Fm Final Limiter (Clipper) (Advanced Tab) - Omnia .11 Installation And Operation Manual

The Voice Quality control adjusts how much the Omnia.11 will reduce the clipping automatically when mono voice
transmission is detected. This really helps to keep voices clean and full yet still loud and punchy. A setting of "0.0"
effectively turns this feature off. Typical settings will usually be in the "-0.5 to -1.0" dB range. If you cannot get
certain voices clean even when using this feature, that voice may be very asymmetrical. Make sure that the Phase
Rotator switch in the Wide Band AGC menu is turned on or that phase rotation is enabled in your microphone
processing, if available.
NOTE: For optimum performance of this feature, make sure the left and right channels feeding the Omnia.11 are
very well balanced.
Comp Clip Drive: This controls the drive to the DSP-based composite clipper in the Stereo Generator in dB. A
setting of 0.0dB is the same as the clipper being "off ". This clipper operates on the entire baseband signal up to 53
kHz, except for the 19 kHz pilot. No matter how hard you drive the composite clipper, you cannot clip the stereo
pilot. Embedded within the composite clipper is a newly designed phase linear low pass filter for superb SCA
protection. This filter removes clipping harmonics and prevents them from affecting the SCA and RDS region.
Please use the composite clipper sparingly. We suggest no more than about 0.5dB and you may find that none is
needed at all with the Omnia.11!

FM Final Limiter (Clipper) (Advanced Tab)

There are 4 variable controls and 1 Off/On switch in the FM Advanced tab.
Clipper Menu (Advanced Tab)
Bass Clip Threshold: This sets the threshold level of the Bass Clipper over a range of + or – 6dB. Negative
threshold settings indicate the maximum amount that the bass clipper will pull the bass out of the main clipper to
help prevent distortion.
Bass Clip Smooth: This control adds a smoothing filter to the bass clipper that can make it sound less harsh on
some material. The default is all the way up (11.0). The control is here if you prefer your bass to sound "harder" and
less smooth, similar to the Omnia-6's bass clipper's "Tight" setting.
Auto Sense: This special algorithm senses the "duty cycle" of the clipper by watching for excessive clipper activity
that may cause distortion. A setting of "0.0" turns Auto Sense off. Higher settings will automatically detect
excessive clipping and reduce the clipper drive.
It is advisable, especially when tuning the processing for maximum loudness, to set this control first to "0.0",adjust
the main Clip Drive in the FM Basic tab and then come back here and turn the Auto Sense control up until you just
Bass Style: This switch chooses between 2 available
processing styles, Dynamic and Fixed, for the
Omnia.11's Bass Clipper. The bass clipper is a
special filtered and fully anti-aliased clipper stage
just for the bass frequencies. Its job is to keep the
bass out of the main clipper as much as possible,
reducing distortion while maintaining or increasing
bass intensity and quality.
Dynamic: This mode observes the set threshold but
will automatically "let the bass out" if only bass is
present, increasing the impact of solo bass and kick
drum while ensuring that it stays clean.
Fixed: The bass clipper threshold mode is fixed so
solo bass or kick drum will not be enhanced.
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