In-Ear Monitor Application Guide
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Quantum
dbx
Welcome!
This application guide has been created to provide you with pertinent infor-
mation regarding the dbx Professional Products Quantum and its ability to act as a stand
alone in-ear monitoring processor.
Not only is the dbx Professional Products Quantum an ideal tool for any mastering pro-
ject, but it has also been optimized to accommodate even the most scrutinizing in-ear mon-
itor application. By offering five bands of parametric equalization and four bands of stereo
gating, compression and limiting allow the user to fine-tune the in-ear monitor system of
even the most discriminating ear.
The Quantum’s ability to allow the user to build custom configurations allows the user
to place the five-band EQ prior to the four-band compressor/limiter. This means that the
compressor/limiter not only adds dimension through the compressor effect, but it also acts
as a watch dog for limiting any unwanted volume spikes that can severely damage hear-
ing.
Take the Quantum for a test drive as an In-ear monitor system
Quantum features:
• 4-band stereo gating, compression, and limiting
• 5-band parametric EQ with either adaptive or con-
stant Q response
• High and low shelves with switchable slopes of 3, 4.5,
6, 9, and 12 dB/octave
• Pre- or post-dynamics positionable EQ
• 5-band parametric sidechain EQ with adaptive or con-
stant Q response
• Dual-mono or true stereo operation with true RMS
Power Summing™
• TYPE IV™ Conversion System with TSE™ Tape
Saturation Emulation
• Normalizer with flexible gain optimization
• Stereo adjustability
• Dithered outputs to 8,16, 20, or 24 bits
• Noise shaping
• Sample Rate conversion
• Low-jitter synchronized inputs and outputs, utilizing
dbx’s proprietary clock chips
Defining the Quantum In-Ear Monitor System
