i'm a big fan of DBX on drums,
but i'm on a budget,
i started with a PROJECT 1 - 266 (cheapest DBX i ever used)
then a DBX166 (was too old, hissed like crazy, didn't work good, sold it)
then a DBX166a - nice machine, does its work, sounds OK, yeah, i'm keeping it
now i got me two new DBX166 XLS, they got extra control for ATTACK and RELEASE which does change something about the sound,
i like these compressors alot, for kick, snare, sometimes vocals,
and i'm thinking of replacing my 166a with a 1066,
i heard that the 1066 might be a "bit better", so i'll check it myself!
266
166
166a
166XL
1066
and the 160 is older, better, has a BIGGER name than the models i listed above... and all the models listed above are DUAL channel (stereo or two mono channels) and have a gate and limiter on each channel too,
the 160 is only compressor if i'm correct?
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