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Manufacturerdbx
TypeDI / Reamp
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Connections

ConnectorCarriesDirection
1/4 inch TS (unbalanced)Analog audio, line levelinput
XLR 3-pin maleAnalog audio, line leveloutput
1/4 inch TS (unbalanced)Analog audio, line leveloutput

What the dbx db12 can feed

Devices whose inputs accept what this one puts out, directly or with the cable noted.

Studio Monitor 103
Power Amplifier 57
Compressor / Limiter 54
PA Loudspeaker 39
Subwoofer 38
Equalizer 33
Headphones 25
64 Audio Fourté, 64 Audio Nio, 64 Audio U18s, 64 Audio U4s, 64 Audio U6t, 64 Audio Volür, 64 Audio tia Trió, ADAM Audio H200, Alesis SRP100, Avantone Pro Planar II, Focal Clear Mg Professional (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Focal Listen Professional (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Heil Sound Pro Set 3 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Neumann NDH 20 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Neumann NDH 30 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Edition 8 EX (8EX) (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature AERO (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature FUSION Final Edition (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature FUSION OB Final Edition (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature MASTER MkII Final Edition (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature MASTER PRO (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature PURE BLACK (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature PURE WHITE (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ultrasone Signature QUANTUM (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable) and 1 more
Preamp 23
Monitor Controller 21
2400 Audio Imperium NG 1U, 2400 Audio Imperium NG 2U, A-Designs Audio ATTY, Audient ORIA Mini, Benchmark LA4, Crane Song Avocet IIA, Dangerous Music SOURCE, Drawmer CMC2, Drawmer CMC3, Drawmer MC1.1, Drawmer MC2.1, Drawmer MC3.1, Drawmer MC7.1, ESI Audio MoCo (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Heritage Audio Baby R.A.M - Black Edition (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Heritage Audio Baby RAM (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Heritage Audio R.A.M 1000 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), PreSonus Central Station Plus (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), PreSonus Monitor Station V2 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Radial Engineering Nuance Select (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Trinnov Audio Nova (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
DI / Reamp 19
Analog Mixer 19
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART MX624, ART POWERMIX III, ART USBMIX4, Alesis MultiMix 12R, Alesis MultiMix 4 USB FX, Alesis MultiMix 8 USB FX, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Behringer Xenyx X1832USB, Behringer Xenyx X2222USB, Hear Technologies Mix Back (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Midas DM12 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Midas DM16 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Soundcraft EPM12 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Soundcraft EPM6 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Soundcraft EPM8 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), TASCAM Model 16 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), TASCAM Model 24 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Audio Interface 14
Arturia MiniFuse 4, Behringer UMC204HD, Behringer UMC404HD, Cranborne Audio 500ADAT, Cranborne Audio 500R8, ESI Audio Amber i2 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), ESI Audio Amber i4 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), ESI Audio U24 XL (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), ESI Audio planet 22c (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), M-Audio AIR 192|4 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), MOTU 16A (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), MOTU 848 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Prism Sound Lyra 1 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Prism Sound Lyra 2 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Channel Strip 12
ART TUBE MP/C, Anthony DeMaria Labs ADL 700, Aphex Channel, Aurora Audio GTQ1, Aurora Audio GTQ2, Aurora Audio GTQC, Chandler Limited TG12411 Channel (TG Channel MKII), Vintech Audio Model 273 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Vintech Audio X73 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Vintech Audio X73i (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Vintech Audio X81 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), dbx 286s
Headphone Amp / Distribution 12
AD/DA Converter 10
Benchmark DAC3 L, Black Lion Audio Revolution EXP, Burl Audio BAD4M, Crane Song HEDD Quantum, Crane Song Interstellar, Ferrofish Pulse16 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ferrofish Pulse16 AE (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ferrofish Pulse16 DX (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ferrofish Pulse16 MX (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Ferrofish Pulse8 AE (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Hardware Effects 7
500-Series Chassis 6
DJ Mixer 6
Install Processor 6
Digital Mixing Console 6
Behringer X32 COMPACT, Behringer X32 RACK, Behringer XR16, PreSonus StudioLive SE 16 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), TASCAM Sonicview 24XP / Sonicview 24dp (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Cable 6
Stagebox / Expander 5
Summing Mixer 4
Dangerous Music 2-BUS+, Looptrotter SATUR 8/24 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Phoenix Audio Nicerizer (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Phoenix Audio Nicerizer 16 Mk2 (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Recording Console 3
Looptrotter Modular Console (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Trident Audio Trident 78 Console (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable), Trident Audio Trident 88 Console (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Personal Monitoring 2
Behringer Powerplay P2, Hear Technologies Hear Back OCTO Mixer (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)
Clock 2
Saturation / Character 1
Wireless System 1
Microphone 1
Recorder 1
JoeCo BBR1U (needs XLR male to 1/4 inch TRS cable)

What can feed the dbx db12

Devices whose outputs this one accepts.

Audio Interface 72
DI / Reamp 31
Preamp 28
Analog Mixer 24
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART MX624, ART POWERMIX III, ART USBMIX4, ART USBMIX6, Alesis MultiMix 12R (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Alesis MultiMix 4 USB FX, Ashly LX-308B (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-206 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-406 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-508, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Crane Song Spider, Hear Technologies Mix Back, Mackie Mix12FX (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Mackie Mix8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Midas DM16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Soundcraft EPM12, Soundcraft EPM6, Soundcraft EPM8, TASCAM Model 16, TASCAM Model 24, TASCAM Model 2400
Headphone Amp / Distribution 14
ART HeadAmp 4, Austrian Audio Full Score one, Lake People G101 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People G103-S MKII, Lake People G105 MKII, Lake People Phone-Amp G108, Lake People Phone-Amp G118, Little Labs Monotor, Manley Absolute Headphone Amp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric DHA V380² (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V324 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 PRO (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), beyerdynamic A 2 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Compressor / Limiter 14
Equalizer 13
Channel Strip 12
AD/DA Converter 10
Wireless System 9
Personal Monitoring 9
Monitor Controller 9
Digital Mixing Console 8
Behringer X32 COMPACT, Behringer X32 RACK, Behringer XR12, PreSonus StudioLive 16R (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus StudioLive SE 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Soundcraft Ui12, Soundcraft Ui16, TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Microphone 7
Austrian Audio MiCreator Satellite (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), IK Multimedia iRig Mic (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), MXL AC-44 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), Neumann MCM 114 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), REMIC Microphones C5300 WLM, REMIC Microphones V5200 WLM, REMIC Microphones W3000 G1/WLM
Subwoofer 6
Dynaudio 18S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S10.4, KRK S12.4, KRK S8.4, PreSonus Temblor T10 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus Temblor T8 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Stagebox / Expander 5
Recorder 5
JoeCo BandMate, Korg MR-2000S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Sound Devices MixPre-3 II (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV2 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV4 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Power Amplifier 4
Summing Mixer 4
Studio Monitor 4
ADAM Audio D3V (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), KRK Classic 5 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK Classic 8ss Scott Storch Limited Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), M-Audio BX4
Cable 3
Install Processor 3
Studio Technologies Model 209 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), dbx 223s, dbx 234s
Hardware Effects 2
Aphex 124B Two Channel Level Interface (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Cedar Audio SE 1 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Saturation / Character 1
PA Loudspeaker 1
Recording Console 1

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