Advanced Modify; Gain Reduction Metering - Orban OPTIMOD-FM 5500 Operation Manual

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once you have edited a preset's dynamics parameters in Full Modify,
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grayed-out if you access its screen. As noted above, we recommend using
the Basic Modify L
ble to your desired sound before you make further modifications at the
Full Modify level.

Advanced Modify

If you want to create a signature sound for your station that is far out of the ordi-
nary or if your taste differs from the people who programmed the L
bles, Advanced Modify is available to you from the 5500 PC Remote software only
(not from the 5500's front panel). At this level, you can customize or modify any sub-
jective setup control setting to create a sound exactly to your taste. You can then
save the settings in a User Preset and recall it whenever you wish.
Compressor attack times and thresholds are available, along with settings affecting
the automatic clipping distortion control. These controls can be exceedingly danger-
ous in inexperienced hands, leading you to create presets that sound great on some
program material and fall apart embarrassingly on other material. We therefore
recommend that you create custom presets at the Advanced Modify level only if you
are experienced with on-air sound design, and if you are willing to take the time to
double-check your work on many different types of program material.
The PC Remote software organizes its controls in tabbed screens. The first three tabs
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The remaining tabs combine the Full Modify and Advanced Modify controls, logi-
cally organized by functionality.
Important Note: Once you have edited a preset's dynamics parameters
in Full or Advanced Modify, L
Basic Modify. As noted above, we strongly recommend using the L
control to achieve a sound as close as possible to your desired
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sound before you make further modifications at the Full or Advanced
Modify levels.

Gain Reduction Metering

Unlike the metering on some processors, when any OPTIMOD-FM gain reduction
meter indicates full-scale (at its bottom), it means that its associated compressor has
run out of gain reduction range, that the circuitry is being overloaded, and that
various nastinesses are likely to commence.
Because the various compressors have 25 dB of gain reduction range, the meter
should never come close to 25 dB gain reduction if OPTIMOD-FM has been set up for
a sane amount of gain reduction under ordinary program conditions.
To accommodate the FM pre-emphasis curve, Band 5 of the Five-Band
Structure is capable of 30 dB of gain reduction.
control is no longer available in Basic Modify and will be
control to achieve a sound as close as possi-
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