Omnia Omnia.9 - Processing M Eters; Processing M Eters D Isplay

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Omnia.9’sProcessingMeters
UnderstandingtheProcessingMetersDisplay
TheProcessingMetersDisplayprovidesatremendousamountofinformationaboutwhat’sgoing
oninsideeachofOmnia.9’sprocessingcores,butinaveryefficientandeasytoreadmanner.
IntheFMprocessingcore,metersareprovidedformonitoringinputlevels,InputAGC,Wideband
AGC1,MultibandAGCand Limiters,MultibandNoiseReduction,Multiband StereoEnhancement,
WidebandAGC2sections,postmultibandoutput,MPXoutput,andindividualleftandrightoutputs
IntheHDandStreamingcores,metersforthefinallookaheadpeaklimitersandthefinaloutputof
the processing core are added, while the MPX output and left and right output meters are
eliminated.
The ITU BS.1770 Input meters indicate the level of the unprocessed source audio coming into
Omnia.9withfloatingpeakindicatorsaboveeachbar.
The AGC meter window shows the levels and action of the Input AGC and the Wideband AGC1
compressors.  It also shows the level of the Wideband AGC2 section when it is enabled and
positionedbeforethemultibandsection.
 DependinguponthesettingsofthevariousInputandWidebandAGC1/AGC2controls,the
scaletotheleftofthemetercandisplaylevelsbelowthreshold(positivenumbers)aswell
aslevelsabovethreshold(negativenumbers). Whenthe metersdipdown below“0” the
compressorsareabovethresholdandthereforeinastateofgainreduction.Whentheyrise
above “0” they are below threshold and in a state of gain increase.  The combination of
InputAGC,AGC1,andAGC2gainisaddedtogethertodeterminethetotalamountofAGC
gaininplace.
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 TheInputAGClevelsareindicatedbyabrightyellowbar.TheWidebandAGC1levelsare
shownasadarkorangebarextendingbelowtheInputAGCmeter.WidebandAGC2levels
(ifthiscompressorissituatedbeforethemultibandsection)areshownasasecond,darker
orangebarbelowtheAGC1meter.
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InputAGC
WBAGC1
WBAGC2
Input