American manufacturer of signal processors including compressors and noise reduction

Budget-friendly channel strip with preamp, compressor, de-esser, enhancer, and gate. A podcasting and broadcasting workhorse.

Hard-knee VCA compressor known for its punchy, transparent sound on drums and bass. Simple three-knob interface for fast setup.

Dual 31-band graphic equalizer for sound reinforcement and studio room tuning. Constant-Q design ensures precise frequency control.

Survey-backed studio equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 6 studios with 6 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 2, UK: 1, SE: 2, DK: 1. Raw survey examples: DBX 160 | 2x DBX 160 | DBX 160 | DBX 160 x2 | DBX 160 (x4). Imported as a production pilot record from the consolidated canonical queue.

Survey-backed equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 4 studios with 4 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 2, DE: 2. English category/type: Compressors. Raw survey examples: DBX 160x (2) | DBX 160X (2) — Studio C | dbx 160X (2x, Studio 1) | Dbx 160x.

Survey-backed equipment entry from the Upsound 2026 studio equipment research. Observed in 3 studios with 3 total mentions. Country coverage: US: 1, UK: 1, SE: 1. English category/type: Compressors. Raw survey examples: DBX 160 VU x2 | DBX 160 VU (x2) | dbx 160VU x2.

dbx 160 — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

dbx 160X — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

dbx 160 VU — a piece of outboard signal-processing hardware used in professional studio recording and production.

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 1). Raw examples: DBX 166

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 1). Raw examples: DBX 563X

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 0, SE 1, DK 0). Raw examples: DBX 165A

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 1, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: DBX 165 VU x2

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 1, UK 0, DE 0, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: DBX 266 (2-channel dynamics processor)

Survey-backed equipment candidate from the 2026-04-28/29 Upsound studio equipment survey. Observed in 1 of 44 surveyed studios (1 mentions; US 0, UK 0, DE 1, SE 0, DK 0). Raw examples: DBX 560A Compressor

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