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Apollo
Native

dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter

4.8 (401)

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

$199

$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.

Reviews

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 401 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 346 Total 4 star reviews: 43 Total 3 star reviews: 8 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 3
97%would recommend this product
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401 reviews
  • JJ
    Joel J.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 days ago
    The DBX 160 in the mix!

    Originally I was looking for The DBX 165 plug in but found this one instead. I love the compression sound on this for snare and a variety of other instruments. A great likeness to the real analog device. Hoping the 165 will be coming out as well.

  • DL
    David L.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 week ago
    dbx 160

    You guys nailed it! It's one of my most favorite compressors!

  • AS
    Aleksandar S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    2 weeks ago
    dbx 160

    As expected

  • WW Profile picture for william w.
    william w.
    Verified Buyer
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    3 weeks ago
    Dbx160

    NNNNIIIICCCCEEEE!!!!!

  • MT
    Mehdi T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Great compressor

    I like to put just a bit of it on sounds like guitar, bass, drum bus, it glues well and keep the source fat. A must try.

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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