Equalizer Controls - Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8500S Operating Manual

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OPERATION

Equalizer Controls

ROCK-SMOOTH has the same mellow, easy-to-listen-to high frequency quality as
ROCK-SOFT, but with more density. Again, it is a good choice for female-skewing
formats, but where you need more compression and density than you get with
ROCK-SOFT.
For Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) we recommend the ROCK-DENSE or ROCK-
MEDIUM versions. In competitive markets, you may need to use LOUD-HOT (you can
use L -M to get it even louder) or even LOUD-HOT+BASS or IMPACT. How-
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ever, the "rock" presets are noticeably cleaner and are therefore more likely to en-
courage longer times spent listening than are the "loud" presets.
For Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) we recommend the ROCK-MEDIUM or ROCK-OPEN
versions, although you might prefer the more conservative ROCK-LIGHT or ROCK-
SMOOTH versions.
ROCK-MEDIUM+LOWBASS is an open-sounding preset with a lot of bass punch. Its
Multiband Release control is set to Slow2 so that the sound is relaxed and not at all
busy. At the same time, the preset is competitively loud. It is an excellent choice for
"adult contemporary" and "soft rock" formats where long time-spent-listening is
desired.
SMOOTH JAZZ: This preset is designed for commercial stations playing smooth jazz
(Kenny G., etc.). It is a loud preset that is designed to prevent stridency with saxes
and other horns. This preset, which is new to the 8500S, is based on a custom 8400
preset that has been used successfully by a major-market smooth jazz station with
very good ratings. However, if the loudness/distortion tradeoff is not to your taste,
use L to turn it down, producing lower loudness with less distortion.
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URBAN: There are two URBAN (Rap) presets: HEAVY and LIGHT. These are similar
to ROCK-MEDIUM and ROCK-OPEN but with a different bass sound. They use the 3-
pole (18 dB/octave) shape on the bass equalizer. URBAN-HEAVY is appropriate for
Urban, Rap, Hip-Hop, Black, R&B, Dance and other similar formats. URBAN-LIGHT is
appropriate for light R&B formats. Highly competitive Urban stations might also use
LOUD-HOT+BASS or LOUD+SLAM, modified versions of LOUD-HOT that maximize
bass punch.
Table 3-2 summarizes the equalization controls available for the Five-Band structure.
(Note that "advanced" controls are accessible only from 8500S PC Remote software.)
Most equalization controls are common to both the Two-Band and Five-Band struc-
tures. The equalizer is located between the AGC and multiband compressor sections
of both structures.
Any equalization that you set will be automatically stored in any User Preset that
you create and save. For example, you can use a User Preset to combine an unmodi-
fied Factory Programming Preset with your custom equalization. Of course, you can
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