Harman DBX 1066 - Applications; Fattening Kick Drums and Compressing Other Drums; Cymbals and Tom-Toms Compression

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Applications
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ning of the note and reduce the boominess of its body. The 1066 also works well for tightening snare drums and
tom toms and can be used with drum machines to effectively alter the character of any electronic drum sound.
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be compressed on a very loud crash, stopping tape saturation at high frequencies, where there is less headroom.
However, gentle tapping of a drumstick or brushing of the cymbal will not be affected. Assuming the tom-
tom is a lower frequency instrument and can be better tolerated by the tape, it has less need for compression.
Applications