The 5 Best dbx vocal processors (2023 reviews)

The look and feel of this processors are consistent with the high quality we're used to from the rest of Dbx's lineup. It is an untreated room with vaulted ceilings and somewhat close walls plus no carpet or curtain, with background white noise. It is great for a studio quality mic preamp/channel strip processor. The audio enhancements take your voice and give it that broadcast "radio guy" sound. It is great for filtering out fan, outside audio noise. There are also walking tour guide sound systems consisting of a head-worn mic connected to a battery powered loudspeaker worn over the shoulder or on a belt.

The effects are very user friendly and easy to set up for any voice. It does a great job enhancing a voice and minimizing the room noises.

Why We Like This:

Great product for recording rap vocals
Allows you to make the voice sound very natural
Great for streaming and live podcast
Adds a high pitch static noise

Best Runner up: dbx vocal processor

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This dbx vocal processor is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features. This is the secret ingredient to professional sounding vocals. It comes with the Dbx 234s crossover where you'll get great performance, ultra low-noise, rugged reliability and four decades of dbx knowledge and expertise in building the world's finest processors. It supports all types of microphones.

This specific model is very popular among vocal performers such as podcasters and VoiceOver artists. It's not'studio quality', but it does fine for handling the key elements of gain, de-essing, and light compression. The 234s uses precision filters to separate the audio signal and direct the correct frequencies to your loudspeaker drivers. The'spectral enhancer' is pretty limited in what you can tweak, but fortunately does just enough to give a light edge to vocals.

Why We Like This:

Nice consistent vocals without the harshness of the ssssss
A must have for any vocal processing
New and hot release

Best For price: dbx simple compressor

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The dbx simple compressor is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features for the price point. It provides enough gain with a low noise floor. It is very good for talk in radio and recording. The expander / gate is particularly effective for raising the sound floor and eliminating much of the room noise, that will hamper any smaller scale recording setup. It has an excellent channel strip that makes your voice sound great and minimizes background noises. It is electronically very accurate, allowing for seamless butt-end edits without the need for cross-fading.

It is perfect for multi-amping speakers. The build quality is good, the controls are postive and accurately labeled, and the options it offers make it very flexible. It adds a lot to your sound.

Why We Like This:

Low noise with plenty of gain
Mode switch for stereo 2-way or mono 3-way operation
Nice, clean gain that will run most microphones
Great piece of kit for professional sounding audio

Best For live voice processing: dbx pre amp

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The dbx pre amp's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. If you're looking to do things like clean up surface noise and the like, there are almost certainly better, purpose-built tools for the job. The Dbx 286S processor has rather simple compressor and equalization controls which can work well for many applications. It is made for live voice processing. The gate is pretty amazing, easy to set. The expander/gate really keeps out the ambient noise.

The great unit does a spectacular job of cleaning up background noise and is a great tool for VO. If you are a podcaster or voice-over artist this device will instantly help you create better audio recordings. There's an ocean of gain to add to a microphone from this thing.

Why We Like This:

Mic preamp + basically everything you ever need to achieve great microphone voice
Clean, tight bottom end, clear crisp top end
A great addition to any voiceover, podcast or recording setup
Sounds great, nice and clean sounding preamp, all the way up to 100% gain

Best premium: dbx external processor

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The dbx external processor is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in premium features. It is a full featured channel strip processor that delivers a studio quality microphone/instrument preamplifier and four processors that can be used independently or in any combination.

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