11/21/23 (demo) DBX 128 processes an 808 beat from UVI Workstation Beatbox Anthology 2

The DBX 128 is not a compressor you reach for for transparency and clarity. It is for taking overly polished soft synths like, in this case, the UVI Workstation Beatbox Anthology 2, and making them sound nasty. In this video you get a demo of the two spectrums: slammed drums that almost turn to compressed clicks and pop right out at you or slammed drums that sound gated and distorted (1:27), but the good kind of harmonic distortion. The kind that doesn’t come from pedals, but from abusing electronics meant for other things, like expanding compressed audio off of cassette tapes in your home hi fi system a million years ago, which is what these DBX comp/panders were for (I think). Buy it at Christopher’s Boutique 489 on Reverb.

[@fakshen1973]

Very nice to hear the range of tones available by using a relatively easy to use compressor.

[@Cfpp0]

Thanks, it’s a great tool to have around, and portable!

[@gius_taakstudio]

Nice. A plugin would be cool. I don't think there's one.

[@Cfpp0]

Thanks, good idea. Maybe they could do a whole DBX wooden-cheek-era set with the 117, 118, 119, 128, 160?

[@gius_taakstudio]

that would be cool. I guess UAD or Plugin Alliance could do some nice plugin versions of them :)

[@Cfpp0]

There’s a plug in for the 118 now: “Fuse Audio Labs has introduced VCE-118 Dynamic Range Enhancer, a new audio effects plugin for Mac & Windows, based on the sound of ’70s VCA technology.”

[@gius_taakstudio]

@@Cfpp0 jaja I'm sure I thought I posted the same comment about the FALabs plugins weeks ago! I was wondering why you weren't answering to my comment I guess I never posted it LOL. so yeah, we got one and FAL is not a bad brand either! :))

[@Cfpp0]

@@gius_taakstudio thanks, and nice to know the plug-in is good!

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Too bad there's no explanation about what' happening.