Waves Audio has teamed up with Harman Professional to produce the Waves dbx 160 compressor plug-in. Unveiled at the recent NAMM show in Anaheim, it’s now been released and is available.
Considered one of the best drum compressors ever, the fast-acting dbx 160 offers a very clean sound with minimum THD. The original dbx 160 compressor was used in countless major recordings in the late 1970s and throughout the 80s, with later models in the 160 series also becoming go-to tools.
Created in collaboration with dbx and authorized by Harman, the Waves dbx 160 utilizes advanced and meticulous modeling technologies that result in an authentic-sounding emulation, and it’s offered in both Native and SoundGrid versions.
The Waves dbx 160 is intended for use in the studio and live. It also has an MS matrix, mix and noise controls, and a stereo component (the original hardware was mono only).
Jason Kunz, dbx market manager for Recording & Broadcast, states, “We at dbx Professional are very excited to be working with Waves on the legacy 160 dbx plug-in. The meticulous detail that Waves dedicates to their product development is clearly heard in the finished product.”
