![]() ![]() Did they ever TEST this function? As a fact the talkback is so heavily compressed that pushing any button of the unit will produce a massive cracking sound to headphones output. The mechanical sound the button makes is like stinging with a stick to your eardrum, if you are not careful with the levels. Unfortunately many that don't.įirst of all, the talkback button is located right next to the talkback mic. I'm quite dissappointed with the product. The main features are the volume control and talkback. Dimensions (W x D x H): 483 x 344 x 43 mm.USB audio connection for Mac OSX 10.10 or higher and Win 7 or higher.Free D-BOX+ App for remote control of all essential functions (Volume, Dim, Talkback, I/O selection and much more) for iOS 10.2 or higher and Android 5.0 or higher.Reference class DA-converters for digital inputs.Programmable loudspeaker selection allows mono and/or subwoofer assignment to all outputs (on device or via app).Three independent loudspeaker outputs (selectable on device or via app).Two headphone amplifiers with independent source selection and volume control.Talkback via Smartphone (Bluetooth) possible. ![]() Built-in talkback microphone with push-button activation (on device or via app).8-Channel analog summator (channels 7+8 mono switchable).Five analog and digital inputs directly accessible (analog stereo, analog sum, USB, AES/SPDIF, Bluetooth) - multiple selection possible.Digitally controlled volume controller with extremely precise L/R synchronization and adjustable dim.Even if they don’t the D-box is the heart of my studio and It will continue to be for many years. I’m still hoping for a sub control if Dangerous decides to do a mkII. Spoke with Dangerous and found out the dim switch would make the price go up a lot. One, I wish it had a dim switch, and two, I wish I could run both pair of my monitors to my sub and into the D-box. So what don’t I like about the D-box? Not much, my few gripes are in no way deal breakers. ![]() The d-sub connections on the back make for easy connection as well. I feel the SSL had more separation but that could also be due to the SSL Alphalink converters the console is connected to. The D-box added punch, and widened the stereo image of my mixes just like the SSL board. I find the analog summing from the D-box to be on the clean side, but definitely a winner for removing digital harshness. Now for the main reason I purchased this, the analog summing. Press to talk, release and the talkback mic is off. Now I have it in the middle of the mix and I’m able to add processing without losing my panning I have set. Also when I have background or lead vocals that I spread out a little, I can quickly get it back in the middle by soloing the track and pressing mono. I always check my mix in mono to make sure I can still hear everything clearly. This means when you hold the switch it will switch monitors, and when you let go it will revert back to the monitors you were originally listening to. Cool thing about the switch is that it has momentary toggle. The monitor selector is one switch that toggles two pair of monitors. Think of it like dating two beautiful twins that you can switch between. So that gorgeous “hi-fi” sounding d/a conversion can be used for whatever else you like. There is also a second digital input you can use labeled CD. With Focal CMS65 monitors and the D-box d/a conversion all my mixes have translated very nicely. Switching between the two the D-box has a slight lift you can feel. Its not transparent like my Lynx Aurora, but compared to it the D-box has a more “hi-fi” sound to me. The d/a conversion on the D-box sounds so good I would pay the price of the D-box just for it. Since I mentioned the d/a conversion was my favorite feature lets look at that first. Combined with the Dangerous 2bus-lt and you have 24 tracks of summing plus the d-box features for less than $3,000. You get 8 channels of analog summing, 2 headphones jacks, an extra analog input, talk back, outputs for 2 pair of monitors, a mono switch, and my favorite feature, 2 digital inputs for Dangerous d/a conversion. The D-box is really bang for your buck gear. After researching it and seeing its features compared to its price I went ahead and purchased. ![]() When I told my Sweetwater rep I was looking for an analog summing box he pointed me to the Dangerous D-box. Plus the vertical case design of the Mynx would make for an awkward set up in my studio. I was very close to purchasing the SSL 8 channel summing mixer and mynx, but learning it needed special cables was a turn off. Since I won’t be spending $300,00 for an SSL Duality console or $23,000 for the SSL Matrix, I knew an analog summing box was what I needed. After comparing a ITB mix to a mix I did on a SSL duality I knew the analog console sound is what I wanted for my mixes. ![]()
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