Omnia Omnia.9 Installation And Operation Manual

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Orlando–byJimKuzman
Smoothandlaidbackbutfarfromshrinkingawayonthedial,this7bandpresetprovidesgentlere
equalizationfromthemultibandAGCwhilestillmaintainingsomeofthecharacteroftheoriginal
audio.“Orlando”iscompetitivelyloudwhenfedmorecontemporarymusic,butverysuitablefor
jazzandclassicalstationsthatdesirebetterspectralbalanceanddialpresencethanpresets
designedspecificallyforthosetypesofmusic.There’splentyofroomtobuildloudnessasneeded
withthefinalclipperwithoutlosingtheoverallfeelofthispreset.
PassiveAggressor–byJesseGraffam
A5bandpresetwithasplitpersonality,“PassiveAggressor”isrelaxedanddynamicinfeel,yetit
providesagreatdegreeofspectralcontrolandoverallloudnessbyutilizingOmnia.9’s“Gain
ReductionOverride”settings.Looserratiosbelowthresholdandverytightratiosaboveinthelow
andhighbandscoupledwithveryslowmultibandattackandreleasetimesmakethispresetagreat
easytolistentochoiceforstationsthatplaceanemphasisonTSL.
PlutoniumFM–byLeifClaesson
DesignedinitiallytosatisfythespecificneedsofalargeEuropeanbroadcastgroupwhonotonly
wantedlargequantitiesofbass,butplentyofbasspunchandminimaldistortionaswell.When
processingforalloutloudness,there’slittle(orno)roomleftforbass.Heavybassclippingmakes
someroom,butattheexpenseofpunch.“PlutoniumFM”solvesthisdilemmabyemployingthe
WBAGC2compressorinthe“BassOnly”modeandincorporatingthesidechaindelayfeature.This
allowsthebasstransientstobehandledbythebassclippermomentarily,whilethefollowinglow
frequencymaterialismanagedbythecompressor.Ifyourneedscallforlotsofbassanddial
domination,“PlutoniumFM”delivers.
PlutoniumHD–byLeifClaesson
Otherfactorypresetshavetheir“HDonly”parameters(suchasthefinallimiterandoutputmix
controls)tunedinsuchawaythatchoosingthesamepresetforFMandHDallowsforaveryclose
onairsonicmatchwhenreceiversswitchbetweentheanaloganddigitalsignal.Becauseoftheway
inwhich“PlutoniumFM”utilizesahigherthannormaldegreeofcompositeprocessing,theresult
wasanonairsoundthatwastooheavyonthehighsforHD.Therefore,werecommendstations
using“PlutoniumFM”ontheanalogsideuse“PlutoniumHD”fortheHDpath.
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Omnia Omnia.9 Specifications

General

Brand	Omnia
Model	Omnia.9
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English