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.

For overall speaker protection, our new PeakStopPlus™ does all previous circuits one better. With a new design, the PeakStopPlus™ represses those unwanted transients from blowing your drivers while minimizing the distortion common to many other “hard” limiters. Selectable Hard-Knee or OverEasy® characteristics make the 1066 ideal for your gain control needs, whether you’re looking for “heavy” almost-special-effects compression or soft, smooth gain leveling. New lightpipe technology replaces standard LED’s found on most other units, making the 1066 both very easy to read and much easier to operate.

In the studio, broadcast facility or on the road with a P.A. system, the 1066 is designed for perfectly simple operation. The 1066 allows you to eliminate unwanted signals, flexibly control overall signal gain and guard your overall mix in dual mono or stereo operation.

• 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

• Proudly designed, manufactured and tested in the USA

Input

Connectors: XLR and 1/4" TRS (Pin 2 and tip hot)

Type: Electronically balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered

Impedance: Balanced > 50 kOhm, unbalanced > 25 kOhm

Max Input Level: > +24 dBu balanced or unbalanced

CMRR: Typically > 50 dB at 1 kHz

Outputs

Connectors: XLR and 1/4" TRS (Pin 2 and tip hot)

Type: Servo-balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered

Impedance: Balanced 120 Ohm, unbalanced 60 Ohm

Max Output Level: > +21 dBu, > +20 dBm

Sidechain Input

Connector: 1/4" TS

Type: Unbalanced, RF filtered

Impedance: > 10 kOhm

Max Input Level: > +24 dBu

Sidechain Output

Connector: 1/4" TRS (tip hot)

Type: Impedance balanced, RF filtered

Impedance: Balanced 2 kOhm, unbalanced 1 kOhm

Max Output Level: > +21 dBu balanced or unbalanced

System Performance

Bandwidth: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0/0.5 dB

Frequency Response: 0.35 Hz to 90 kHz, +0/-3 dB

Noise: < -96 dBu, unweighted, 22 kHz measurement bandwidth

Dynamic Range: > 118 dB, unweighted

THD+Noise: 0.008% typical at +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain

0.08% typical at +20 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain

< 0.1%, any amount of compression up to 40 dB, 1 kHz

IMD: < 0.1% SMPTE

Interchannel Crosstalk: < -80 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Stereo Coupling: True RMS Power Summing™

Compressor

Threshold Range: -40 dBu to +20 dBu

Ratio: 1:1 to ∞:1

Threshold Characteristic: Selectable OverEasy® or hard knee

Attack/Release Characteristic: AutoDynamic™

Attack/Release Modes: Selectable Manual or Auto

Manual Attack Time: Scalable program-dependent

Manual Release Time: Scalable program-dependent

Auto Attack Time: Program-dependent

Auto Release Time: Program-dependent

Output Gain: -20 to +20 dB

Limiter

Threshold Range: +4 dBu to +24 dBu (off)

Ratio: ∞:1

Limiter Type: PeakStopPlus™ two-stage limiter

Stage 1: PeakStop® brickwall limiter

Attack Time: Zero

Release Time: Zero

Stage 2: Predictive intelligent program limiter

Attack Time: Program-dependent

Release Time: Program-dependent

Expander/Gate

Threshold Range: Off to +15 dBu

Ratio: 1:1 to 30:1

Attack Time: < 100 μsec

Release Time: Program-dependent

Power Supply

Operating Voltage:100-120 VAC 50/60 Hz 200-240 VAC

50/60 Hz

Power Consumption: 20 Watts

Fuse: 100-120 VAC: 250 mA Slow Blow

200-240 VAC: 125 mA Type T

Mains Connection: IEC receptacle

Physcial

Dimensions: 1.75"Hx19"Wx9"D

(4.4cmx48.3cmx20.1cm)

Weight: 5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)

Shipping Weight: 7.5 lbs. (3.4 kg)