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TheMaximumGainReductioncontrolsetsthemaximumamountofgainreductionpossible
in the Wideband AGC1 compressor, and is adjustable from 0 to 24dB in onequarter dB
increments.
The Progressive Release control determines the degree to which the Wideband AGC1
compressor releases itsgain at a fasterrate as the audiois driven furthertowardor into
gainreduction.Atasettingof0,thecontrolhasnoeffectandtheReleasespeedcontrol
fullydeterminestherateofrelease.Increasingthesettingprogressivelymakestherelease
speedoftheaudiofasterasgaindecreases.
The3bandSidechainParametricEqualizercanbeusedtomaketheWidebandAGC1more
orlesssensitivetothefrequenciesdeterminedbytheFrequency,Width,andGaincontrols,
which function exactly like their counterparts in the main Parametric Equalizer section.
MultibandStereoEnhancerMenu.
StereoEnhancerMenu
TheStereoEnhancermenugivesyouaccesstotheTarget,MaximumGain,MaximumGain
Reduction,Attackspeed,andReleasespeedofeachofitsbands.
Omnia.9offersauniquemultibandStereoEnhancer,whosetotalnumberofbands isdetermined
by thenumberof bands of processing usedinthe Current Preset. Regardless,it never workson
bass,whichiswhyBand1(orBands1and2)aregrayedout.Thisapproachsignificantlyreducesthe
chancethatquieter,hardpannedstereosoundsinarecordingwithastrongcenteredmonosound
willbeshiftedoutofphaseandoffersmuchgreatercontroloverthestereoenhancementavailable
invariousportionsofthespectrum.
TheEnablecontrolturnstheStereoEnhanceronoroff.
TheTargetWidthcontroldeterminestheratioofL+RtoLR.Highersettingsprovidemore
stereo enhancement. Adjust this control carefully to avoid creating an exAGCerated,
unnaturalstereoimage.
The Maximum Gain control determines how much the Stereo Enhancer can increase L/R
separationinanefforttoachievetheTargetWidthinprogrammaterialthathasanarrow
stereoimage.Therangeisbetween0and18dB.