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286A Mic Pre-Amp processor dbx Professional Product

286A Mic Pre-Amp processor dbx Professional Product

286A Mic Pre-Amp processor dbx Professional Product

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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.

 

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

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 Note: Specifications subject to change without notice.