20Hz-20kHz)
• Distortion: <0.01% THD, 20Hz-20kHz, +10dBu

LINE Output

• 4" TRS phone: Balanced/Unbalanced
• Impedance: 100Ω unbalanced, 200Ω balanced
• Maximum Level: >+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
• Distortion: <0.08%THD, 20Hz-20kHz, +10dBu, all Processing Controls OFF

Compressor

• Threshold Range: -40dBu to +20dBu
• Threshold Characteristics: OverEasy®
• Compression Ratio: >4:1 For input levels beyond 20dB above threshold
• Maximum Compression: 30dB
• Attack Time: Program-Dependent; adjustable
• Release Time: Program-Dependen; adjustable
• Distortion: Typically <0.05%THD, 20Hz-20kHz, 15dB G/R, +10dBu Output, DENSITY @ 0

De-Esser

• Characteristic: Wideband Gain Reduction
• Frequency Range: 800Hz to 10kHz High Pass
• Release Time: 12dB/octave Program-Dependent; approximately 1mS/dB

Enhancer

• HF Detail Characteristic: Program-controlled shelving equalizer, approximately 15dB maximum HF boost
• LF Detail Characteristics: Bell-shaped boost @ 80Hz, bell-shaped cut @250Hz, ratio is approximately 2:1

Expander/Gate

• Threshold Range: OFF to +15dBu
• Expansion Ratio: Adjustable 1.5:1 to 10:1
• Maximum Depth: >50dB
• Attack Time: Program-Dependent, approximately 2mS
• Release Time: Program-Dependent, approxiamtely 10mS/dB 30dB
• Attack Time: Program-Dependent, adjsutable
• Release Time: Program-Dependent, adjustable
• Dynamic Range: Typically 105dB

Power

• Power Requirements: 15watts
• Operating Voltage: DO: 120VAC 60Hz, 100VAC 50/60Hz; EU: 230VAC 50/60Hz
• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)

Physical

• Dimensions: 1.75" x 5.75" x 19" (4.5cm x 14.6cm x 48.5cm)
• Weight: Net Weight: 4.68 lbs/2.13 Kgs
• Shipping Weight: 6.54 lbs/2.97 Kgs