The way it has its modules organized, the buttons, sliders, and knobs, all indicate that you're dealing with a professional DJ application. However, if you use the units on a patch bay and you patch into a 'mult', it will be important to have everything balanced.Thanks dude, I finally got XT and have been satisfied, the only flaw is that it does not come with 220V/115V switch.Disco XT is an application that was created with disc jockeys in mind. If you are using the 160X or XT on an insert to an input channel, you will be using an unbalanced Y-cable so balanced in/out might not be important. That being said, the 160x is clearly a classic for a reason and you will not be disappointed, but also maybe pickup a 166xl, or something else with attack/release, knee options, sidechain for cheap to fill the odd gap. I want to use a compressor to process hip-hop vocals at home studio, please give me some advice, Thank you!If this is going to be your one and only vocal compressor (for now at least), I'd suggest maybe getting something with attack/release knobs so you can dial in a variety of settings that can be tuned to each track.Įxample: you may want a slow attack/fast release to make your main vocal more aggressive, in your face and exciting by letting all the initial transients through, while you may want to keep your doubled vocals smoother and back a little with a faster attack and slower release by grabbing those initial transients and holding for the duration of the phrase. And the transformer things are quiet confusing. However others said that 160XT has a balanced output, which provides more options. Some people said that 160X sounds better. I have done lots of research on the forum: It is really difficult to decide which one to buy between dbx 160X and dbx 160XT, However, if you use the units on a patch bay and you patch into a 'mult', it will be important to have everything balanced. Again, the main boards are the same, the only difference is that the XT comes with the added active OUTPUT balanced card installed at the factory. The X and XT BOTH have PLUG AND PLAY options for either an electronically active balanced or transformer balanced OUTPUT. Again, the strip parallels what you find at the plug.) (Also, I should add that when you use the AB-1 card or the Jensen transformer to balance the output, when you plug a TRS cable into the existing TRS output jack on the 160X, then you are accessing the balanced out signal. (Note: if you use a two conductor guitar cable, the jacks will deliver an unbalanced signal to the unit.) The XT has XLR in for it's balanced connection and a 1/4" connection for it's unbalanced connections. The X requires the use of the TRS plug or by wiring in the correct leads on the barrier strip - the TRS jack connections are parallel to the barrier strip markings. The X and the XT BOTH have a balanced input. So the obvious differences physically are: the X has a barrier strip on it's back panel and the XT has an XLR Male and Female. The XT has the added balanced output card (DBX AB-1). The X has the identical main and LED circuit boards as the XT. Alright, let me add this about the 160X and XT.
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