Dangerous Music BAX 500

Name: BAX 500
Brand: Dangerous Music
SKU: 436662
Price: 1599.00 EUR
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The Essentials to Know About the Dangerous Music BAX500 Equalizer

Legendary Baxandall curves in a 500-series mono (single-slot) format, for broad-band sweetening that "finishes" a mix instead of dissecting it.
Two ultra-wide shelves (High and Low) with a gentle range of plus or minus 5 dB: subtle adjustments that yield great results without harshness.
High Cut and Low Cut filters with a musical slope of 12 dB per octave to clean up sub and ultra frequencies, free up headroom, and improve translation.
Hard-wired relay bypass (filters and full circuit) for immediate A/B comparisons, without buffering or coloration.

BAX 500

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A Classic Dangerous Unit Adapted to 500-Series Format

The BAX500 translates the spirit of the renowned "BAX" workflow into a single-slot 500-series module, without compromising its sonic philosophy: curves, breadth, and a premium finishing feel. Rather than aiming for surgical EQ, it favors simple and elegant moves that sculpt multiple octaves at once, with transparency designed for demanding tracking, mixing, and mastering chains. The result: more depth, sheen, and gravitas, while keeping the source intact.

Who and In What Contexts to Use the BAX500?

The Dangerous Music BAX500 is aimed at engineers and producers who want to musically shape a tone right from tracking, speed up mix decisions, or add a touch of polish in finishing. It is perfectly suited for seasoned and expert profiles but remains very accessible thanks to its intentionally limited gain range: you quickly find the right setting without risk of over-processing.
In the studio, it is a formidable tool for pop, electro, techno, ambient, synthwave, modern rock, and film scoring, whenever air, low-end solidity, and a more "expensive" image are sought. In live or hybrid setups, its 500-series format facilitates integration into a compact rack. For stereo buses (mix bus, stems, mastering), ideally use two units to process in stereo with the same precision and coherence.

Technical specifications

Category	equalizer	EQ	2 channels
Number of channels	1	Color	Black

Format	500-series module (mono, single-slot)	Filter slope	12 dB per octave
Equalizer type	Baxandall EQ with High and Low shelves	Bypass	Relay-controlled hard-wired bypass (filter or full-circuit bypass)
Shelf behavior	broadband, affects multiple octaves	Signal path	DC-coupled up to the Low Cut filter
Shelf gain range	plus or minus 5 dB	Components	custom mastering-grade components
High Cut	high-frequency cut filter	Manufacturing	hand-assembled in the USA
Low Cut	low-frequency cut filter

Questions frequently asked

Can the Dangerous Music BAX 500 process a stereo bus?

The unit features a single channel. Two units are required to process a stereo mix bus, stems, or a mastering chain.

What is the gain range of the equalization?

The High and Low shelves provide a ±5 dB adjustment. Their broad-band action covers several octaves to shape the tone without surgical intervention.

What low-cut and high-cut filters are included?

There are 12 dB per octave Low Cut and High Cut filters integrated. The low cut reduces rumble and infra frequencies before compression or conversion. The high cut attenuates very high frequencies or associated noise.

Is the BAX500 suitable for vocals and synths?

Its two Baxandall shelves with extended action allow adding presence in the highs or foundation in the lows on vocals, synths, guitars, bass, and drums.