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Omnia .9 Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation   a nd   O peration   M anual    
Applicable   t o   S oftware   V ersion   0 .50.88   a nd   H igher  
Omnia           1 241   S uperior   A venue   E ast,   C leveland,   O hio   4 4114   U SA  
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  • Page 1 Applicable   t o   S oftware   V ersion   0 .50.88   a nd   H igher   Omnia           1 241   S uperior   A venue   E ast,   C leveland,   O hio   4 4114   U SA  ...
  • Page 2                                ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table   o f   C ontents   Omnia.9   O verview               1   Quick   S tart   S etup   G uide               3  ...
  • Page 4       Metering           24         De-­‐clipper           25         Dynamics   D etector   t o   R atio       25    ...
  • Page 5 MPX   I nput   M enu               68     Loudness   M eters   M enu               68     HD   P rocessing   C ore    ...
  • Page 6 Appendix   A :     S ignal   P ath   D iagrams           94       Physical   I nputs             94       Input/Output   O verview      ...
  • Page 7     Setting   U p   t he   M ic           116       Setting   U p   t he   C lient   S oftware   f or   C alibration    ...

  • Page 9: Omnia.9   O Verview

    There   are   no   hidden   or   “back   door”   controls   in   Omnia.9.     We’ve   given   you   full   access   to   all   of   its  ...

  • Page 10: Main   M Enu

      a nd   t uned   b y   p eople   w ho   k now  Omnia.9  best,   t hat   w ill   e ither   s atisfy   y our   o n-­‐air  ...

  • Page 11: Quick   S Tart   S Etup   G Uide

      Connect   the   audio   inputs   as   appropriate   for   your   installation.     Omnia.9   accepts   balanced   professional   line-­‐level   analog   audio   via   its   Left   and   Right   Inputs   in   the   Main   Analog   I/O  ...
  • Page 12   Each   of   Omnia.9’s   three   configurable   internal   inputs   can   be   fed   from   any   of   the   physical   rear-­‐panel   inputs   by   using   the   drop-­‐down   menus   for   each   Input   Source   as   appropriate   for  ...
  • Page 13 Front   P anel   U ser   I nterface   O verview   Omnia.9’s   front   panel   touch   screen   simultaneously   provides   access   to   the   user   interface   and  ...
  • Page 14 By   default,   the   display   is   divided   into   four   sections   showing   the   Undo   Meters,   the   Processing   Meters,   a n   o scilloscope   d isplay   o f   t he   M PX   O utput,   a nd   a n   F FT   d isplay   o f   t he   M PX   O utput.     D etails   o f   the  ...

  • Page 15: General   P Rocessing   A Dvice

    Know   Y our   G oals   The   first   step   to   successful   processing   –   and   this   applies   to   ANY   processor,   not   just   Omnia.9   -­‐   is  ...

  • Page 16: Making   A Nd   S Aving   C Hanges

    Making   a nd   S aving   C hanges   Human  nature  is  fickle…  the  human  ear  adapts  and  tires  quickly…  and  Omnia.9  is  powerful!    With   those   things   in   mind,   here   are   some   recommended   “Do’s”   and   “Don’ts”   when   making   and   saving  ...

  • Page 17: Omnia

    Undo,  the  MPX  before  the  clipper,  and  the  final  MPX  output  to  see  what  the  various  stages   within   Omnia.9   are   doing   to   the   audio   signal.   By   default,   each   display   preset   shows   the  ...

  • Page 18: Non-­-Expert   N Avigation

    Understanding   t he   U ser   I nterface   a nd   D isplay   Omnia.9’s   U ser   I nterface   ( UI)   i s   s et   u p   i n   “ layers”   o r   “ tiers.”      ...

  • Page 19: Expert   N Avigation

    Expert   N avigation   M ode   Clicking  on  the  Menu  button  and  selecting  “Expert  Mode”  allows  more  direct  control  by  displaying   more   i nformation   a t   o nce.     Tier   1   Tier  ...
  • Page 20 The   F our   B asic   C ontrol   T ypes   There   a re   f our   b asic   t ypes   o f   c ontrols   i n   O mnia.9:   On/Off  ...

  • Page 21: System   M Enu

    The   I nput   O ptions   m enu   i s   w here   y ou   c hoose   w hich   p hysical   r ear   p anel   i nput   ( Analog,   M ain   Digital,   AES   Reference,   Aux   Digital)   feeds   each   of   Omnia.9’s   three   audio   input   paths.     You  ...

  • Page 22: File   R Ecorder

    The  Output  Level  controls  give  you  very  precise  control  over  the  MPX  output  level   of   Omnia.9   two   MPX   outputs,   with   a   range   of   -­‐30   to   +0dB   in   one-­‐hundredth   dB  ...
  • Page 23 Omnia.9   w ithout   t he   a dditional   H D   a nd   s treaming   c apabilities,   u pgrade   t o   t he   f ull   m ulti-­‐cast   v ersion  ...
  • Page 24 Sample   R ate   The   S ample   R ate   m enu   l ets   y ou   c hoose   t he   i nternal   s ample   r ate   a t   w hich   O mnia.9   w ill   r un,   e ither   44.1kHz  ...
  • Page 25 To  unlock  the  unit,  enter  your  password  and  select  “Unlock.”    If  you  forget  your  password,   Omnia   s upport   c an   h elp   y ou   u nlock   y our   u nit.  ...
  • Page 26 Upgrades   M enu   If   y ou   p urchased   y our   O mnia.9   w ithout   t he   m ulti-­‐cast   o ption   f or   H D-­‐2,   H D-­‐3,   a nd   m ultiple   s treams,   you  ...

  • Page 27: Input   M Enu   -   S Ource   A Udio

     hits  full  scale.    In  a  normal  studio  environment,  Clip  Warning  should  be  turned  on  to   keep   the   operator   from   overloading   Omnia.9’s   input.     However,   if   you   are   in   a   test  ...

  • Page 28: Auto   B Alance

    Auto   B alance   When   A uto   B alance   i s   e nabled,   O mnia.9   w ill   a utomatically   b alance   t he   l eft   a nd   r ight   c hannels   o f   t he   incoming  ...

  • Page 29: Internal   P Layback   M Enu

        F ill   t he   f olders   w ith   u p   t o   1 0GB   t otal   o f   . mp2,   . mp3,   o r   F LAC   a udio   f iles.       When   you   plug   the   USB   drive   into   the   Omnia.9   to   update   the   software,   select   the   “Load   Music”  ...

  • Page 30: Input   M Enu   -   U Ndo

      o r   p re-­‐processed   i n   a ny   w ay).   Take   a   look   at   the   two   waveforms   below,   captured   using   Omnia.9’s   built-­‐in   oscilloscope.     The   top  ...
  • Page 31  any  of  its  controls,  including  those  found  in  the  Undo  section.    And  while  we  would  be  the  last   ones   to   discourage   you   from   making   the   most   of   everything   Omnia.9   has   to   offer,   we   feel   that  ...

  • Page 32: Metering

    Undo   M ain   M enu   The   U ndo   M ain   m enu   c ontains   t he   c ontrols   t o   e nable   a nd   d isable   U ndo.    ...

  • Page 33: De-­-Clipper

    De-­‐clipper   M enu   The   De-­‐clipper   menu   contains   a   single   control   to   set   the   level   of   de-­‐clipping   in   5   stages.     Lower   settings  offer  more  conservative  de-­‐clipping  action,  while  higher  settings  offer  more  de-­‐clipping.    A  ...

  • Page 34: Density   D Etector   B And   W Eighting

    When   the  dynamics  detector  falls  below   a  certain  level,   expansion  will  begin,   starting   at   a   minimum   ratio   of   1:1   and   increasing   to   a   maximum   ratio   of   4:1.     The   point   at   which   that   expansion  ...

  • Page 35: Peak   D Etector

    The   degree   to   which   each   dynamics   detector   band   influences   and   controls   each   expander   band  is  determined  by  a  5  x  5  slider  matrix.    Each  column  represents  a  dynamics  detector   band,  ...

  • Page 36: Expander   L Evels

    The   effect   of   the   Peak   Detector   settings   is   represented   by   the   peak   “blips”   at   the   top   of   the   dark   orange  peak  level  bars  within  the  Expander  Threshold  meters  in  the  Undo  Meter  window.  Average   levels  ...

  • Page 37: Expander   R Ates

      t he   a udio   i s   i n   n eed   o f   e xpansion.     F aster   s ettings   w ill   e xpand   t he   a udio   m ore   q uickly.     Using   Omnia.9’s   built-­‐in   oscilloscope   to   view   the   Undo   Control   Signal   patch   point   is   very  ...

  • Page 38: Expander   R Atios

    Faster   attack   speeds   will   cause   the   speed   governors   to   slow   down   the   expanders   more   quickly.    The  Governor  Release  speed  setting  determines  how  quickly  the  speed  governors   give  ...

  • Page 39: Processing   M Eters

    The   ITU   BS.1770   Input   meters   indicate   the   level   of   the   unprocessed   source   audio   coming   into   Omnia.9   w ith   f loating   p eak   i ndicators   a bove   e ach   b ar.  ...
  • Page 40 The  Multiband  meter  window  shows  the  levels  and  action  of  the  AGC,  limiter,  and  noise  reduction   sections   f or   e ach   b and   ( ranging   f rom   2   t o   7   d epending   u pon   t he   p reset   e mployed).       Multiband  ...
  • Page 41 The   M ultiband   S tereo   E nhancer  meters   w ill   b e   d isplayed   i f   t he   c urrent   p reset   e mploys   t his   f eature.     Depending  ...
  • Page 42   B ass   C lipper   a nd   F inal   C lipper.   The   MPX   meter   shows   the   final   output   of   Omnia.9’s   FM   processing   core,   including   L+R,   L-­‐R,   and  ...

  • Page 43: Fm   P Rocessing   M Enu

    Loudness   M eters.   While   Omnia.9   offers   completely   separate   processing   cores   for   FM,   up   to   three   HD   channels   and   three   streams   (depending   upon   configuration),   and   a   low   latency   studio   core,   the   majority   of   the  ...

  • Page 44: Loading   P Resets

    Load   P reset   M enu   The   Load   Preset   menu   allows   you   view   the   preset   currently   on   the   air,   toggle   back   and   forth   between  the  current  and  backup  presets,  load  a  new  preset,  compare  the  settings  of  two  presets,  ...

  • Page 45: Saving   P Resets

    Save   P reset   M enu   The   S ave   P reset   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   e dit   t he   n ame   o f   o r   s ave   o ver   a   u ser   p reset.   You  ...

  • Page 46: Bass   E Xf

    Omnia.9’s   Speaker   or   Headphone   Monitor   Output,,   the   pass-­‐through   patch   point   can   be   used   to   view   that   signal   with   Omnia.9’s   built-­‐in   instrumentation   for   an   easy   A/B  ...

  • Page 47: Parametric   E Qualizer

     multiband  compressors  that  follow,  this  does  not  occur  to  the  degree  you  might  expect  based   upon   your   experience   with   other   processors.       The   parametric   equalizer   in   Omnia.9   is   a   very  ...

  • Page 48: Input   A Gc

      The   Maximum   Gain   Reduction   control   determines   the   greatest   amount   of   gain   reduction   for   a ll   a vailable   b ands.     The   Threshold   control   for   each   band   sets   the   point   at   which   downward   expansion   begins.     The  ...
  • Page 49 “run   out   of   room”   or   “bottom   out,”   and   are   incapable   of   increasing   the   audio   any   further.     They   require   some   sort   of   make-­‐up   gain   control   later   in   the   audio   chain.     The   compressors   in   Omnia.9  ...

  • Page 50: Wideband   A Gc1

    Freeze   Threshold   controls   work   in   the   same   manner   as   their   counterparts   in   the   other   sections   of   the   Omnia.9.     However,   the   Maximum   Gain   control   in   the   Wideband   AGC1  ...

  • Page 51: Stereo   E Nhancer

    Reduction,   A ttack   s peed,   a nd   R elease   s peed   o f   e ach   o f   i ts   b ands.       Omnia.9  offers  a  unique  multi-­‐band  Stereo  Enhancer,  whose  total  number  of  bands  is  determined  ...

  • Page 52: Multiband   S Etup

      The  Maximum  Attenuation  control  determines  how  much  the  Stereo  Enhancer  can  reduce   L/R   s eparation   i n   a n   e ffort   t o   a chieve   t he   T arget   W idth   i n   p rogram   m aterial   t hat   a lready   h as   a  ...

  • Page 53: Multiband   A Ttack/Release

      t hat   t hey   a re   c apable   o nly   o f   r educing   g ain,   t hey   r ely   u pon   a   “ makeup   g ain”   c ontrol   s omewhere   downstream   in   the   audio   chain   to   get   the   levels   back   up.     Omnia.9   is   not   only   capable   of   gain  ...

  • Page 54: Multiband   T Hresholds

    The   Attack   Speed   and   Release   Speed   controls   work   in   the   same   manner   as   their   counterparts  in  the  other  sections  of  the  Omnia.9,  however,  the  behavior  of  the  multiband  ...

  • Page 55: Wideband   A Gc2

      s idechain   p arametric   e qualizer   c ontrols.     The  Omnia.9’s  Wideband  AGC2  control  allows  you  to  insert  one  additional  AGC  processing   stage   i nto   t he   c hain   a s   f ollows:  ...

  • Page 56: Wideband   A Gc3

    Bass   Wideband   (“BW”)   also   employs   a   sidechain   filter,   but   one   that   contains   the   entire  audio  spectrum,  so  the  bass  becomes  more  compressed  when  the  entire  mix   is  ...

  • Page 57: Clipper

      We   strongly   recommend   using   Omnia.9’s   oscilloscope   as   well   as   your   ears   to   monitor   the   MPX   Output   signal   while   adjusting   the   final   clip   drive.     This   control   ranges   from   -­‐6.0   to   +6.0   in   one-­‐...
  • Page 58 Slope  2  has  a  higher  cutoff  frequency  than  Slope  1,  offering  more  control  over  the  mid-­‐ bass  while  creating  a  “dirtier”  bass  sound  with  more  harmonics.    On  certain  formats,  or   when   l istening   o n   a   s maller   r adio,   t his   m ay   b e   a   d esirable   e ffect.    ...

  • Page 59: Output

      The   MPX1   and   MPX2   Mode   controls   allow   you   to   pass   the   input   Omnia.9’s   external   MPX   inputs   directly   through   to   the   output,   a   useful   feature   if   you   wish   to   compare   your   old  ...

  • Page 60: Display   S Ettings

      are   Undo   Meters,   Processing   Meters,   Input   Meters,   Loudness   Meters,   Oscilloscope,   RTA,   and  FFT  Spectrum  Analyzer.    You  can  also  turn  off  any  or  all  of  Omnia.9’s  displays  here   –  a  handy  ...

  • Page 61: Undo   M Eters

      Undo   meters   are   displayed   within   this   window   is   determined   by   settings   in   the   Undo   Metering   portion   of   the   main   Undo   menu,   which   is   located   in   Omnia.9’s   Input   section.     A   full  ...

  • Page 62: Oscilloscope

    Oscilloscope   M enu   The  Oscilloscope  menu  allows  you  to  monitor  a  very  wide  variety  of  input  and  output  points  from   various   s tages   o f   O mnia.9’s   p rocessing   s ections   o n   t he   b uilt-­‐in   o scilloscope.   The  ...
  • Page 63 The   U ndo   P re   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   v iew   t he   a udio   s ignal   f rom   e ach   o f   t he   5   i ndividual   b ands   of  ...

  • Page 64: Rta

    Pilot   P rotection   M onitor   Display   t he   M PX   O utput   Set   O versampling   t o   “ Off”   Set   P hosphor   P ersistence   t o   4 0   Set  ...
  • Page 65 control  is  set,  the  RTA  maintains  a  history  “buffer”  of  1,000  frames.    Advancing  the  control   to   1 ,000   w ill   i mmediately   d isplay   t he   a verage   o f   t he   l ast   1 ,000   f rames.    ...

  • Page 66: Fft   S Pectrum   A Nalyzer

    FFT   S pectrum   A nalyzer   M enu   The   RTA   menu   allows   you   to   monitor   the   same   sources   as   those   mentioned   in   the   Oscilloscope   menu  ...
  • Page 67 Examples   a nd   R ecommended   S ettings   f or   t he   F FT   S pectrum   A nalyzer   Pilot   P rotection   M onitor   Display   t he   M PX   O utput   Set  ...

  • Page 68: Rds   M Enu

      In   the   Internal   mode,   Omnia.9’s   built-­‐in   RDS   encoder   is   active.     Because   RDS   is   taken   i nto   c onsideration   b y   t he   c omposite   c lipper,   t here   i s   n o   l oss   o f   l oudness   w ith  ...

  • Page 69: Using   E Xternal   R Ds   E Ncoders

    Using   E xternal   R DS   E ncoders   Using   t he   b uilt-­‐in   R DS   e ncoder   i s   t he   s implest   a nd   m ost   s traight-­‐forward   m eans   o f   g etting   R DS   d ata   on  ...
  • Page 70   i n   t he   R DS   M enu,   t he   F M   P rocessing   O utput   m enu,   a nd   i n   t he   m ain   I /O   m enu.     A s   an   aside,   it’s   interesting   to   note   that   Omnia.9   filters   the   external   RDS   so   tightly   that   if   you  ...
  • Page 71 Using   a n   R DS   E ncoder   A fter   O mnia.9   You   c an   a lso   u se   a n   R DS   e ncoder   a fter   O mnia.9,   b ut   d oing   s o   m eans   l osing   l oudness   s ince   O mnia.9’s   composite  ...
  • Page 72 Using   a n   R DS   E ncoder   T hat   D oes   N ot   P rovide   a   P ilot   S ignal   Some   R DS   e ncoders   t ake   t he   p ilot   s ignal   o f   t he   p rocessor,   u se   i t   a s   a   s ync   r eference   f or   R DS,   a nd   then  ...

  • Page 73: Rds   T Itles

    “WOMN-­‐FM”   will   be   displayed   for   1.5   seconds,   “88.5   FM”   will   be   displayed   for   3   seconds,   a nd   “ OMNIA.9”   w ill   a ppear   f or   1 .5   s econds.  ...

  • Page 74: Program   I Dentification

    Program   I dentification   M enu   The   Program   Identification   (PI)   Menu   allows   you   to   enter   the   PI   code,   enable   Dynamic   Program   Type,   ( PTY),   a nd   c hoose   a   P TY   c ode.      ...

  • Page 75: Alternative   F Requencies

    When   e nabled,   t he   R adio   T ext   ( RT)  flag   a llows   w hatever   i s   p rogrammed   i nto   t he   R T   f ield   t o   be  ...
  • Page 76 MPX   I nput   M enu   Omnia.9   provides   two   rear-­‐panel   MPX   (composite)   inputs   which   can   be   used   for   a   variety   of   purposes,  including  using  an  external  RDS  encoder  as  described  in  the  previous  section  on  RDS.    If  ...

  • Page 77: Band   Mix,

    The   H D   P rocessing   C ores   The   HD-­‐1,   HD-­‐2,   and   HD-­‐3   menus   of   Omnia.9   provide   access   to   all   sections   of   the   HD   processing  ...

  • Page 78: Aac   E Ncoder

    A  detailed  explanation  of  setting  up  and  configuring  streaming  encoders  and  servers  would  require   an   entire   manual   of   its   own,   and   is   beyond   the   scope   of   the   general   Omnia.9   manual.     We   have  ...
  • Page 79 The   Channel   Mode   menu   provides   a   choice   between   Mono,   Stereo,   Stereo   Independent,   Parametric  Stereo,  and  Dual  Channel.    We  recommend  setting  this  control  to  Stereo  for  bit   rates  ...

  • Page 80: Aac   Erver

    AAC   S erver   M enu   The   A AC   S erver   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   i nput   a nd   s et   u p   y our   s erver   s ettings.   The  ...

  • Page 81: Mp3   E Ncoder

    MP3   E ncoder   M enu   The   M P3   E ncoder   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   e nable   o r   d isable   t he   s tream,   a djust   i ts   o utput   g ain,   e nter   t he   stream’s  title,  and  select  the  channel  mode,  sample  rate,  bit  rate,  audio  bandwidth,  and  encoding  ...

  • Page 82: Mp3   Erver

    MP3   S erver   M enu   The   M P3   S erver   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   i nput   a nd   s et   u p   y our   s erver   s ettings.    ...

  • Page 83: Mp2   E Ncoder

    MP2   E ncoder   M enu   The   M P2   E ncoder   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   e nable   o r   d isable   t he   s tream,   a djust   i ts   o utput   g ain,   e nter   t he   stream’s  ...

  • Page 84: Mp2   Erver

    MP2   S erver   M enu   The   M P2   S erver   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   i nput   a nd   s et   u p   y our   s erver   s ettings.    ...

  • Page 85: Vorbis   E Ncoder

    Vorbis   E ncoder   M enu   The  Vorbis  encoder  menu  allows  you  to  enable  or  disable  the  stream,  adjust  its  output  gain,  enter   the   s tream’s   t itle   a nd   O gg   M etadata,   a nd   s elect   t he   c hannel   m ode,   s ample   r ate,   a nd   q uality   m ode.    ...

  • Page 86: Vorbis   S Erver

    Vorbis   S erver   M enu   The   V orbis   S erver   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   i nput   a nd   s et   u p   y our   s erver   s ettings.    ...

  • Page 87: Wma   E Ncoder

    WMA   E ncoder   M enu   The   W MA   ( Windows   M edia   A udio)   e ncoder   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   e nable   o r   d isable   t he   s tream,   a djust   its  ...

  • Page 88: Wma   Erver

    WMA   S erver   M enu   The   W MA   S erver   m enu   a llows   y ou   t o   i nput   a nd   s et   u p   y our   s erver   s ettings.    ...

  • Page 89: Patch   P Oints

    Keep  in  mind  that  although  some  of  the  features,  terms,  and  tools  in  the  Monitor  Output  sections   are   similar   or   identical   to   their   counterparts   in   Omnia.9’s   various   processing   cores,   they   have   no  ...

  • Page 90: Studio   P Rocessing   P Atch   P Oints

      The   Undo   Pre   menu   lets   you   listen   to   the   audio   of   each   individual   Undo   band   before   it   enters   t he   e ntire   U ndo   c hain.    ...

  • Page 91: Streaming   P Atch   P Oints

    Load   P reset   M enu   Because   Omnia.9   provides   all   of   the   tools   –   minus   a   calibrated   microphone   –   to   perform   speaker/room  calibrations  for  each  of  the  Monitor  Outputs,  it  also  provides  a  way  for  you  to  store  ...
  • Page 92 The   Load   Preset   menu   allows   you   view   the   preset   you   are   currently   feeding   to   the   particular   Monitor   O utput,   t oggle   b ack   a nd   f orth   b etween   t he   c urrent   a nd   b ackup   p resets,   l oad   a   n ew   p reset,   compare  ...
  • Page 93   The   B ypass   c ontrol   e nables   o r   d isables   t he   p arametric   E Q,   l oudness   c ontours,   a nd   h igh   p ass   filters.  ...
  • Page 94 When  enabled,  the  Common  L/R  EQ  control  “couples”  the  left  and  right  channels  together   in  the  parametric  equalizer  so  that  any  changes  make  to  the  left  channel  will  also  be  made   in   the   right,   eliminating   the   need   to   make   the   same   adjustments   twice.     Disabling   this   control  ...

  • Page 95: Band   M Ix   M Enu

    Stereo   E nhancer,   M ultiband   A GC   a nd   L imiters,   W ideband   A GC2,   a nd   B and   M ix   s ections.   The   vast   majority   of   the   menus   and   controls   in   Omnia.9’s   Studio   Processing   core   operate   just   as  ...

  • Page 96: Band   M Ix   M Enu

    Band   M ix,   B ass   C lipper,   a nd   F inal   L imiter   s ections.   The  vast  majority  of  the  menus  and  controls  in  each  of  Omnia.9’s  Streaming  cores  operate  just  as  ...

  • Page 97: Quality   V .   L Oudness

    Omnia.9   i s   c apable   o f   p roviding   s ound   q uality   s uperior   t o   a ny   o ther   p rocessor   a vailable   t oday,  ...

  • Page 98: Achieving   L Oudness

      w ithout   r egard   t o   t he   f requency   b alance   o f   t he   o riginal   s ource   m aterial.   There  are  basically  three  ways  to  alter  the  spectral  balance  of  your  sound  with  Omnia.9,  and  each  ...
  • Page 99 The   P arametric   E qualizer     The   M ultiband   A GC   T hresholds     The   B and   M ix   c ontrol     The  Parametric  EQ  is  a  very  versatile  and  powerful  means  by  which  to  shape  your  sound.    You  can   set  ...
  • Page 100 Specifications   Preliminary   s pecifications   a t   t he   t ime   t his   m anual   w as   p rinted   a re   p rovided   h ere.   Frequency   R esponse   +/-­‐  ...
  • Page 101 Power   C onnector   IEC   m ale;   d etachable   3 -­‐wire   p ower   c ords   s upplied.   Power   S upply   Dual   i nternal   r edundant   h ot-­‐swappable   s upplies.   Environmental  ...

  • Page 102: Physical   I Nputs

    Appendix   A :     S ignal   P aths   Many   users   of   the   Omnia.9   will   be   content   with   plugging   it   in,   making   the   necessary   I/O  ...

  • Page 103: Input/Output   O Verview

    Input   /   O utput   O verview       95    ...

  • Page 104: Mpx   I Nput

    MPX   I nput   MPX   O utput     96    ...

  • Page 105: Mpx   P Atch   P Oint

    MPX   P atch   P oint       97    ...

  • Page 106: Pre-­‐Emphasis   P Atch   P Oint

    Pre-­‐emphasis   P atch   P oint         98    ...

  • Page 107: Undo

    Undo                                         99    ...
  • Page 108 Input   A GC/WB   A GC1   100    ...

  • Page 109: Wb   A Gc3   P Ost-­‐Multiband

    WB   A GC3   P ost-­‐Multiband     101    ...

  • Page 110: Wb   A Gc3   B As   W Ideband

    WB   A GC3   B ass   W ideband       102    ...
  • Page 111 WB   A GC3   B ass   O nly     103    ...

  • Page 112: Multiband   P Rocessing

    Multiband   P rocessing     104    ...

  • Page 113: Speaker   C Ontroller

    Speaker   C ontroller                                     105    ...
  • Page 114 Appendix   B :     F actory   P resets   1981A/O92   –   b y   J esse   G raffam   Designed   t o   c apture   t he   s pirit   o f   o ne   o f   t he   m ost   f amous   a nalog   p rocessing   s etups   o f   t he   1 980’s,   “1981A/O92”  ...
  • Page 115 Celeste   –   b y   L eeXS   A   f ast-­‐acting   W B   A GC   a nd   I nfinite:1   r atios   o ver   t hreshold   i n   t he   m ulti-­‐band   A GC’s     g ive   “ Celeste”   a   consistent  ...
  • Page 116 Imagine   H ot   M id   –   b y   R ob   M orsink   This   b right   a nd   l oud   3 -­‐band   p reset   p uts   a nd   e mphasis   o n   m ids   a nd   h ighs   a nd   e mploys   a   f ast   r elease   time  ...
  • Page 117 Orlando   –   b y   J im   K uzman   Smooth   a nd   l aid   b ack   b ut   f ar   f rom   s hrinking   a way   o n   t he   d ial,   t his   7 -­‐band   p reset   p rovides   g entle   r e-­‐ equalization  ...
  • Page 118 Point   B lank   –   b y   J esse   G raffam   Slightly   m ore   d ense   a nd   l oud   t han   “ Jill   F M,”   “ Point   B lank”   i s   a   7 -­‐band   p reset   t hat   l eans   m ore   o n   t he   multi-­‐band  ...
  • Page 119   a n   o pen   m id-­‐range   a nd   a   m ore   c lassic   “ Omnia”   s ound.     “ Trinity”   d oesn’t   u se  ...
  • Page 120   Omnia.9   remotely.     If   you   can   do   it   on   the   front   panel,   you   can   do   it   via   remote   -­‐  ...
  • Page 121 Omnia.9,   o bserve   i ts   m eters   ( as   w ell   a s   o ther   d isplays   s uch   a s   t he   o scilloscope)   i n  ...

  • Page 122: Patch   P Oint   M Enu

    Joining   t he   I nput,   F M,   S tudio   P rocessing,   H D,   S treaming,   M onitor   O utput,   a nd   S ystem   C ontrols   o n   the  ...

  • Page 123: Client   V Olume

    Client   V olume   The   C lient   V olume   s lider   c ontrols   t he   v olume   o f   t he   s elected   o utput   d evices   o n   t he   r emote   P C.     T his   control  ...

  • Page 124: Setting   U P   T He   M Ic

    Omnia.9   p rovides   t hree   o ut   o f   t he   f our   t ools   –   t he   p ink   n oise   g enerator,   t he  ...

  • Page 125: Setting   U P   T He   C Lient   S Oftware   F Or   C Alibration

    is   s itting   o n   a   s helf,   f or   e xample   –   o r   o ne   i s   s ignificantly   c loser   t o   y our   m onitoring   p osition   t han   t he   other  ...

  • Page 126: Final   A Djustments   T O   T He   R Ta

    Final   A djustments   t o   t he   R TA     Once   y ou   h ave   e stablished   a n   o verall   p ink   n oise   l evel,   a djust   t he   R ange   c ontrol   s o   t hat   y ou   c an   s ee   the  ...

  • Page 127: Chasing   Y Our   T Ail

    Chasing   Y our   T ail   Speaker   c alibration   c an   b e   a   f rustrating   p rocess,   e specially   i f   t his   i s   y our   f irst   g o-­‐around   w ith   i t.     Sometimes  ...

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