Band Mix, - Omnia .9 Installation And Operation Manual

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
core(s) depending upon configuration. From this menu, you can choose the input source, load and
save presets, and make changes to the Parametric Equalizer, Downward Expanders, Input AGC,
Wideband AGC1, Multiband Stereo Enhancer, Multiband AGC and Limiters, Wideband AGC2, Band
Mix, 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 HD Processing cores operate just
as their counterparts in the FM Processing core do. A detailed explanation of each menu and
control can be found and referenced in the FM Processing menu section of this manual, and only
controls t hat a re d ifferent i n t he H D c ores w ill b e e xplained h ere.
Band M ix M enu
The B and M ix m enu c ontains t he c ontrols f or t he B ass C lipper a nd t he F inal L imiter.
The Bass Clipper in the HD sections operates in the same manner as its counterpart in the
FM P rocessing s ection.
The H D p rocessing c ores d o n ot u se a f inal c lipper f or p eak c ontrol. I nstead, t hey u se a l ook-­‐
ahead l imiter, w hich i s a djustable b y t he F inal L imiter D rive control a nd o perates i n a r ange
between -­‐6.00 and +6.00dB in one-­‐quarter dB increments. Reducing limiter drive (sliding
the c ontrol t o t he l eft) r educes t he a mount o f l imiting a nd g ives y ou a m ore o pen s ound, b ut
at t he e xpense o f o verall l oudness. C onversely, i ncreasing l imiter d rive ( moving t he s lider t o
the r ight) w ill r esult i n m ore l imiting a nd a l ouder o utput, b ut a t t he e xpense o f d ynamics.
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