Tascam 80-8 and dbx NR

Bill Bassett · Post by **Bill Bassett** » 14 Mar 2013 9:38 am

I have a bunch of 1/2 inch 8 channel tapes made 30 odd years ago on the 80-8 system which included a proprietary noise reduction system made by dbx. I have found a local studio with a machine but not the NR to play these old tapes back. Does any one know if there is software to decode the dbx encode? It's partly compression and partly eq and, I think, partly magical incantation.

Thanks from Rimrock AZ.

mtulbert · Post by **mtulbert** » 14 Mar 2013 4:32 pm

Not sure if a program exists.

The algorithms for those early DBX noise reduction units was really bizarre, but it did work. Best bet is to keep looking for the DBX system.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 15 Mar 2013 9:17 am

There was a complete 80-8/dbx compander rig for sale here on the forum quite a while back, you never know..

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... hlight=dbx