The dB12 Active Direct Box from dbx.
UK - dbx Professional Products - presented at PLASA 08 by Sound Technology - has introduced two new direct injection boxes into the product line. Representing a new category of product offering for dbx, the dB10 Passive Direct Box and dB12 Active Direct Box offer professional signal processing solutions. The aggressive styling of their solid, cast-metal chassis is a departure from the usual utilitarian look of most direct boxes.

The dB10 Passive Direct Box includes all the basic features you would expect from a work horse direct box, but provides additional value not found in budget direct boxes, says the company. Its three-position pad switch easily accommodates instrument, line level and speaker level signals, while further versatility is added with its selectable polarity invert and high-cut filtering functions.

The dB12 Active Direct Box includes all the features of the dB10, but in an active version. Driven by phantom power supplied by a mixing console's mic input, the dB12's active circuitry operates from 20V to 48V. A green power LED is included to show status of the phantom power source.

Dbx at PLASA08 - stand D22.

(Jim Evans)


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