Will a dbx 1046 compressor pass phantom power?
An insert configuration is the normal deployment for compressors, using a cable like this:Reading more, it seems like the 1046 cant even be used in an insert configuration- is this correct or am I missing something again?
+1. Many wireless microphone receivers provide a line level output, either only line level or in addition to mic level, and that is probably what was run to the comp/limiter. So unless you have channel inserts or can come up with some other approach then what you need is likely not four channels of phantom power but rather four mic preamp channels that also provide phantom power. Then the outputs of the preamps run to the dbx 1046 and the outputs of the comp/limiter into mixer line inputs.Another problem here is that the DBX 1046 does not have a microphone preamp in it - the signal coming from the wireless mic receivers was probably more line level than mic level, so it worked fine. The gain reduction in the 1046 probably expects a line level signal to compress - I don't know how it would fare with a weak, un-preamp'd mic signal.
Given the above issues and the potentially related cost, it may be important to distinguish between seeing some benefit to having the comp/limiters available and wanting to use them simply because you have them.Since we had to get rid of all the installed wireless systems with the band shift a few years ago, the compressors have sat unused. I'm just exploring options to put them to use.
+1. Many wireless microphone receivers provide a line level output, either only line level or in addition to mic level, and that is probably what was run to the comp/limiter. So unless you have channel inserts or can come up with some other approach then what you need is likely not four channels of phantom power but rather four mic preamp channels that also provide phantom power. Then the outputs of the preamps run to the dbx 1046 and the outputs of the comp/limiter into mixer line inputs.
Given the above issues and the potentially related cost, it may be important to distinguish between seeing some benefit to having the comp/limiters available and wanting to use them simply because you have them.
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