Omnia Omnia.9 Installation And Operation Manual

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GeneralProcessingAdvice
KnowYourGoals
The first step to successful processing – and this applies to ANY processor, not just Omnia.9  is
definingyourgoals.Whateverthosegoalsare,Omnia.9iscapableofgettingyouthere.
You may wish to maintain as much quality as possible while increasing loudness somewhat over
yourexistingprocessor.Youmightwanttocreateveryconsistentsourcetosourcespectralbalance
and create a “signaturesound” for your station.  You may find yourself in a situationwhere you
needtostaycompetitivelyloudonthedialattheexpenseofthebestpossiblesound.Oryoumay
have the luxury of aiming for a more open, cleaner sound that will draw and keep listeners for
longerperiodsoftimewithouthavingtoworryaboutalloutloudness.
TweakingandFiddling(akaPlayingwithYourNewToy)
One big temptation when installing a new processor is fiddling with every available control, and
thereisnoshortageofthoseinOmnia.9!There’sreallynobetterwaytofindoutwhateachcontrol
does,butexperimentationandexplorationareprobablybestdone“onthebench”beforeyouput
yournewacquisitionontheair.Thatway,you’refreetotweakawaywithouthavingtoworryabout
jeopardizingyouronairsound,orbeingunnecessarilytimidaboutmakingadjustmentsbecauseyou
don’tknowwhataffecttheywillhave.
AnothersuggestionforgettingtoknowyourwayaroundOmnia.9istofindafactorypresetthatyou
like,andthengoexploringinthevariousmenustoseehowthatsoundwasachieved.Forexample,
let’ssayyoufindapresetwithasmooth,opensound,whichmatchesyourgeneralprocessinggoal.
Asyouexplore,youmightfindsome controlssetasyouwouldexpectthem tobetodeliverthat
sound,butyoumayalsofindsomeunexpectedsettingsthatmakemorecreativeuseofOmnia.9’s
controls.Thereismuchtobelearnedbystudying.
Conversely,youmightfindapresetthatoffersasoundthatyouaretryingtoavoid.Perhapsit’stoo
brightorsoundstooaggressiveforyourparticulargoal.Insteadofsimplypassingitby,explorehow
itwasconstructedsoyouunderstandhownottosetthingsup.
OnceyouarecomfortablewithnavigatingthroughOmnia.9’smenusandhaveagoodunderstanding
ofhowitscontrolsoperate,you’rereadytotakeitforatestdriveontheair.
ChoosingaPreset
Regardless of whether you end up using a supplied preset “asis” or make adjustments to it to
customizeyoursound,youmuststartwithoneofthefactorypresets.Werecommendyoufindone
thatmostcloselymatchesyourgoals,andthenmakeanymodificationsfromthereasneeded.

Omnia Omnia.9 Specifications

General

Brand	Omnia
Model	Omnia.9
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English