Omnia Audio Omnia.11 - Manual (Page 69)

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Release Offset (Overall Release Time): This global control “trims” the overall release time of all 5 AGC bands
relative to the individual Release settings in the Advanced tab. Higher settings (above 0.0) scale the release of all 5
bands faster while lower settings (below 0.0) scale them slower.
The release control adjusts how fast the AGC recovers from periods of more gain reduction when the input audio
levels fall. Faster release times (higher numbers) result in a more dense sound.
Even though the Omnia uses program controlled release algorithms, setting the control for extremely fast release
times can result in ‘pumping’. Extremely slow release times can result in loss of loudness and frequency balance
issues when the program levels drop.
Gate Master (Overall Gate Threshold): When the input audio falls below a certain level, the gain control action of
the AGC stage is “frozen” by the gate. If the audio remains below the threshold level for a time, the RTP feature
takes effect (see below). The level at which this freeze, or hold takes place is controlled by the setting of the Gate
Threshold control. Higher numbers cause the gate to activate at higher audio levels.
In most applications this control should be adjusted between about 0.5 and 1.5. The action of gate also prevents
noise rush up during periods of no audio or during pauses in speech. Lower settings will also allow more dynamic
EQ activity (depending also on the Sync setting).
Sync: This controls the amount of adjacent band syncing in the 5-Band AGC, relative to the middle (MH) band. A
setting of “0.0 dB” provides maximum sync between the bands. At this setting, almost no dynamic EQ effect will
take place. A setting of “-2.0 dB” will allow 2 dB more “independence” in the immediately adjacent band and 4 dB
in the second-adjacent bands. Use lower settings (along with lower settings of the Gate Thresh controls) to get
more dynamic EQ effect. Use higher settings to preserve the frequency balance of the original program material.
Also, please note that on presets where the AGC’s are operating faster, a lower Sync setting will generally be
needed.
The new Sync Master control in the Basic tab of the AGC menu allows you to select whether AGC Band 2 (the ML
band) or Band 3 (the MH band) will be the master band the other bands reference to when using the Sync feature.
Select “ML Master” when you want the overall brightness to match closer to the source.
Select “MH Master” if you want things to be brighter overall.
If the Sync control in the Basic tab of the AGC menu is turned down, these controls will have less effect. (And
virtually no effect at all if Sync is set to -12)
If you would like to bypass the 5-Band AGC section, switch off the Engage switch.
Low-Delay DJ Monitor Output
The low-latency DJ monitor output features an analog input to output delay of only about 8ms, (this is actually
slightly less than the Omnia.6EX) so it is perfect for DJ headphone monitoring. It also has a nicely compressed
sound that DJ’s will like. (The normal main output’s latency is 36.5ms, too much for headphone monitoring.)
If your station is using a profanity delay ahead of the Omnia, it may be able to be placed in the Omnia.11’s Patch
Point (see Page 21) If so, the DJ section will still be pre-delay. If that is not a practical option in your facility, a
separate processor such as our Omnia ONE Studio Pro can be used on your pre-delay feed to give the DJ’s a
comfortably processed headphone feed.
The DJ output has its own crossover and 3-Band processing.
The DJ output can be routed to any of the Omnia.11’s outputs in the Output menu.
There are 2 submenus containing the controls for the DJ section. These are discussed on the next page.