dbx 520

$229.00

Enter your email address to be notified when this item is in stock.

Adding to cart… The item has been added
More On The Way, Get In Line For Our Earliest Ship Time

Stock Item: Ships from our shelf quickly in almost all cases when ordered before our ship cutoff times.

Direct Ship: Non-stock item, but normally ships quickly from the manufacturer or alternate warehouse.

Built To Order: Item is custom built per the options chosen and quickly shipped out upon completion.

More On The Way: The manufacturer is experiencing delays, but we'll ship quickly upon arrival.

New Item: We have this on order, the manufacturer hasn't shipped but you'll be in line upon arrival.

Visit our Shipping Page for cutoff times for FREE (USA), UPS, USPS or FedEx.

Visit our Returns Page for info on non-returnable, special order non-stock items.

De-essing done easy, by the guys who made de-essing easy to begin with!

The dbx 520 will help you expertly tame the excessive sibilance often found in vocals and other high frequency dense material. Based upon the legendary dbx 902, the dbx 520’s unique features make it possible to achieve an exact amount of de-essing regardless of variations in signal levels. The 520 allows you to create brilliant, crisp vocals without sibilance!

With its modular 500 Series based design, the dbx 520 examines the differences in dB between the high frequency and full-bandwidth portions of a signal, allowing de-essing of signals which change in level by as much as 60dB. It features a Frequency Control with range from 800Hz to 8kHz, Gain Reduction Metering and a De-essing Amount Range from 0dB to 20dB.

Control vocals, drums, percussive instruments and problematic material/reverb combinations with the dbx 520!

Features

  • Based on the classic dbx 902
  • Frequency Control Range from 800Hz to 8kHz
  • Expanded Scale LED Gain Reduction Metering
  • De-essing Amount Range from 0dB to 20dB
  • In/Out Switch
  • HF Mode Switch

Specifications

  • Input Type Electronically balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered
  • Input Impedance 20 k Ω balanced, 10 k Ω unbalanced
  • Max Input Level +22 dBu
  • CMRR >40 dB; typically >55 dB at 1 kHz
  • Output Type Electronically balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered
  • Output Impedance Balanced 30Ω , unbalanced 15Ω
  • Max Output Level +22 dBu
  • Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz, + 0/-0.5dB; 14 Hz – 120 kHz, +0/-3 dB
  • Noise <-99 dBu, Unweighted (22 Hz – 22 kHz)
  • THD+Noise <0.006% typical, No compression, 1 input kHz at 0 dBu
  • Dynamic Range >114 dB
  • GAIN Unity
  • Crossover Point Variable 800 Hz to 8 kHz
  • Crossover Filter Type 12 dB/octave, phase coherent
  • De-essing Range Operates uniformly over input range of -40 dBu to +22 dBu without requiring adjustment
  • Maximum Attenuation Variable 0 to 20 dB
  • Attack Rate Program-dependent, 2 ms for 10 dB above threshold, 600 μs for 20 dB above threshold, to achieve 63% gain reduction
  • Release Rate 925 dB/sec
  • Controls Frequency, Range
  • Switches IN/OUT, Mode (HF ONLY/NORMAL)
  • Indicators IN/OUT, HF ONLY
  • Metering LED Column: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 dB gain reduction
  • Power Requirements +/- 16V DC
  • Power Current Draw 76 mA per power rail
  • Power Draw 2.4 watts
  • Rack System Compatibility 500 Series Compatible Power-frame
  • Rack Space 1 Slot
  • Dimensions (H x W x D) 5.25” x 1.5” x 6” (13.34 cm x 3.81 cm x 15.24 cm)
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Shipping Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)

Our ONE WITH EVERYTHING ZEN WARRANTY extends the standard manufacturer warranty by one year, see our ZEN WARRANTY page for details.