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TheTargetcontrolsetsthetargetoutputleveloftheInputAGC.Alowersettingresultsina
loweroutputlevel,whilehighersettingsprovideahigheroutputlevel.Thisissimilartoa
traditional“threshold”controlwhenthelevelsarebelowthetarget.
When disabled, the Sidechain Filter allows the Input AGC to react to the full audio
spectrum.Whenenabled,itutilizesahiddenandnonadjustableparametricequalizerand
causestheInputAGCtobecomelesssensitiveandreactivetoverylowfrequenciesanda
particularrangeofuppermidfrequencies.Thedefault(andrecommended)settingforthis
controlis“On” toensurethe InputAGCisnotcontrolledbythebassorbystrongfemale
vocals.Forreference,thePEQsettingsoftheSidechainFilterarea4.0octavewidecutof
20dBat20Hzanda2.9octavewidecutof10dBat2343Hz.
WidebandAGC1Menu
TheWidebandAGC1menuprovidesaccesstothesidechaindelay,maximumgain,maximumgain
reduction,ratio,attack,release,progressiverelease,target,gatethreshold,freezethreshold,and
threebandsidechainparametricequalizercontrols.
The Omnia.9’s Wideband AGC1 follows the Input AGC section and provides additional wideband
compressionasdeterminedbyitsvariouscontrols.
TheSidechainDelaysliderallowsyoutoslightlydelaythereactionoftheWidebandAGC1
compressor, allowing transients to be handled by subsequent portions of the processing
chain,ausefultoolforaddingpunch.
The Wideband AGC1 Enable button enables the sidechain parametric equalizer, which
allowsyoutomaketheWDAGC1moreorlesssensitivetoparticularfrequencies.
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
sectionhasarangeof24dB.