Omnia Omnia.9 - Wideband a GC1

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 TheTargetcontrolsetsthetargetoutputleveloftheInputAGC.Alowersettingresultsina
loweroutputlevel,whilehighersettingsprovideahigheroutputlevel.Thisissimilartoa
traditional“threshold”controlwhenthelevelsarebelowthetarget.
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 When disabled, the Sidechain Filter allows the Input AGC to react to the full audio
spectrum.Whenenabled,itutilizesahiddenandnonadjustableparametricequalizerand
causestheInputAGCtobecomelesssensitiveandreactivetoverylowfrequenciesanda
particularrangeofuppermidfrequencies.Thedefault(andrecommended)settingforthis
controlis“On” toensurethe InputAGCisnotcontrolledbythebassorbystrongfemale
vocals.Forreference,thePEQsettingsoftheSidechainFilterarea4.0octavewidecutof
20dBat20Hzanda2.9octavewidecutof10dBat2343Hz.
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WidebandAGC1Menu
TheWidebandAGC1menuprovidesaccesstothesidechaindelay,maximumgain,maximumgain
reduction,ratio,attack,release,progressiverelease,target,gatethreshold,freezethreshold,and
threebandsidechainparametricequalizercontrols.
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The Omnia.9’s Wideband AGC1 follows the Input AGC section and provides additional wideband
compressionasdeterminedbyitsvariouscontrols.
 TheSidechainDelaysliderallowsyoutoslightlydelaythereactionoftheWidebandAGC1
compressor, allowing transients to be handled by subsequent portions of the processing
chain,ausefultoolforaddingpunch.
 The Wideband AGC1 Enable button enables the sidechain parametric equalizer, which
allowsyoutomaketheWDAGC1moreorlesssensitivetoparticularfrequencies.
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 The Maximum Gain, Ratio, Attack speed, Release speed, Target, Gate Threshold, and
Freeze Threshold controls work in the same manner as their counterparts in the other
sections of the Omnia.9.  However, the Maximum Gain control in the Wideband AGC1
sectionhasarangeof24dB.
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