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| | Features | 2 channels of BBE for stereo or separate dual mono mixes+4dBu balanced line with 1/4" tip-ring-sleeve and XLR inputs and outputsHardwire Bypass Switching+23dBu headroomBypass switch for comparison of processed to unprocessed signalHardwire Bypass Switching, +4dBu balanced line with 1/4" tip-ring-sleeve and XLR inputs and outputs, +23dBu headroom
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| | Description | The BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer is the flagship of the BBE line of SONIC MAXIMIZERS™. With the patented BBE Process, music has a great "live presence". Unlike some "exciter" devices which add artificial harmonics to the signal, BBE adds nothing artificial but instead restructures it to faithfully allow all the detail and nuance to be heard. Highs frequencies are clear, naturally brilliant and finely detailed. Lows are tight, well defined and harmonically rich. Electric and acoustic guitars have sparkle, clarity and definition. BBE brings out the harmonic complexity so each note of a chord becomes more distinct. Electric & acoustic basses take on a rich, earthy "CD" sound. BBE yields extremely tight, punchy bottom end without sacrificing the presence, clarity and bite on the top end. Keyboards and synthesizers take on new realism. Percussive and plucked sounds are clear and sharp; chords are rich and full-textured with each note in the chord retaining its integrity. Vocals cut through the amplified instruments so you’re no longer "buried in the mix". Sound contractors know that vocal intelligibility is paramount to a successful PA installation and client satisfaction. No other audio processor brings natural clarity and crisp definition to the spoken word like BBE does. That's why BBE Sonic Maximizer processors can be found installed in PA systems ranging from the massive network in New York's JFK airport to the thousands of houses of worship around the world. Recording studios use BBE on individual tracks, mixdown, and of course in mastering. Mixes with BBE are fresh and sparkly, restoring instrument clarity and vocal intelligibility without appreciably adding level. BBE improves effect processing by expanding the spatial dimension of stereo reverb and chorus. Whether in an individual instrument rack or across a full mix, BBE makes a dramatic improvement in the quality of effects and neutralizes their tendency to muffle instrument and vocal characteristics. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 19.0 inches | | Product Width: | 5.75 inches | | Product Height: | 1.75 inches | | Product Weight: | 6.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 21.6 inches | | Package Width: | 11.9 inches | | Package Height: | 3.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 7.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Simply Amazing.... Mar 23, 2010
By Ryan S.
The BBE 882i, is simply amazing. It has done more for my setup than anything else I have purchased thus far. I use it with both a Korg Triton Studio 88 key keyboard and a Nuemann tlm 103. The BBE 882i is the second thing in my signal chain (right after my preamp) and the effect on my sound is no less than profound. When used with a Korg Triton Studio keyboard the clarity produced is absolutely stunning( not to say it was bad before, when I bought it new about 4 years back,it was $6,000 us and to this day is still one of the best keyboards on the market) but the BBE 882i makes it sound so much better. When the used with the Neumann 103, once again the clarity produced is amazing (I like the sound it produces better than a u87). I have also used it with much cheaper mics such as the Studio Projects C1 and an Audio Technica 2020 with great results. I would suggest this to anyone who owns a recording studio or has a home studio. One word of advice I would suggest setting all the levels on the 882i to level 6 ( this seems to give the best results with large diaphragm condenser microphones and keyboards).
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
This is a MUST May 20, 2011
By A. mazetto
If you record you probably will find use for this. If you go live then this isn't an option! YOU MUST HAVE THIS IN YOUR RACK!!!! this isn't negociable, the improvement is dramatic. Get your bbe maximizer and test it for yourself... once properly adjusted it works miracle on your current sound system. It is so simple to tweek that it wont take more than 5 min.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Just buy it! Oct 05, 2010
By Casey McBeath
I was nearly deterred by the stupid comments of forumites who cast their dumb and uninformed opinions on this processor. They all said that it was worthless and more useful as a door stop. Ridiculous. This is easily the most important piece of my live sound rack for controlling tone. To summarize what it actually does without science talk, once activated it sounds as though you've MAGICALLY pulled a wad of cotton out of each speaker. A large wad. Anyone who has spent a large amount of time around stereos, PA systems, and live sound rigs without a sonic maximizer is literally stupefied when they hear it work. It is a wonder that it is not bundled with every sound component from the factory. Just buy it. You'll laugh at any competitor who doesn't own one as their sound will be muddy and mottled, while yours is crisp and brilliant.
And damn, for the price here, why wouldn't you?
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The secret... well not anymore. Nov 06, 2011
By Jose Vergara Matos
We have been playing with this device attached to our live PA system for a while and people in the scene ask us for our "punched" sound. Well this is the secret.
This device is a mystery black box that doubles the value of your equipment by flicking a switch.
Apparently the generic term for this kind of device is "aural exciter" (if you want to look for alternatives). This device enhance the harmonic frequencies from the signal that is entering and correct the phase of conflicting harmonics. It avoids conflicting signals to cancel out resulting in a lowered fidelity of sound for higher and lower registers.
Describing it in qualitative terms, the bass will sound loud and contained in the bass low register without invading other instrument sound frequencies. The guitar will shimmer without stepping in the opaque and dark/warm register of the bass instruments, the drum will sound snappy and defined and the voices very clear without been muddled by the other instruments. It feels like it give a protagonist role to each instrument. Everything will sound like a studio recording. And of course you can regulate the amount of enhancement you want to apply if you find it too synthetic sounding.
Each channel has two knobs one for "Lo contour" that seems to work like bass boost an a "Process" that controls the amount of FX and presence.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Hear it to believe it! May 22, 2010
By Samuel Anuoluwapo Aina
"SammyDplus"
I never really though i needed this until i bought it and heard the difference!
Meeeeeeeeeeen, what a difference in depth!
It totally makes your sound better.. there must be a fairy trapped in every unit of these wonderful products.
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