(R65) Teac DX-8 DBX Noise Reduction Module (W032)

Please Call For Price

• Encoding (Recording): The unit compresses the incoming audio signal at a 2:1 ratio across the entire frequency spectrum before it hits the tape. This forces quieter signals above the inherent noise floor of the tape machine, adding about 10 dB of extra high-frequency tape headroom. 

• Decoding (Playback): Upon playing the tape back, the DX-8 expands the audio signal at a precise 1:2 ratio. This drops the tape hiss way down into inaudibility, providing a “net noise reduction (broadband, not just hiss) of a little more than 30 dB.”, according to RadioMuseum. The final result is a studio-grade dynamic range exceeding 100 dB. 

• Form Factor Integration: The DX-8 was designed to seamlessly physically combine with the Tascam 80-8 tape deck. The 80-8's panels are removed, it is sat on the DX-8 and the new panels form sides for the combined package.
  
• The Control Cable: It connects to the 80-8 recorder via a dedicated multi-pin umbilical control interface card. This cable transmits "Ready" logic commands directly from the tape deck to dictate whether individual channels should automatically be encoding or decoding.
  
• Rear Panel Connectivity: The back of the unit features four rows of eight RCA jacks: Input, Output, Encode In, and Decode In. These loops patch cleanly between your mixing console and the tape machine's line IO.