channel strip

1ch channel strip equipped with a vacuum tube microphone preamp, equalizer, and compressor/limiter. The 676 represents DBX's more than 40-year history of dynamic processors. By controlling the glossy and warm sound quality unique to vacuum tubes, musicians can creatively pursue the sound they desire. It is useful not only for recording but also for a wide range of applications such as live stage performances.

■Main features

・Equipped with the popular dbx equalizer, compressor/limiter

・3-band parametric equalizer with sweepable midrange

・Can correct sound irregularities caused by microphones

・The compressor section inherits the design of dbx's famous 162SL.

・The limiter uses PeakPlus, which protects the system from excessive input and maximizes the dynamic range.

◎In addition to the XLR terminal microphone input, there is also a standard phone jack instrument input. High impedance instruments such as electric guitars can be connected directly. In addition to the line output after the compressor/limiter, the output is equipped with a preamp output that can extract the signal after the EQ and before the compressor. The post preamp has an insert terminal and the compressor has a side chain terminal, which can be used to expand external processors. The front panel is equipped with a vintage VU meter that switches and displays input/output/gain reduction. It also features a 20dB pad, +48V phantom power, a reverse polarity switch, and an 80Hz low-cut filter.

■Specifications

Number of channels: 1

Mic input: XLR, transformer balanced

Instrument input: Standard phone jack (2P), unbalanced

Line output (preamp, compressor/limiter): XLR/standard phone jack (3P), servo balanced

Preamp insert: Standard phone jack (3P), unbalanced

Compressor side chain: Standard phone jack (3P), unbalanced

Vacuum tube: 12AU7A/ECC82

Frequency characteristics (microphone input): 20Hz to 50kHz, +0/-1dB, 40dB gain

THD+N (microphone input → line output): 0.25% (0dBu, 1kHz, 40dB gain)

Power supply: 100V, 50/60Hz

Dimensions: 483 x 89 x 203mm

Weight: 3.7kg