Gear · compressor
dbx 160X
Records it appears on · 1
- The Sweetest Taboo
Sade · Promise, 1985
- Lead vocal · Mix effectsReportedCompressor on the lead vocal.
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Models the original dbx 160. The 160X and 160XT are later versions of it.
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