dbx 1066 Description
After producing the world's most renown series of compressors, the task of
producing a new compressor worthy of our reputation would be daunting for most engineers.
Not for dbx®. Our engineers know audio like no one else in the world. Now the
fruits of their talents are available to you in the form of the 1066 Stereo
Compressor/Limiter/Gate.
Want to instantly add that classic dbx response to your mix? It's there at the
touch of the "Auto" button. Or use the independent Attack and Release
controls to tailor the 1066 to your specific needs. Unwanted frequencies or mic
bleed in the signal path? Frequency dependent gain control is a snap to set up
and execute with our Side Chain External button (SC Ext). Use the Side Chain
Monitor button (SC Mon) and your favorite EQ to dial in the specific
frequencies you want to trigger the device. As has become our standard, the
contour switch allows entire mixes to be easily smoothed with soft compression
while keeping low frequencies from punching holes in the overall mix.
Selectable input and output metering allow you to make sure that everything is
matched up level-wise, maximizing your signal-to-noise ratio.
For overall speaker protection, our new PeakStopPlus™ does all previous
circuits one better. With a new design, the PeakStopPlus represses those
unwanted transients from blowing your drivers while minimizing the distortion
common to many other "hard" limiters. Selectable Hard-Knee or
OverEasy® characteristics make the 1066 ideal for your gain control needs,
whether you're looking for "heavy" almost-special-effects compression
or soft, smooth gain leveling. New lightpipe technology replaces standard LED's
found on most other units, making the 1066 both very easy to read and much
easier to operate.
In the studio, broadcast facility or on the road with a P.A. system, the 1066
is designed for perfectly simple operation. The 1066 allows you to eliminate
unwanted signals, flexibly control overall signal gain and guard your overall
mix in dual mono or stereo operation.
At the
heart of the 1066 is our new dbx V2 VCA. Developed especially for the 1066,
1046 and other 10 series products to come, this revolutionary VCA boasts superb
dynamic range characteristics while maintaining very low distortion and almost
immeasurable noise characteristics. The bottom line is this: a new VCA working
in conjunction with world class design makes the dbx 1066 perform better than
compressors selling for hundreds more.
State-of-the-technology VCA's, meticulous component selection, and scrupulous
testing procedures are just a few more reasons that the new dbx 1066 is the
latest in a long line of pedigreed dbx signal processors.
dbx 1066 Features
- Selectable
auto (classic dbx®) or manual (variable Attack and Release) compression
- Contour
switch removes unwanted low frequency information from detector circuit
- Selectable
Overeasy® or Hard Knee compression modes
- PeakStopPlus™
limiting for setting maximum allowable level with minimal distortion
- SC Ext and
SC Mon for setting up and monitoring external devices for gating function
- True
differentially balanced gold-plated XLR and 1/4" inputs and outputs
- True RMS
level detection
- Precision
metering of input level, output level, and gain reduction
- True stereo
or dual mono operation
- Switchable
+4dBu or -10dBV operation per channel
dbx 1066 Specifications
INPUT
Connectors:XLR
and 1/4" TRS (Pin 2 and tip hot)
Type:Electronically
balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered
Impedance:Balanced
> 50 kOhm, unbalanced >25 kOhm
Maximum
Input Level:> +24 dBu balanced or unbalanced
CMRR:Typically
>50 dB at 1 kHz
OUTPUT
Connectors:XLR
and 1/4" TRS (Pin 2 and tip hot)
Type:Servo-balanced/unbalanced,
RF filtered
Impedance:>Balanced
120 Ohm, unbalanced 60 Ohm
Max Output
Level:> +21 dBm balanced, > +20 dBm unbalanced
SIDECHAIN
INPUT
Connector:1/4"
TS
Type:Unbalanced,
RF filtered
Impedance:>10
kOhm
Max Input
Level:>+24 dBu
SIDECHAIN OUTPUT
Connector:1/4"
TRS (tip hot)
Type:Impedance
balanced, RF filtered
Impedance:Balanced
2 kOhm, unbalanced 1 kOhm
Max Input
Level:>+21 dBu balanced or unbalanced
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Bandwidth:20
Hz to 20 kHz, +0/0.5 dB
Frequency
Response:0.35 Hz to 90 kHz, +0/-3 dB
Noise:<
-96 dBu, unweighted, 22 kHz measurement bandwidth
Dynamic
Range:> 118dB, unweighted
THD +
Noise:0.008% typical at +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain 0.08% typical at +20 dBu, 1
kHz, unity gain < 0.1% any amount of compression up to 40 dB, 1 kHz
IMD:<
0.1% SMPTE
Interchannel
Crosstalk:< -80dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Stereo
Coupling:True RMS Power Summing™
COMPRESSOR
Threshold
Range:-40 dBu to +20 dBu
Ratio:1:1
to infinity:1
Threshold
Characteristic:Selectable OverEasy® or hard knee
Attack/Release
Chracteristic: Auto Dynamic™
Attack/Release
Modes:Selectable Manual or Auto
Manual Attack
Time:Scalable program-dependent
Manual
Release time:Scalable program-dependent
Auto Attack
Time:Program-dependent
Auto
Release Time:Program-dependent
Output
Gain:-20 to +20 dB
LIMITER
Threshold
Range:+4 dBu to +24 dBu (off)
Ratio:infinity:1
Limiter
Type:PeakStopPlus™ two-stage limiter
Stage 1:PeakStop™
brickwall limiter
Attack
time:Zero
Release
Time:Zero
Stage 2:Predictive
intelligent program limiter
Attack
Time:Program-dependent
Release
Time:Program-dependent
EXPANDER/GATE
Threshold
Range:Off to +15dBu
Ratio:1:1
to 30:1
Attack
Time:< 100 µsec
Release
Time:Program-dependent
FUNCTION SWITCHES
SC Ext.:Routes
the external sidechain input signal to the detector
SC Mon:Routes
the sidechain signal to the output, interrupting the normal audio
OverEasy®:Activates
the OverEasy compression function
Contour:Activates
the frequency-dependent detector function
Auto:Activates
automatic program-dependent attack and release times, disabling the manual
Attack and Release controls
I/O Meter:Switches
between monitoring input and output levels on the Input/Output Level meter
Bypass:Activates
the direct input-to-output hard-wire relay bypass. Relay automatically
hard-wire bypasses unit at power-down and provides a power-on delay of 1.5 sec.
Operating
Level
(rear panel):Switches the nominal operating level between -10 dBV and +4 dBu
simultaneoulsy for both input and output levels
ST Link:Link
both channels for stereo operation. Channel One becomes the master
INDICATORS
Gain
Reduction Meter:12-segment LED bar graph at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24,
27 and 30 dB
Input/Output
Meter:8-segment LED bar graph at -24, -18, -12, -6, 0, +6, +12, and +18 dBu
Compressor
Threshold
Meter:
3-segment
LED bar graph at Below (-), OverEasy and Above (+)
Exp/Gate
Threshold
Meter:
2-segment
LED bar graph at Below (-) and Above (+)
Limiter,
Threshold
Meter:
1 LED to
indicate PeakStopPlus™ limiting
Function
Switches:LED indicator for each front-panel switch
OPTIONS - Output Transformer
Per
Channel:Jensen® JT-123-dbx or JT-11-dbx, BCI RE-123-dbx or RE-11-dbx
POWER SUPPLY
Operating
Voltage:100-120 VAC 50/60 Hz 200-240 VAC 50/60 Hz
Power
Consumption:20 Watts
Fuse:100-120
VAC: 250 mA Slow Blow
200-240 VAC: 125 mA Type T
Mains
Connection:IEC receptacle
PHYSICAL
Dimensions:1.75"Hx19"Wx9"D
(4.4cmx48.3cmx20.1cm)
Weight:5.1
lbs. (2.3 kg)
Shipping
Weight:7.5 lbs. (3.4 kg)