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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 l imiters t han t he f inal c lipper t o b uild l oudness. B right b ut a lways c lean a nd w ell-­‐
balanced, t his p reset d elivers g ood s ource-­‐to-­‐source c onsistency w ithout s ounding o verly
compressed o r p rocessed. A n e xcellent c hoice f or a l ight A C s tation t hat w ants l ong-­‐term l istening
but d oesn't w ant t o d isappear f rom t he d ial o r a C HR s tation t hat d oesn't m ind t rading a b it o f
loudness f or d ynamics.
Rustonium – b y L eif C laesson a nd J esse G raffam
A h ybrid o f t wo p ast p resets – J esse's " Rusticity" a nd L eif's " Plutonium" – " Rustonium" i s O mnia.9's
default p reset. T he b ass i s a lways p resent b ut p unchy, w hile t he h igh e nd i s b right a nd p rominent
but n ever s hrill o r e dgy. T he m ulti-­‐band a ttack a nd r elease t imes a re r elatively s low, b ut t his 7 -­‐band
preset m akes e xtensive u se o f O mnia.9's p rogressive r elease c ontrol t o a llow p lenty o f g ain c ontrol
in e ach b and w ithout t he f ear o f a ny b and g etting " stuck" w ith t oo l ittle g ain. T his p reset a lso p laces
the W ideband A GC2 a fter t he m ulti-­‐band s ection t o b uild s ome e xtra l oudness j ust b efore t he f inal
clipper. A g reat " as-­‐is" o ut-­‐of-­‐the-­‐box p reset f or n early e very c ontemporary f ormat.
Stacked B oxes – b y J im K uzman
Remember b ack w hen t he d ial-­‐dominating a ir c hain w as m ade u p o f a r ack f ull o f a nalog g ear? S ay,
one b ox f or c ompression a nd l eveling, a nother p air o f b oxes w ith l ots o f L ED's p roviding 4 -­‐band
compression, a nd a p rogram/peak l imiter ( maybe f rom t he s ame f olks a s t he c ompressor/leveler) –
all d riving a f inal l imiter/clipper w ith e dge m eters a nd a k ey-­‐locked f ront p anel? W e d o t oo.
"Stacked B oxes" p ays h omage t o t he n ot-­‐so-­‐distant p ast o f a nalog p rocessing.
Stacked B oxes P lus! -­‐ b y J im K uzman
Offspring o f " Stacked B oxes," t he " Plus!" v ersion u ses s ix b ands o f m ultiband c ompression a nd
limiting i nstead o f f our, p roviding a s imilar o verall f eel a s t he o riginal b ut w ith m ore r efined m ids
and b etter s ource-­‐to-­‐source s pectral c ontrol.
The B litz – b y J im K uzman
Living p roof t hat l oudness a nd h igh-­‐quality a udio a re n o l onger m utually e xclusive q ualities, t his 6 -­‐
band p reset h ands o ver t ight, s olid b ass, i ntelligible m id-­‐range, a n a iry h igh e nd, a nd a w ide s tereo
image. D esigned t o p rovide t he m aximum d egree o f l oudness b ut n ever a t t he e xpense o f a udio
quality, " The B litz" i s a g reat c hoice f or c lassic a nd a ctive r ock f ormats w ith p lenty o f r oom f or a n
extra d B o r t wo o n t he c lipper d rive f or t hose w ho n eed m ore l oudness. ( Thanks, B ill!)
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