Equalizer Controls - Orban Optimod-FM 8300 Operating Manual

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For Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) we recommend BASS-SLAM, ROCK-LOUD,
URBAN-LOUD or EXTREME. However, the "rock" presets are noticeably cleaner, and
are therefore more likely to encourage longer times spent listening than are these
"loud" presets.
For Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) we recommend the ROCK-LOUD or BASS-SLAM
with L -M
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very clean sound.
URBAN-LOUD was derived by modifying ROCK-LOUD. URBAN LOUD is tuned for
the maximum amount of bass we could add without creating obvious distortion on
some program material.
This amount of bass may be excessive with certain consumer radios (par-
ticularly "boom-boxes") that already have substantial bass boost. Use it
with care.
URBAN: This is identical to URBAN-LOUD but with a lower L

Equalizer Controls

Table 3-2 summarizes the equalization controls available for the Five-Band structure.
(Note that "advanced" controls are accessible only from 8300 PC Remote software.)
Most equalization controls are common to both the Two-Band and Five-Band struc-
tures. The equalizer is located between the AGC and multiband compressor sections
of both structures.
Any equalization that you set will be automatically stored in any User Preset that
you create and save. For example, you can use a User Preset to combine an unmodi-
fied Factory Programming Preset with your custom equalization. Of course, you can
also modify the Factory Preset (with Basic Modify, Full Modify, or Advanced Modify)
before you create your User Preset.
In general, you should be conservative when equalizing modern, well-recorded pro-
gram material.
Except for B
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Bass Shelf Controls, the Five-Band structure's low bass equalization controls, are
designed to add punch and slam to rock and urban music. They provide a parametric
shelving equalizer with control over gain, hinge frequency, and slope (in dB/octave).
BASS FREQ sets the frequency where shelving starts to take effect.
BASS GAIN sets the amount of bass boost ( dB) at the top of the shelf.
BASS SLOPE sets the slope ( dB/octave) of the transition between the
top and bottom of the shelf.
turned down somewhat (depending on your market and competi-
-M setting of 5.0 will yield reasonable loudness along with
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, most of the factory presets use less than 3 dB of equalization.
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-M setting.
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