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I love the dbx 286s! I recorded vocals with microphones direct in my TASCAM DP-32 on our 1st two albums and while they sound excellent, mixing was sometimes a struggle because of my poor microphone technique. I started using the dbx on our 3rd album, "Strange News From A Distant Star" (on our TH-cam channel), and while you might not be able to hear any difference from our first two albums, the dbx 286s made mixing my vocals much easier, and it made any microphone I plugged into it come alive with more versatility thanks to all the excellent features you mentioned.
@@7000ironman I record my vocals in my lagre carpeted basement music studio with wood panel walls, and occasionally in a vinyl floored bedroom in our northwoods cabin. Generally, the room sound doesn't have any negative affect on the vocal sound I'm looking for even when using a sensitive condenser microphone. When it does, switching to a dynamic microphone is an option because it is less likely to pick up room sound.
@ oh, ok! I don’t have that kind of space so I was considering using one of those portable vocal booths and wondered if you ever experienced one like that.
@@7000ironman Yeah, I've looked into getting one of those, and watched a lot of TH-cam reviews, but decided to hold off since we're not doing professional recordings and I'm happy with the sound I'm currently getting. If you get one, let me know how you like it!
@@neutralearth1061 I had the Tascam dp08 and I got to tell you, those are pretty good machines. I got some great recording from that unit but then I went on ahead and got the Tascam 24 sd, so I’m pretty happy with the recordings but I just have trouble with the vocals, always have and I’m not a DAW person , that’s like a college course to me! lol
Do you mean a low electrical hum from the unit? Mine has that too, should have mentioned it. I don't hear it now my racks are further away but yeah it does.
hello! how are you? Your video is excellent. One question, can this preamplifier be connected to an ID14 audience? they are compatible? I need to record speech and amplify the signal and give it more body from the preamplifier
Hey my friend, yes that'll certainly connect up and do the job for you. It's a great unit for speech. Recently used it recording an audiobook and it did a fine job of doing exactly that
I engineer five radio stations, and I have about six of these on the bench that failed. They are all no more than 3-5 years old. My experience has been that they either stop passing signal all together or they become so noisy that they are unusable in a studio. The manufacturer will repair them for about the cost of a new unit, and that is not worth it in my opinion. These processors sound great when they work and the price is right, but they have proven to be somewhat unreliable for my purposes.
Also happened to me. Worked great for 7 years always on & used daily. then last week, out of the blue, everything coming out was distorted. hit bypass and it's clean (but not processed). Figured I had a good run with it, and bought another.
Hey, I have distortion noise on my dbx 286s just got a couple days ago new. My chain is a sm7b xlr - then output 1/4 to focusrite Scarlett 2i2 but I think the problem is that I’m using a fender instrument for the output signal would a 1/4 trs balanced cable fix it? And it only happens when the processing is on when I press bypass it’s gone.
@@realhomestudioofficial Yes, it's multi channel, mix minus for cell phone calls, 64 affects, compressor/gate/voice processor, recorder and PC/MAC interface. I'm still tempted to get a DBX 286A locally for $65 just to tinker. There's no replacement for realtime audio knob adjustments right?!
►► This year's top home studio gear recommendations for any budget from an industry professional → Grab the FREE! Guide HERE→ realhomestudio.com/gearguide
Buy the DBX 286s from Thomann HERE: thmn.to/thoprod/259111?offid=1&affid=3320
I love the dbx 286s! I recorded vocals with microphones direct in my TASCAM DP-32 on our 1st two albums and while they sound excellent, mixing was sometimes a struggle because of my poor microphone technique. I started using the dbx on our 3rd album, "Strange News From A Distant Star" (on our TH-cam channel), and while you might not be able to hear any difference from our first two albums, the dbx 286s made mixing my vocals much easier, and it made any microphone I plugged into it come alive with more versatility thanks to all the excellent features you mentioned.
Question: how are you recording vocals? In a booth? Bathroom? Closet?
@@7000ironman I record my vocals in my lagre carpeted basement music studio with wood panel walls, and occasionally in a vinyl floored bedroom in our northwoods cabin. Generally, the room sound doesn't have any negative affect on the vocal sound I'm looking for even when using a sensitive condenser microphone. When it does, switching to a dynamic microphone is an option because it is less likely to pick up room sound.
@ oh, ok! I don’t have that kind of space so I was considering using one of those portable vocal booths and wondered if you ever experienced one like that.
@@7000ironman Yeah, I've looked into getting one of those, and watched a lot of TH-cam reviews, but decided to hold off since we're not doing professional recordings and I'm happy with the sound I'm currently getting. If you get one, let me know how you like it!
@@neutralearth1061 I had the Tascam dp08 and I got to tell you, those are pretty good machines. I got some great recording from that unit but then I went on ahead and got the Tascam 24 sd, so I’m pretty happy with the recordings but I just have trouble with the vocals, always have and I’m not a DAW person , that’s like a college course to me! lol
How would one connect a EQ? Would be 2 cables right?
I use a dbx with a tube mic. Great sound and awesome noisegate!
How did you connect your DB MKII to the dbx & focusrite? 0:59
Hello!
Do you have the schematic for this equipment that you could provide me (dbx286s)?
Thank you very much
why my ddx makes a hum noise? it is new and original !
Do you mean a low electrical hum from the unit? Mine has that too, should have mentioned it. I don't hear it now my racks are further away but yeah it does.
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After replacing the power transformer in my DBX 286s to a Toroidal one, I solved all the noise issues.
what cable have u used @@vhstudio8836
@@vhstudio8836 how did you do that?! yourself? where do you order that part?
I have an interface, would I need to connect this to the interface?
Yes you would bud 👍
would this help me gain with certainty sm7b emd focusrite?
Yes
hello! how are you? Your video is excellent. One question, can this preamplifier be connected to an ID14 audience? they are compatible? I need to record speech and amplify the signal and give it more body from the preamplifier
Hey my friend, yes that'll certainly connect up and do the job for you. It's a great unit for speech. Recently used it recording an audiobook and it did a fine job of doing exactly that
thank you!!!!@@realhomestudioofficial
@@xxLore1991xxI don't think the line ins for the id14 are balanced or w/e for outboard gear; they saved that feature for the id24/44
@@--...--...--... I already have it working excellent on my id14 preamplifier, it sounds wonderful! It works very well
I engineer five radio stations, and I have about six of these on the bench that failed. They are all no more than 3-5 years old. My experience has been that they either stop passing signal all together or they become so noisy that they are unusable in a studio. The manufacturer will repair them for about the cost of a new unit, and that is not worth it in my opinion. These processors sound great when they work and the price is right, but they have proven to be somewhat unreliable for my purposes.
Thanks for sharing the info bud
have you contacted the manufacturer? they probably need feedback if they have a faulty component inside their dbx286s
Also happened to me. Worked great for 7 years always on & used daily. then last week, out of the blue, everything coming out was distorted. hit bypass and it's clean (but not processed). Figured I had a good run with it, and bought another.
Hey, I have distortion noise on my dbx 286s just got a couple days ago new. My chain is a sm7b xlr - then output 1/4 to focusrite Scarlett 2i2 but I think the problem is that I’m using a fender instrument for the output signal would a 1/4 trs balanced cable fix it? And it only happens when the processing is on when I press bypass it’s gone.
I'd say it's not worth it especially if you can get an interface with built in processing and compression like my Mixcast 4.
Mixcast looks like a great all in one choice, especially like you say if you don't have an interface 💯
@@realhomestudioofficial Yes, it's multi channel, mix minus for cell phone calls, 64 affects, compressor/gate/voice processor, recorder and PC/MAC interface. I'm still tempted to get a DBX 286A locally for $65 just to tinker. There's no replacement for realtime audio knob adjustments right?!