Omnia Omnia.9 Installation And Operation Manual

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 ReducetheleveloftheBandMixsection,especiallyifyouhaveincreasedtheoutputofone
ortwoparticularbandstoachieveaparticularsound.
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 RaisethethresholdoftheMultibandLimiterstokeeptheaudiofromhittingthelimitersas
hardorasoften.
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 LowerthetargetsoftheMultibandAGCcompressors.(YoumayneedtolowertheBandMix
leveltokeepfromdrivingthefinalclippertoohardwhenmakingthisadjustment).
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 UseslowerattackandreleasespeedsintheInputAGC,WidebandAGC,andMultibandAGC
sections.
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 Use“looser”ratiosintheInputAGC,WidebandAGC,andMultibandAGCsections.
AchievingLoudness
Ifloudnessisanimportantprocessinggoal,andyouarewillingtoacceptmoreprocessingartifacts
andgiveupsomequality,herearesomesuggestions:
 Use“tighter”ratiosintheInputAGC,WidebandAGC,andMultibandAGCsections.
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 UsefasterattackandreleasespeedsintheInputAGC,WidebandAGC,andMultibandAGC
sections.
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 RaisethetargetoftheMultibandAGCcompressors.(YoumayneedtoraisetheBandMixto
compensateforadditionalgainreductionthisproducesinthecompressors).
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 LowerthethresholdoftheMultibandLimiters.
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 IncreasetheoverallBandMixlevel.
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 RaisetheClipperDrive(FMcore)orFinalLimiterDrive(HDandStreamingcores)in0.25dB
stepsuntiladvancingthecontrolnolongeryieldsadditionalloudness,onlymoredistortion,
andthenbackoffanotch.
SpectralConsistency&Equalization
Stationsoftenwanttocreatetheirown“signaturesound”ontheairwithaspectrallyconsistent
outputwithoutregardtothefrequencybalanceoftheoriginalsourcematerial.
TherearebasicallythreewaystoalterthespectralbalanceofyoursoundwithOmnia.9,andeach
providesadifferentendresult:
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Omnia Omnia.9 Specifications

General

Brand	Omnia
Model	Omnia.9
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English