dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
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dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
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C. Calvo Pardos
FIRST VCA COMP
Pocos parámetros pero los necesarios para compresiones agresivas que quieras que se aprecien facilmente.
M. Belfer
The 160 VU nailed in this plug-in!!
I own a real 161 VU same as the 160 just unbalanced and this plug-in does everything that my unit does. Which is to say that every signal you run through this compressor becomes Fatter!! Even at nominal settings Kudos to UA for really nailing this unit!
N. Vinall
Great Emulation Of DBX 160
I found all the DBX 160 Emulations to be rather weak, UAD seems to have something different and very useable in various situations. Wish I had an original unit to compare, would be interesting.
G. Postorino
Why did I sleep on this?!
What a fantastic compressor! I always put this one in the "I'll get it eventually" category but, after having finally bitten the bullet, I find myself using it all the time. Not the most versatile plugin but it has a home on kick, snare, and bass for me.
. Zivanovic
Fat.
Drums, drum elements, bass, guitars.. Works on everything if that is the character you are looking for.
But what I really love to do is send Drums and Bass stems into it for some awesome parallel compression glue and control. This works really well for POP and electronic music as well.
The GUI really needs work, it's way too tiny. The Waves version wins when it comes to visuals, and Wet&Dray options.
R. Pasquier
Love it !
It's so badass
H. Zwarts
prima compressor
Lekker op de basgitaar ! Zou wel graag een up to date versie willen zien.
m. smith
Crunchy as hell!
When people said theres nothing like it...Theres nothing like it. Absolutely love this across Kicks and Snares. A Must!
M. Cullen
I love it
Always loved the hardware units, especially on Bass Drum, Snare and certain vocals......This is giving me a similar feeling and sound.
T. Williams
It's got that trash!!
Great character! Way better than the waves emulation!!!
r. jenkins
DBX 160
Loads of character, and excellent on bass.
P. Sauvageau
THE Kick sound
After searching a long time I finally found THE kick sound with the dbx 160... I wonder why I didn't got it before.
P. Perfetto
Really clean and simple interface
I love the simplicity of the interface, and I love how clean and transparent the compression is compared to other models. I use this on snare drums, it really rocks.
R. Zeller
The little beast that needs a gui update :)
Very special compressor that provides better punch and sustain at heavier compression than other compressors do. Now I have not heard original more than probably on discs but the most important thing is that what you hear is something that sounds good. GUI update needed !!! Then I think you need to think a little bit outside the box as to which parameters to replicate, it does not necessarily have to be the original. But the sound should be there. THX.
R. Zeller
The little beast that needs a gui update :)
Very special compressor that provides better punch and sustain at heavier compression than other compressors do. Now I have not heard original more than probably on discs but the most important thing is that what you hear is something that sounds good. GUI update needed !!! Then I think you need to think a little bit outside the box as to which parameters to replicate, it does not necessarily have to be the original. But the sound should be there. THX.
J. Dockerty
Smash Those Drums
I love it, it was the one that was on my Final list of Compressors, its beautiful on Kick, Snare, Bass and even the Mixbuss. Well Done Guys.
D. Duarte
Sounds good but needs new interface graphics
Sounds very close to the real thing (i have it). The graphics need to be scalable or bigger, as some other UAD plugins.
5 star for the sound. Minus 1 for the graphics.
K. Hansen
Awsome!
One of my favorite plugins. I often use it along with the 1176 while recording vocals and acousic guitar and they work very well together.
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It's True What They Say...
It's true what they say...this compressor is unmatched and unbeatable.
e. hartwell
aka The Crusher
Ive seen this eq used a few times for crushing drums on a drum crush bus and every time i was blown away. I finally purchased one recently and... I just love plugins with a few features, easy to dial in the right sound, with fantastic results.
Looking to mix drums with some edge to it... dbx 160... do it!