Dry Voice Detection - Omnia .9 Installation & User Manual

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Dry Voice Detection

The Dry Voice Detection Menu contains the controls to enable the dry voice detector circuit and adjust the dynamics section of
Omnia.9 when this feature is engaged.
Dry voice is one of the most difficult waveforms to process cleanly, as the human voice is complex in nature and is typically
asymmetrical in form. Stations that choose to process aggressively in an effort to maximize loudness may find that bare vocals
come through with unacceptably high levels of audible distortion.
Omnia.9 overcomes this situation by automatically detecting (in the Auto Detect mode) when the input audio is dry voice
and using a separate set of multiband targets, attack rates, and release rates. This allows the dynamics section to do more of the
"heavy lifting" and reduces the amount of clipping necessary to maintain the same level of loudness.
The Dry Voice dropdown menu can be set to "Off", "Auto Detect", or "Force Off" completely turns off this feature. "Auto"
allows the processor to automatically detect the presence of dry voice. "Force" overrides the main multiband settings and
uses the Dry Voice Detection settings at all times. It is useful to force detection of voice while testing with music, in order to
facilitate adjusting the separate dry voice multiband controls so that even when the inevitable false voice detection occurs, the
frequency balance will not unacceptably. It could also be useful to control this parameter by GPI or HTTP, tied to the DJ mic
fader. The default setting depends upon preset chosen; most presets have this featured set to "Off" by default, while the default
setting for more aggressive, loudness-driven presets is "Auto Detect."