Thunder Bass - Omnia -6EX / EXi Installation And Operation Manual

Thunder Bass

Omnia-6EX has the power to shake the walls with low end! If your source material has it, Omnia-6 will put it on the
air, and with muscle! Making changes to this characteristic is done using the following parameters, and for
maximum effectiveness, in the order listed:
1. In the Enhance Menu, increase the amount of Deep Bass or Phat Bass boost.
2. If Phat Bass has been increased, then increase the setting of Phat Bass Tune. This will help create a deep
Bass register.
3. Increase the drives to the LF Limiters with the appropriate Drive controls in the Limiter XO screen.
4. Speed up the Release times of the LF Limiter sections. Also, try increasing Release time in SLF-Band of
AGC section.
5. In the Clipper sub-menu, set Clipper Style to Girth.
When it comes to processing, moderation is the key! If all of the above steps are utilized in the pursuit of more bass,
then severe low frequency over-enhancement can occur. Excessive bass boost can produce the illusion that the
presence and high frequencies have been lost. They are still there, but are being acoustically masked by the lower
frequencies.
Another concern is the creation of bass-induced intermodulation distortion in the clipper. This artifact might be
noticed on midrange/presence frequencies whenever a sustained bass note is present. An example of this would be a
strong bass signal "underneath" a sustained vocal passage. The vocal passage will begin to sound as if it "warbles" a
little bit. This is a sign that the over-processed bass energy is pushing the vocal frequencies in and out of the clipper
unnecessarily. If this is happening, lower the Bass Clipper Thresh and set Clipper Style to Girth.
Generally, an increase in the Enhance Menu's Bass boost functions alone will provide more than sufficient
enhancement to the low end.
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