User Guide

Introduction

ProVocal™ User Manual

ProVocal

™

Congratulations on your purchase of the dbx ProVocal™ Digital Vocal Processor with digital out-

put capabilities. For over 30 years, dbx has been the industry leader in dynamics processing.

With the introduction of the ProVocal™, dbx offers unmatched versatility for the project studio

enthusiast at an unparalleled value. The ProVocal™ features a superb microphone preamp cou-

pled with state of the art microphone and mic-pre-amp modeling for a wide variety of sonic

characteristics. The ProVocal™ also offers classic dbx® dynamic processing with gating, com-

pression, de-esser, and limiter, plus chorus, flanger, delay and reverb effects. Other features

include a 24-bit S/PDIF output with selectable 44.1 or 48kHz sample rate and MIDI control.

This manual will be your guide to understanding the full functionality of the powerful

ProVocal™. After you have become familiar with the unit, we encourage you to experiment and

find creative ways that the ProVocal™ can help you optimize your specific application.

The dbx ProVocal™ Digital Vocal Processor provides the user with crystal clear digital effects

processing as well as giving you pristine digital output capabilities. Listed below, are some of

the features available to you in the ProVocal™:

• Digital Microphone Modeling

• Digital Preamplifier Modeling

• 3-Band Parametric EQ

• Classic dbx Compression

• De-Esser, Gate

• Chorus/Flanger, Delay and Reverb Effects

• MIDI Control

• 24-bit S/PDIF Digital Output

• 44.1 or 48 kHz Operation

• Selectable Mic/Line Switch

• 20 dB pad, 48 Volt Phantom Power

• Front Panel XLR Instrument Input

• Balanced 1/4” or XLR Outputs

0.1 Defining the ProVocal

INTRODUCTION