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ImagineHotMid–byRobMorsink
Thisbrightandloud3bandpresetputsandemphasisonmidsandhighsandemploysafastrelease
timeintheWBAGC1compressortokeeplevelsconsistentgoingintothemultibandAGCsection
whichuseslightratiosoverthreshold.Agreatpresetformakingvocalsshimmerandforbringing
outallthedetailsintheupperfrequencies.
JillFM–byJesseGraffam
A7bandpresetinspiredbytheelectricprogrammingofthe“Jack”formats,“JillFM”provides
excellentvocalandlyricalclarityandasupersmoothmidrange.Thispresetusesatightratioon
theAGCbutloosemultibandratiosandheaviermultibandlimiting.Carefullydesignednottoover
processthebassorhighend,thisisagreatchoiceforstationswithahighfemaledemographicor
withlongtermlisteningasagoalwhostillneedtomaintainacompetitivedegreeofloudness.
MotorCity–byJesseGraffam
A7bandpresetthatunapologeticallydeliversaninyourfacerocksound,“MotorCity”getsalittle
edgyinthemidrangebutisneverharsh.ThispresetmakesuseofOmnia.9’sWidebandAGC2after
themultibandsection,andwhileitusesagentlemultibandratiobelowthreshold,itmakes
extensiveuseoftighterratiosinallbandsviatheGainReductionOverridefeature.
NewYork–byJesseGraffam
ArguablyOmnia.9’sloudestfactorypreset,“NewYork”uses6bandsoffastmultibandrelease
times,lotsofmultibandlimiting,lowmultibandAGCthresholds,andagenerousamountof
clippingtoburnaholeinthedialwithaverydense,compressedsound.Averygenerousbassboost
fromtheparametricEQcreatesaloud,harmonicrichbassbutneverforcesitswayintothemidsor
highs.Ifyourmarketdemandsmaximumloudness,thisisagoodstartingpresetthatcanbebacked
downinseveralwaysasneededtotradeoffabitofthatloudnessforacleanersound.
NYCAttackoftheCamclones–byJesseGraffam
Slightlylouderthaneven“NewYork,”“AttackoftheCamclones”providesahuge,tight,densebass
texture,usesfastattackandreleasetimestobuilddensity,andhasdipinthelowermidstokeep
malevocalsfrombecomingmuddy.Italsoforegoesanystereoenhancement.Agreatchoicefor
CHRstationswhowanthighcumeandanearcatching,prominentsoundjustaboutguaranteedto
winamajormarketloudnesswar!