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dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter

dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter

4.8 (388)

Experience the quirky VCA compression of the vintage hardware.

  • Add a unique voice and flavor to your compressor toolkit with the first solid-state VCA compressor ever made
  • Harness fat compression textures on bass guitar, drum buses, synths, and more
  • Give acoustic guitars and snare drums in-your-face “thwack”
  • Create with Dry/Wet mix control for quick parallel compression and Sidechain Filter for reduced low-frequency pumping

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer, or accelerated on Apollo audio interfaces or UAD Accelerators. View full system requirements.

dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter

$39$199

$39$199

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Experience the Quirky Character of the Vintage Hardware

The dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter plug-in is a fully licensed, faithful emulation of the legendary studio hardware, capturing the in-your-face sonics of its colorful VCA compression along with added controls for modern workflows.

Add Versatile VCA Compression to your Tracks

Whether you’re using it on synths, bass guitar, or a drum bus, the dbx 160 plug-in emulates the original hardware’s grabby, low-end glue and old-school character, full of the same unique nonlinearities that make it a must-have for any engineer’s compressor toolkit.

Get Timeless Character, Easily

With the same simple control set and at-a-glance metering of the original, the dbx 160 plug-in makes it easy to crush a parallel drum bus, or inject subtle fatness. It can also add aggressiveness and impact to everything from guitar power chords to a hip-hop vocal.

Level Up with Modern Workflows

Along with graphic enhancements and improved VU metering, the dbx 160 plug‑in’s Dry/Wet Mix control lets you easily punch up a drum bus with parallel compression, while the added Sidechain Filter lets you keep the low end tight, enhancing the compressor's impact.

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4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 388 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 337 Total 4 star reviews: 40 Total 3 star reviews: 8 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 2
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388 reviews
  • CJ
    Clem j.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 hour ago
    Great plugin

    Clean and nice

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  • CL
    Christopher L.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Yesterday
    There it is.

    couldn't tell it apart from hardware, fooled my band.

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  • AH
    Alberto H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 days ago
    good quality

    it was tru to its expextation.Thanks.

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  • AM
    Adrian M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Does what it says!

    Great unit!

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  • DG
    Daniele G.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    Easy, fat and classic

    I love it because it’s easy, fat and a classic for every studio!

    If you need punch an low end, it’s the guy!

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.

Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins

We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.

For every UAD plug-in that supports native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions, you get a license for both upon purchase, or the option to get it through an upgrade.

Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.

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