dbx 120A - Subharmonic Synthesizer - Gimmick or Good?

JSRockit · Post by **JSRockit** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:35 pm

Anyone have any experience with this box?

jasedee · Post by **jasedee** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:44 am

I heard one used underneath a kick drum from a live recorded kit... sounded HUGE!

I'm sure something similar could be achieved with samples though. If it is a good deal, check it out I say.

mok · Post by **mok** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:54 am

I have the 120X and love it. It finds (roughly) the pitch of whatever's feeding it and then synthesizes information in the 20-70Hz range. So if you need some more heft in the low low end, it'll work. This one has unbalanced -10 RCA ins and outs. I have a Henry Matchbox HD line level matcher to interface my gear with it. It's basically a tone boost for frequencies in the sub-woofer range, and if those frequencies don't exist in your recording, it'll make it up. I think it was designed mostly for the live sound set. It seems to do a pretty good job on already-mixed material (full mixes) as well as individual tracks.