The DBX 286s - Should every podcaster own one?

[jamesdelfresco]

I just ordered two of them from amazon. Im so excited to try it out. Thanks Andrew for making this post. I had no idea I could cut the background noise from my podcast

[andrewzarian]

I just ordered two of them from amazon. Im so excited to try it out. Thanks Andrew for making this post. I had no idea I could cut the background noise from my podcast

thats awesome! you are going to love it. When you get it let us know if it made a difference in your podcast

[AlBurr]

Andrew your article put me over the top and I just picked one up. Although I'm not sure how anything can make me sound any better than I already do... Thanks for taking the time to do the recording as it made the difference for me.

[docizzen]

Here's a video Mark Jensen, over at New Media Gear, did on the dbx 286s. Those channel strips are the bomb, cuz they make your voice go "Boom!"

[andrewzarian]

thanks guys. Im a huge fan of the DBX 286. thanks to Mike Phillips

[Linuxcooldude]

I use a dbx 166XL. This compressors been great. Use one channel for main vocal mic along with the noise gate. The second channel I use for secondary mic when a guest is in the studio. But now the second channel is normally hooked to the computer audio for things like music and skype calls. That was a problem before, the audio was constantly jumping around, it definitely smoothed things out. Another podcast where I'm co-host, they normally want people to mute their mic if they are not talking. But using the noise gate I don't have too.

[Spencer Kobren]

I'm not sure, but I think I might have been the first internet broadcaster to have two dbx 286As as part of my rig! Using them since 2009 and love them! Important article Andrew…Keep them coming!

[Dan Ortego]

Wow! That was a great sound clip for my aging old damaged ears and the difference was considerable. The modulation and tone dropped to completely flat and lifeless with the bypass engaged. I regret sending the one back that I had but frankly, the demo from Mark Jensen gave me pause. Not sure if it was the combination with his RE20 or the settings he chose, but I also wanted something with a bit more adjustability.

Anyway, I'm on the fence today to purchase a different microphone preamp and I have to say that some of our fellow forum members may call me crazy. Unfortunately, I have a habit of pushing the envelope a bit too far so hopefully I'll hold off and just reorder the 286.

By the way Andrew, that was an excellent article and very well written.

[chrisnitzel]

I use a dbx 166XL. This compressors been great. Use one channel for main vocal mic along with the noise gate. The second channel I use for secondary mic when a guest is in the studio. But now the second channel is normally hooked to the computer audio for things like music and skype calls. That was a problem before, the audio was constantly jumping around, it definitely smoothed things out. Another podcast where I'm co-host, they normally want people to mute their mic if they are not talking. But using the noise gate I don't have too.

Thanks for the post! I have 2 Skype machines and I am trying to clean up the audio from them going into my mix. This sounds like what I need.