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ROCK-SMOOTH has the same mellow, easy-to-listen-to high frequency quality as
ROCK-SOFT, but with more density. Again, it is a good choice for female-skewing
formats, but where you need more compression and density than you get with
ROCK-SOFT.
For Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) we recommend the ROCK-DENSE or ROCK-
MEDIUM versions. In competitive situations, you may need to use LOUD-HOT (you
can use L
to get it even louder) or even LOUD-HOT+BASS or IMPACT.
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However, the "rock" presets are somewhat cleaner and are therefore more likely to
encourage longer times spent listening than are the "loud" presets.
For Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) we recommend the ROCK-MEDIUM or ROCK-OPEN
versions, although you might prefer the more conservative ROCK-LIGHT or ROCK-
SMOOTH versions.
ROCK-MEDIUM+LOWBASS is an open-sounding preset with a lot of bass punch. Its
Five-band Release control is set to Slow2 so that the sound is relaxed and not at all
busy. At the same time, the preset is competitively loud. It is an excellent choice for
"adult contemporary" and "soft rock" formats where long time-spent-listening is
desired.
SMOOTH JAZZ: This preset is designed for commercial broadcasters playing smooth
jazz (Kenny G., etc.). It is a loud preset that is designed to prevent stridency with
saxes and other horns. This preset is based on a custom 8400 preset that has been
used successfully by a major-market smooth jazz station with very good ratings.
However, if the loudness/density tradeoff is not to your taste, use L
to turn
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it down, producing lower loudness with less density.
WMA MUSIC: This preset is based on GREGG SLOW but has been edited to mini-
mize artifacts in the Windows Media Audio V9 codec when operated at bitrates be-
low 64 kbps. See Processing for Low Bitrate Codecs on page 3-5.
WMA NEWS-TALK: This preset is based on NEWS-TALK but has been edited to
minimize artifacts in the Windows Media Audio V9 codec when operated at bitrates
below 64 kbps.
URBAN: There are two URBAN (Rap) presets: HEAVY and LIGHT. These are similar
to ROCK-MEDIUM and ROCK-OPEN but with a different bass sound. They use the 3-
pole (18 dB/octave) shape on the bass equalizer. URBAN-HEAVY is appropriate for
Urban, Rap, Hip-Hop, Black, R&B, Dance and other similar formats. URBAN-LIGHT is
appropriate for light R&B formats. Highly competitive Urban broadcasters might
also use LOUD-HOT+BASS or LOUD+SLAM, modified versions of LOUD-HOT that
maximize bass punch.
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