Increasing Density/Loudness; Adding More Detail - When Loudness Isn't The Last Word - Omnia ONE FM Installation And Operation Manual

Increasing Density/Loudness

Try to resist the temptation to crank up the aggressive processing sections. They will definitely add loudness but
usually at the cost of quality and intelligibility. Many times, just building a bit more RMS energy in the AGC
sections will do the trick.
The following are some suggestions on where to begin to make changes. For best results you should try them in the
order we have listed below.
Increasing loudness can be accomplished in five ways:
1. Alter the following parameters in the AGC:
Increase the Drive to the AGC sections.
Increase the Release settings to make the bands operate faster.
2. Modify the Multiband Limiter sections:
Increase the Drive to the Limiter section.
Increase the Release settings to make the bands operate faster.
Note that slowing the Attack time by using a lower setting can help make things sound more natural
when faster Release times are used. But be careful not to allow too many fast transients through to the
final limiter section.
3. Set the Hold threshold in each band to a lower value.
4. Increase the Drive to the clipper sections.
5. A combination of all of the above (yes, it sounds crazy but it's true)!
Always resist the temptation to make too many changes at once because it then becomes difficult to determine why,
or why not, an adjustment made the change you hear. It is better to make small adjustments to a small number of
controls at a time, and then listen to the result with a wide variety of program material. Once you have satisfactory
results in one area (like overall density) you can then move the focus to the next area that you feel needs more
tweaking.
Don't be afraid to experiment with different styles of processing! Our presets are good starting points and are not
restricted to any particular format because of their name!
Adding More Detail — When Loudness Isn't the Last Word
Now that we've "squashed the grape," lets look at what it takes to undo a heavily processed signal. Basically, just
reversing the procedures listed above will do the trick:
Reduce the Drive to the Clipper sections.
1.
Back off on the influence of the Limiter stages:
2.
• Reduce the Overall Limiter Drive in the Xover.
• Reduce the Release times to slow down recovery.
• Raise the threshold of the Hold function.
Ease up on the AGC sections:
3.
• Reduce the AGC Drive to the Wideband AGC and the Overall AGC Drive in the Xover.
• Reduce the Release times to operate slower.
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