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The first time back.

Welcome back to DBX, in the rotating chair.

Same DB-

Our favorite guest

... same DBX.

I checked the serial number.

It's the same one.

I have a...

And the baseline for that is just a...

D sharp, D, C, right? And they ran it through like a DBX subharmonic processor.

But you got to be pretty flat down to...

I remember calculating it.

If you can't explain why you chose a particular plugin setting or a microphone placement to a non-technical audience, clients might question your expertise.

On the subject of plugins, some producers swear by the classic Universal Audio eleven seventy-six compressor, but others favor a transparent VCA like the DBX one sixty in genres where you want the headroom to be preserved.

Choosing between analog style and digital plugins also boils down to the desired sonic aesthetic.

Warm tape saturation can enhance vocal tracks, while clean gain stages help keep the mix punchy for hip-hop beats.

Yeah, I've been there.

I was looking at DBX Solutions there one time for you.

Oh, I have a DBX story, by the way.

Oh, okay.

My DBX story is the DBX has issued me a return to manufacturer authorization for that 286S.

Ooh, that's exciting.

And a shipping label.