Omnia.9
–
A
B rief
O verview
How
O mnia.9
C ame
t o
B e
The
story
of
Omnia.9
actually
began
when
its
creator
and
designer,
Leif
Claesson,
got
tired
of
listening
t o
c lassic
r ock
m usic.
T here
w as
a
l ot
o f
g ood
m usic
o ut,
b ut
h e
c ouldn't
s tand
t he
w ay
C D
mastering
was
falling
victim
to
its
own
"loudness
war"
reminiscent
of
the
one
still
being
waged
by
many
major
market
FM
radio
stations.
The
CDs
themselves
were
over-‐processed,
hyper-‐
compressed,
and
clipped
to
death,
and
so
he
found
himself
listening
only
to
older
recordings.
Growing
tired
of
his
relatively
small
playlist,
he
decided
to
do
something
about
it,
and
the
idea
for
"Undo"
w as
b orn.
Processing
f or
F M,
H D,
S tudio,
a nd
S treaming
A udio
Each
processing
core
of
Omnia.9
contains
an
Input
AGC,
a
6-‐band
fully
parametric
equalizer,
multiband
n oise
r eduction
v ia
d ownward
e xpanders,
a
m ultiband
s tereo
e nhancer,
a
w ideband
A GC,
a
second
(defeatable)
wideband
AGC,
up
to
7
bands
of
multiband
AGC
and
peak
limiting,
and
an
adjustable
bass
clippe r.
The
FM
core
fe ature s
a
final
psychoacoustically-‐controlled
distortion
masking
c lipper
t hat
n ot
o nly
a llows
y ou
t o
b e
l ouder
o n
t he
d ial
( if
t hat's
y our
g oal)
b ut
f ar
c leaner,
too.
It
also
provides
built-‐in
RDS
injection
in
the
composite
to
ensure
perfect
integration
of
RDS,
pilot,
and
audio.
The
HD,
Studio,
and
Streaming
cores
utilize
a
look-‐ahead
final
limiter
for
peak
control.
There
are
no
hidden
or
"back
door"
controls
in
Omnia.9.
We've
given
you
full
access
to
all
of
its
controls
so
as
not
to
limit
your
ability
to
create
exactly
the
sound
you
want
on
the
air
–
and
as
you
will
s oon
d iscover
–
t here
i s
n o
s hortage
o f
c ontrols.
The
O mnia.9
T oolbox
Omnia.9
is
unique
in
that
it
provides
you
with
some
built-‐in
tools
that
we
believe
are
essential
to
have
when
setting
up
your
processing.
In
the
past,
tuning
a
processor
was
done
purely
by
ear
in
most
c ases.
A nd
w hile
p rocessing
i s
c ertainly
a
s ubjective
p rocess
–
i t's
a s
m uch
a rt
a s
i t
i s
s cience
–
having
t he
r ight
t ools
i n
y our
t oolbox
c an
b e
v ery
h andy
( not
t o
m ention
r evealing)
w hen
y ou
w ant
to
f ind
o ut
w hy
s omething
s ounds
t he
w ay
i t
d oes.
For
that
reason,
we've
chosen
to
include
a
built-‐in
oscilloscope,
an
RTA,
and
an
FFT
spectrum
analyzer
that
can
monitor
dozens
of
different
points
within
each
of
Omnia.9's
processing
cores.
There's
even
a
pink
noise
generator
and
a
powerful
parametric
equalizer
so
that
you
can
calibrate
your
speakers,
giving
you
an
accurate
monitoring
point
from
which
to
adjust
your
processing.
Learning
to
use
these
tools
to
your
advantage
is
just
as
important
as
learning
how
to
use
Omnia.9's
controls,
because
with
them,
you
can
see
what
you
are
hearing
and
make
informed
and
intelligent
adjustments
t o
y our
a udio
t hat
w ere
h eretofore
d ifficult
i f
n ot
i mpossible
t o
m ake.
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