DBX 560A Compressor

The DBX's 560A compressor/limiter module is a 500 series rack that has the same powerful dynamics control as the dbx 160A compressor. Engineers at Vbizz have long respected the 160A's ability to tame audio peaks and solidify tracks with precision and transparency. From subtle smoothing to extreme brickwall limiting, this signal processor does it all and sounds great doing it. When you need a dynamics processor you can turn into any tracking, mixing, or live sound situation, check out the dbx 560A compressor/limiter 500 series module.

The OverEasy compression mode, that enables smoother-sounding compression that sounds more transparent and natural on certain dynamic sources like vocals and woodwinds, is why engineers love the original 160A compressor and this 560A module. Disable it to return to classic hard-knee compression, which is ideal for taming more transient sources such as drums, acoustic guitar, and piano.

Many of us at Vbizz prefer to dial in our own attack and release times, but when it comes to dbx compressors, we know we can trust the dbx compressors to get the job done right. The 560A module incorporates the same program-dependent attack and release times that made the original 160A such a reliable compressor/limiter for live sound, broadcast, and studio tracking. From fast drum fills to vastly different sounds like brass and vocals, the 560A will maintain optimum attack and release times while maintaining maximum transparency.

When signal levels are extremely unstable, such as in a live sound situation with a less-than-masterful singer, the dbx 560A's "Infinity +" inverse-compression ratios are ready to save the show. Put bluntly, if you turn the ratio knob past infinity, the 560A will start ducking the output level if the signal exceeds the threshold, allowing for dynamics control unlike other compressors - the hotter the input, the softer the output.