Which Came 1st: dbx Type 1 or dbx Type 2

[MLStrand56]

Which came 1st? dbx Type I or dbx Type II NR?

I've used dbx Type II NR for years.

Then I discovered dbx Type I NR. dbx Type I completely(?) eliminates all the nasty audio artifacts of dbx Type II NR.

I plan to re-record all my R2R tapes into dbx Type I NR.

Are any of you guys using dbx Type I NR?

MLStrand56

 

[jjrenman]

If memory serves, type 1 came first. Works well with Pro or high end R2R. Type 2 was developed for lower performance consumer tape formats and if memory serves was built into an integrated circuit were as type 1, at the time, was discrete.

 

[elektroj]

Hope this helps.

P.S. Both systems were discrete at the beginning.