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    Dbx pa2

    Does anyone know how to configure the dbx pa 2 for the elx18p and elx15p? I don't know what is the correct limiter settings

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    Quote Originally Posted by rballiram View Post
    Does anyone know how to configure the dbx pa 2 for the elx18p and elx15p? I don't know what is the correct limiter settings
    You don't need the DRPA at all, those powered speakers have limiters built-in so just connect directly from your mixer/controller to the subs and then link out from there to the tops.
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    The problem with that is even when i hit the orange lights and no red on the mixer, the limiter on the boxes are blinking constantly. Was wondering if there was a way to limit the signal before it reachs the speaker box so there isn't any red lights on the speaker box.

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    Yes - turn them down ha

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    Easiest to not use the DRPA. Just chain from the mixer to the sub's to the tops. Then:

    1. Turn all the volume controls down on the speakers/sub's

    2. Turn the mixer up until it's hitting orange. Use NO EQ boost or cut when you do this.

    3. Turn up sub's until they just barely blink red.

    4. Turn tops up until the sound balances nicely with the sub's.. Or until they barely blink red.. whichever comes first.

    5. If in step 4, you could not turn the tops up high enough (without blinking red) to match the sub's, then turn the sub's down until they balance with the tops.

    6. Mark all these setting on the back of the subs and tops so you can use them next time.

    Now, when your mixer is blinking orange, you will know that you're pretty much at the limit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rballiram View Post
    The problem with that is even when i hit the orange lights and no red on the mixer, the limiter on the boxes are blinking constantly.
    Sounds about right.

    Quote Originally Posted by rballiram View Post
    Was wondering if there was a way to limit the signal before it reachs the speaker box so there isn't any red lights on the speaker box.
    Well you could but there is no point.. you would just be trading red lights on the speakers for red lights on the Driverack, and none of this will make the speakers get any louder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rballiram View Post
    The problem with that is even when i hit the orange lights and no red on the mixer, the limiter on the boxes are blinking constantly. Was wondering if there was a way to limit the signal before it reachs the speaker box so there isn't any red lights on the speaker box.
    That means you haven't set proper gain structure when you do the whole system will clip at exactly the same point and setting gain structure is very important.

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    Original poster hasn't signed into the forums since March and may very well be gone.
    But the basic point here is that, while def you will not get the best sound without correct gain settings, the bottom line is that when you have got the limit light blinking "constantly" on a powered speaker, that is an indication that you are getting as much out of that speaker as you are going to get.. you are in fact past the limit of loudness that the speaker is capable of. The only real solution is to turn it down or to sell your speakers and get new ones that are able to go louder. Sure there are a few acoustic tricks that certain processors can play, dynamic EQ for example, that make it possible to SEEM louder, but to actually GO LOUDER.. no can do. Those lights mean that your speaker is literally at the limit and you are tapped out and that's that.

    PS: But I will add, that if for example your subs are at their limit and you have them split left and right.. you can push them next to each other and legitimately go louder. If they aren't against a wall, you can put them against a wall and get still more output. These are legitimate ways to go louder with subs. Once you gotten the perfect placement, if you are still at the limits, you just need more subs or better subs. Subs can scale that way. But top boxes cannot scale as easily.

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    Yes, please check the thread dates before engaging in thread necromancy.

    TLDR: when your blinking limiter light goes solid, don't expect more volume, it's not going to happen.






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