The Story Continues; How It All Came To Be; Processing For Fm, Am, Hd, Studio, And Streaming Audio - Omnia .9 Installation & User Manual

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The Story Continues

How it all came to be

As of the release of this software version, manual revision, and the significant platform upgrade that turns the Omnia.9 into
the Omnia.9 MKII, this legendary processor has been on the air for more than seven years now on thousands of radio stations
around the globe. But the story of how Omnia.9 actually began though goes back much further, to a time when its creator and
designer Leif Claesson got tired of listening to classic rock music processed by "old style" audio processors.
There was a lot of good current music out but he just didn't like the way CD mastering was falling victim to its own "loudness
war" reminiscent of the one (still) being waged by many major market FM radio stations. The CDs themselves were over-
processed, hyper-compressed, and clipped to death, and while some people with good ears and common sense finally started
to pay attention to quality again, the sad fact is that the problem got significantly worse long before anyone took action. And so
Leif found himself listening only to older recordings.
Growing tired of his relatively small playlist, he decided to do something about it, and the idea for "Undo" was born.

Processing for FM, AM, HD, Studio, and Streaming Audio

In the original Omnia.9 each processing core contained an Input AGC, a 6-band fully parametric equalizer, multiband noise
reduction via downward expanders, a multiband stereo enhancer, a wideband AGC, a second (defeatable) wideband AGC, up
to 7 bands of multiband AGC and peak limiting, and an adjustable bass clipper. As you discover the latest improvements in the
latest chapter of the Omnia.9 story, you will find even more ways to tailor your station's sound to exactly what you want, as well
as find additional options for streaming, RDS, patch points, and more.
The FM and AM cores feature a final psychoacoustically-controlled distortion masking clipper that not only allows you to be
louder on the dial (if that's your goal) but far cleaner, too. It can also be equipped with built-in RDS injection in the composite
to ensure perfect integration of RDS, pilot, and audio. The optional HD, and Streaming cores utilize a look-ahead final limiter
for peak control. The Studio core uses look-ahead limiters and offers low latency by replacing the phase linear crossovers and
equalizers found in other core types with analog style minimum phase filter networks.
There are no hidden or "back door" controls in Omnia.9. We've given you full access to all of its controls so as not to limit your
ability to create exactly the sound you want on the air – and as you will soon discover – there is no shortage of controls.