DBX 286s + Neumann TLM 103: Optimal settings

[@andrewp1513]

Woah…thanks UA-cam for sending me here! I’m trying to dial in a SM7b with a 286s right now. About to get a 266 and build a rack as well. Love your setup…love the lights too!! 👌

[@sto2779]

Damn this is excellent explanation and can clearly hear the better results. Planning to buy the same setup TLM103 + DBX 286s with the Lynx AES16e.

[@darkestpointofficial]

Been really wanting to get this microphone to add to my collection

[@HomeStudioPro]

When you get it... you will not regret it.

[@pascalinkel8758]

Bravo mon ami j'ai cette emplie DBX 286 s pour chanter je l'adore un bon choix que j'ai faite 🙂👌

[@HomeStudioPro]

Good choice for sure!

[@VideoManFL]

Great presentation 👏

[@HomeStudioPro]

Thank you 🙂 Appreciate you being here.

[@WhiskyPony]

Thank you for the great video. Can you do video about DBX 286s + Sennheiser MK8: Optimal settings?

[@petermcginty3636]

Thank you Brodie, incredibly helpful video. I have 1 question, what does the dbx 266s do that the 286 does not do?

[@HomeStudioPro]

Thanks for being here! The 266 actually does a little less, only compression & gating. I bought these before the uad Apollo when I was aiming to add compression to remote callers/sfx and audio played from my laptop.

[@petermcginty3636]

@Home Studio Pro thank you. BTW how much do you charge for your consultations?

[@HRPL-ej9zo]

266 doesn’t have a microphone preamp.

[@HomeStudioPro]

@@petermcginty3636 send me an email, I'd be happy to explain the costs & what you get from consultations!

[@HomeStudioPro]

@@HRPL-ej9zo correct!

[@NeilUmwi]

I've been using the Audient iD14 for a while. Do you think this channel strip will be an improvement for my sound? Thanks in advance 🙌

[@jasssumit3822]

The same I’m using , and I seek a response . Confused
😂😂😂

[@PICOBULLY]

Yes it will I just hooked mines up to my id14 and it definitely makes a difference.

[@MetalZoned]

It looks like the 266xs is engaged so it's not really just the 286s that is engaged

[@akg.69]

How your sibilant sound is controlled even before processing on this mic?

[@nafawi7965]

Why would someone use this if they already own an UAD Apollo? Or, why do you use it if you have the Apollo and it's unison pres? Thank you.

[@voiceovergabe1466]

I can hear a mains hum coming from the rear-right of my DBX is it normal?

[@HomeStudioPro]

if you're saying a hum heard externally from the unit? then yes, i've had that too. especially when powered on for long periods of time. it's annoying. caused by the power supply i believe.

[@user-gh9iw1of2y]

This is NOT normal. The hum you are hearing is coming from the transformer. The transformer should be replaced. I serviced my unit, and it no longer has the hum.

[@TEA-2023]

Would a noise gate be an option?

[@pierrefuga9862]

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[@johnexcellion8725]

Know if there is any video like this with a Neuman Tlm 103 and Audient iD24?

[@Dolancillo]

can you please PLEASE make a setting for a sennheiser mk4? :(

[@subtitles1492]

excellent microphone combined with a mediocre pre-amp… not the best solution.

[@efrainquin6903]

You don't know what you are talking about 😂😂 dbx 286s isn't the best but its pretty good

[@subtitles1492]

in your hobby studio.

[@efrainquin6903]

@@subtitles1492 it doesn't matter how much equipment you own its the person that uses the equipment that matters. These are just tools sir. DBX products are good enough. You just want to be a gear snob. Where your platform plaques at?

[@subtitles1492]

@@efrainquin6903 sometimes „good enough“ just isn’t good enough. but in over forty years in studios, i’ve seen many uncritical ears that were satisfied too soon with too little. and the market supports this segment, too. so yeah, i don’t know what i’m talking about when it comes to that part of the bell curve.

[@timothybondaudio]

Why on earth would you use a £1000 mic with a £120 channel strip? The DBX 286 is, to be blunt, a piece of junk. You'd be far, far better off just recording straight into the interface - almost anything will have a less noisy pre than the 286 - and using stock plugins.

[@HiFiASMR]

Lol, well ya a clean preamp will always sound the least degraded/colored. A lot of stuff will color the sound. This video can teach you something about hardware processing but ya I personally wouldn't use it and am ungodly picky about microphones. So if you honestly have high standards you wouldn't use 99% of microphones and most preamp on most interfaces. Same with headphones. I basically refuse to use anything besides dt990 and tlm 103 so I could bitch about just about anything that isn't that.

[@timothybondaudio]

@@HiFiASMR Haha! Well i'm probably not as fussy as you! I'm happy with a lot of mics / pres on the market. It's just the 286 is NOISY - there's so much hiss and hum that it's pointless in a studio environment, great in a live rack but it's definitely not a studio grade piece of equipment. If you're doing VO or audiobooks then the 286 is a waste of money.

[@HomeStudioPro]

I used it this way for only about 3 months before I purchased the uad Apollo. Best part was adding EQ and a touch of expansion. Drawback was the noise as you mention.

[@HomeStudioPro]

You’re not wrong though. This combo exists but is not exactly optimal.

[@_Trakman]

what channel strip do you recommend?
also how much is the UAD Apollo? don't you have to buy a shitload of plugins too?