Chapter-3: The Omnia-6EX:
Audio Processing Overview
This section presents an overview of the Omnia-6EX processor. Refer to the block diagram shown on the Process
submenu to provide a functional order to the various processing sections. Full details about all of the individual
controls in the Process submenu can be found in Chapter 5: “Fine Tuning Your Sound” starting on Page 60.
Note: More detailed technical information about the audio processing employed in Omnia-6 can be found in the
Technical Papers section on the Omnia web site (
www.omniaaudio.com).
Your Omnia-6EX comprises ten general processing sections as shown below:
Process Menu Block and Signal Flow Diagram
Following is a list of these sections, followed by an explanation of their functions. The name of the process block as
displayed on the Omnia 6 menu is shown in parenthesis.
1. An input Wideband AGC circuit for initial level control (WB),
2. A five-band cross-over (XO) for…
3. A five-band AGC (LO, ML, MH, HI, SH),
4. A mixer circuit (Mix) to combine the signals from the five-band AGC,
5. A bass and stereo enhancement section (Enhance),
6. A six-band crossover (XO) for the limiter sections,
7. Six limiters (SL, LO, ML, MH, HI, SH),
8. A final summing mixer (Mix), and
9. Multiple clipper stages (Clip) at the conventional FM output.
10. Look Ahead Limiter (Lim) for the HD/DAB output.
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