Introduction
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DriveRack®4800/4820 User Manual
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Congratulations on your purchase of the dbx®DriveRack®4800 or 4820 system processor! Designed to
provide “Everything you need between the mixer and the power amps,” the 4800 and 4820 provide
incredible flexibility, sonic excellence, and intuitive control for performance applications. From the pow-
erful 96kHz processing engine and advanced processing algorithms, to the VGA display and direct access
Processing and Channel buttons, the DriveRack 4800 provides all the processing and control you need
for live use. The 4820 offers all the DSP functionality of the 4800 with a tamper-proof front panel for
installation use. Some of the many features of the 4800 and 4820 include:
• 48 and 96 kHz operation
• Color 1/4 VGA (320x240) Display (4800)
• 4 analog and AES/EBU digital inputs
• 8 analog and AES/EBU digital outputs
• Full Bandpass Filter, Crossover and Routing Configurations with
Bessel, Butterworth, and Linkwitz-Riley filters
• 31-Band Graphic and 9-band Parametric EQ on every input
• 6-band Parametric EQ on every output
• Loudspeaker Cluster and Driver Alignment Delays
• Selectable DSP inserts on all inputs and outputs including
Classic dbx Compression, Limiting and Advanced Feedback
Suppression among others
• Ethernet HiQnet networking and control
• Optional dbx ZC wall panel control
• Optional CobraNet I/O
• Optional Jensen®I/O Transformers
0.1 - DriveRack 4800/4820 Features
INTRODUCTION
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