dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
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dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
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C. Paschall
160VU
Been a big fan of my hardware VU's for a while. Nice to finally have a plug in that keeps up with the real things. Great job UA!
R. Bozhok
Amazing!
With dbx160 plugin, I can "insert" any bass drum to any mix! With only two knobs I can get any type of attack and punch. Very useful and time-saver plugin!
J. Gorham
Great easy to use compressor
Not having owned the hardware version, when I saw the UA DBX160 I wondered if I needed another compressor. Well, turns out I did. It is used on 90% of my mixes in various places. Obviously simple to use, but it sounds great as well. Perfect for bass guitar duties - quick and EASY. Dial it up until it sounds good, ignore the meter, and you are good to go.
T. Anton
Love it!
Never worked with the hardware but this thing sounds amazing...u just have to try it for urself. Like all the UAD emulations, this compressor adds flavours and reacts amazing.
A. Ryabchenkov
DOPE!!!
Great compressor! Luv it on various sources from srums to vocals
M. De
dbx-160
Don't know the original that well. However the unit works extremely welll on bassguitar and double bass to keep the low end steady in the mix, without sounding to artificial or loose credibility.
P. Giacalone
My go to Vocal comp
My old college studio (20 years ago) had one of these so I had a lot of time with one. I love this comp. The UAD plug is my go to vocal comp. Wonderful warmth with great midrange clarity.
D. D
bdx 160
nice drum sound!
i used snare,kick,top
and guitar compression!
S. Jachelli
Great Sound
I have used on all my mix, sound exelente.
I love it...
L. Schlegel
A PLUS
Sounds just like my hardware units! Couldn't ask for any better!
T. Barthels
Well punchy
Excellent for drum tracks, groups or as an effective tool!
N. Kressmann
snappy
Snappier on drums, some times too much, but I liked it enough on some pieces.
Some times too jumpy though, got too to be wise.
M. Kokarev
Респект, UA!
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P. Favati
dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter Plug-In
surprising as the original, great, designe excellent, stable, precise, the best product on the market, as always Uad Top!
T. Spielmacher
My new (yet old) Fav!!!!
The demo lasted 30 seconds and it was an immediate purchase. I love this... Warm, Punchy, Vintage. Thank you UA for making life so fun!
R. O'brien
DBX 160 Rocks
I always loved the sound of these on electric instruments, especially bass amps or guitars and once gin the UA plugin captured the original to a T.
Thanks
L. Damian
Great Unit
After living with it, alongside my only surviving hardware version of it, I pulled my old friend from the rack it lived in and retired it, The plug in version sounds and behaves just like it.
I tested it by duplicating a track, inserted the 160 hardware into one, the software 160 into the other, got the sound I wanted in the hardware 160,
Without listening, replicated all the knob positions in the plug in, and started switching from one to the other. it was 99% the same, the hardware 160 was a little louder (about 2 dbs) once the levels were matched I demoed them to a client whom I know has good ears, he could not tell them apart, then I had him switch channels for me, I could not tell them apart. Enough said.
C. Delaney
Go to
I've only used it on vocals and its GREAT on transients.. It just works man...Put a Fairchild on top of it and see what happens.. Well, I love what happens.
T. Cerniglia
dbx 160 - that's what I was missing
First day I downloaded the compressor I put it on the kick and bass guitar. I found a preset for each as a starting point and dialed them in to taste. That was it, that was what I was missing from my mixes. Things never seemed quite right before. I'd get close but something was always missing. It put the biggest smile on my face! What more can I say, great job UA.
M. Lord
dbx 160VU review
Great Plug-in, really close to the actual unit. FAR too expensive tho, as are almost all the UAD plug-ins.
