Mixing down to a 22-2 with interfaced DBX 150

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Ok, so I'm mixing down from my Digi002 (analog rca unbalanced) to a tascam 22-2 (rca unbalanced) and I just got a rack Dbx 150 for noise reduction. I"m confused as to how to insert the DBX into the chain, the back of the unit has 4 stereo rca pairs that read "from console output" "to console input" "from machine output" and "to machine input". Would I just be going from the digi into "from console output" and then out of "to machine input" to my 22-2 for recording. And then for playback just go into "from machine output" into the DBX and out of "to console input" to my powered monitors. That kinda makes sense to me but I may be way off...little help?
 
Yes, you are correct with the hookup but keep a few things in mind.

Once you mix to the 22-2 throught the dbx, you must ALWAYS have possession of the dbx when you listen back to those tapes..ie:...you must never lose the dbx, it must never break, it must always be hooked up and working...ie: ie:..the reel of tape can not be played on the 22-2 or any other machine UNLESS the dbx is there and working. If you Play the tape WITHOUT the dbx, it will sound...strange...and bad. Once you do the hookup and try a test recording, listen back with the dbx turned off or out of the path and you'll see exactly what I mean.

Recommendation for future posterity. Make two mixes. One with dbx and one without. Thirty years from now, there's a good chance you'll want to transfer that stuff to some future recording gizmo. It's Murphy's Law that 30 years from now, you'll find a tape recorder, but your dbx will be broken or long gone.

The hookup....

1. Digi 002 outputs 1 and 2 get hooked to dbx "from console"

2. Your console inputs 1-2 (for listening back on your monitors to what you have on tape) get hooked to dbx "to console".

3. The dbx "to machine input" gets hooked to the 22-2 left and right rca input jacks.

4. The 22-2 output rca jacks go to the dbx "from machine output".

In addition, calibrate the dbx to your particular machine ..if the 150 has a calibration routine. i don't remember if the dbx 150 is a type 1 or type 2 processor.
 
dbx 150 is type I box
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BRDTS said:
Make two mixes. One with dbx and one without.
very good idea, but I would say: make one without dbx and one with, if you really feel like it. Keep the first as The Master and the second as an 'optional alternative version' ... same thing, right ? ;)
reel buzzer said:
How do you control your monitor volume?.
heh heh ... My guess - he uses magic of monitors' volume knob :D
 
Ok so how would I go about calibrating my DBX unit then??
 
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