Omnia Omnia.9 Installation And Operation Manual

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AppendixC:
Omnia.9RemoteInterfaceSoftware
Overview
The Omnia.9 remote interface software is a separate “client” software application that can be
downloadedandinstalledonnearlyanydesktop,laptop,ortabletPCofreasonablymodernvintage
runningonWindowsXP,Vista,or7.
Withjustafewdifferences,whichwillbediscussedinthismanualaddendum,thisclientsoftware
looksandoperatesexactlylikethefrontpanelcontrolsoftheOmnia.9itself(includingtouchscreen
supportonPC’sprovidingthatfeature)toprovideafamiliarandfeaturerichmeansofcontrolling
yourOmnia.9 remotely.If youcan doitonthefrontpanel,youcan doit viaremote afeature
you’llappreciate if yourOmnia.9islocated in a noisy rack room,atthetransmitter site,or even
thousandsofmilesawayatadistantstationyouoversee.
Perhapsoneofthe most valuable capabilitiesof the clientsoftwareis speakercalibration. Since
your Omnia.9 already contains a builtin pink noise generator and an RTA, adding your own
calibratedmicrophonetothesetupwillallowyoutoperformacalibrationofanyspeakersystem–
includingyourstudio,controlroom,rackroom,productionfacility,oranyremotemonitorpoint.
Youmaywonderwhyweconsiderthistobesuchanimportantexercisewhenlistenersaren’tgoing
tobehearingyourstationoncalibratedmonitors.Greatquestion!Yes,listeningtoyourstation’s
processingonspeakersofdifferentqualitiesinawidevarietyoflisteningenvironmentsisimportant
togeta“realworld”feelofhowthingssound–butwefeelstronglythathavingatleastonesetof
calibrated “reference” monitors is absolutely critical to making educated decisions as you adjust
yourprocessing.
Ifyoumakeadjustmentsbaseduponwhatyouhearonuncalibratedspeakers,everydecisionyou
make will be influenced by the inaccuracies of those speakers in that room.  Details of how to
performsuchacalibrationarefoundlaterinthismanual.Downloading,Installing,andConfiguring
theClientSoftware
Beforetheclientsoftwarecanbedownloaded,yourOmnia.9mustbeconnectedtoyournetwork
andmusthaveanIPaddressedassignedtoit.Fordetailedinformationonsettinguptheunitona
network,pleaseseePage17oftheOmnia.9User’sManual.Itmustalsohaveapasswordenabled
asoutlinedonPage16ofthemainmanual.
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Omnia Omnia.9 Specifications

General

Brand	Omnia
Model	Omnia.9
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English