After producing the world's most renown series of compressors, the task of producing a new compressor worthy of dbx reputation would be daunting for most engineers.
Not for dbx®. The dbx engineers know audio like no one else in the world. Now the fruits of their talents are available to you in the form of the 1066 Stereo Compressor/Limiter/Gate.

Want to instantly add that classic dbx response to your mix? It's there at the touch of the "Auto" button. Or use the independent Attack and Release controls to tailor the 1066 to your specific needs. Unwanted frequencies or mic bleed in the signal path? Frequency dependent gain control is a snap to set up and execute with our Side Chain External button (SC Ext). Use the Side Chain Monitor button (SC Mon) and your favorite EQ to dial in the specific frequencies you want to trigger the device. As has become our standard, the contour switch allows entire mixes to be easily smoothed with soft compression while keeping low frequencies from punching holes in the overall mix. Selectable input and output metering allow you to make sure that everything is matched up level-wise, maximizing your signal-to-noise ratio.

• • Selectable auto (classic dbx®) or manual (variable Attack and Release) compression
• • Contour switch removes unwanted low frequency information from detector circuit
• • Selectable Overeasy® or Hard Knee compression modes
• • PeakStopPlus™ limiting for setting maximum allowable level with minimal distortion
• • SC Ext and SC Mon for setting up and monitoring external devices for gating function
• • True differentially balanced gold-plated XLR and 1/4" inputs and outputs
• • True RMS level detection
• • Precision metering of input level, output level, and gain reduction
• • True stereo or dual mono operation
• • Switchable +4dBu or -10dBV operation per channel