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ence energy to help vocals to stand out. The COUNTRY-LIGHT preset uses the ROCK-
LIGHT
source preset. Modern country stations might also find ROCK-MEDIUM or ROCK-
OPEN
useful if they want a brighter, more up-front sound.
FOLK/TRADITIONAL:
FOLK/TRADITIONAL is an alias for the ROCK-SOFT preset. It
assumes that the recordings are of relatively recent vintage and require relatively subtle
processing.
If the recordings you play are inconsistent in texture and equalization, you may prefer the
OLDIES-MODERN preset. This preset tends to re-equalize them automatically. Other po-
tential presets for this format include
OLDIES-CLASSIC, ROCK-SMOOTH, and ROCK-
LIGHT.
IMPACT: There are two IMPACT presets.
IMPACT is intended for CHR and similar formats where attracting a large audience
(maximizing cume) is more important than ensuring long time-spent-listening. This is a
loud, bright, “major-market” preset that is competitive with other processors that are not
as scrupulous as the 8400 about controlling audible distortion with certain program mate-
rial. It also has a great deal of presence energy to cut through on lower-quality radios.
Its sound changes substantially as the Less-More control is turned down—
distortion decreases while bass punch and transparency improve. Therefore,
exploring various Less-More settings is very worthwhile with
IMPACT, be-
cause, for many markets, this preset will be “over the top” without being
turned down with
Less-More.
IMPACT LL
is the low-latency version of IMPACT. The same suggestions about exploring
Less-More settings apply to this preset too.
INSTRUMENTAL: An alias for the
JAZZ preset.
JAZZ:
JAZZ is specifically tailored toward stations that play mostly instrumental music.
It is a quiet preset with a very clean, mellow high end to prevent stridency on the saxo-
phone solos so often heard in “light jazz” programming. The preset produces very low
listening fatigue, so it is a good choice for stations that want listeners to stay all day.
LOUD: There are twelve
LOUD presets.
LOUD-HOT was designed to be competitive with the sound of a popular processor from
another manufacturer, but without the competitor’s dependence on composite clipping.
This preset is very bright and present, with up-front vocals. Release time is medium.
In order to get the punchiest and loudest sound, beyond Less/More=7.0 we
progressively reduce the protection provided by the distortion-controlling
mechanism. So
Less/More settings beyond 7.0 are progressively more risky
and can exhibit audible distortion (as can the competing product!). In all
cases, speech will be cleaner than with the competing product and the bass is
not permitted to “shut down” the main clipper on bass waveform peaks.
LOUD-HOT LL
is the low-latency version of LOUD-HOT.
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