Omnia Audio Omnia.9/XE - Manual (Page 60)

• The Target Width (coupled), Maximum Gain (coupled), Maximum Attenuation (coupled), Attack
(coupled) and Release (coupled) controls allow you to adjust all the bands simultaneously by an
equal amount in their corresponding sections.
Multiband Setup Menu
The Multiband Setup menu provides control over the number of processing bands employed as well as
the maximum gain, progressive release, gate threshold, freeze threshold, and gate delay controls. Also
found here are the enable buttons for gain reduction override and controls for the gain reduction ratio.
• The Band slider determines the number of bands in the multiband processing section and ranges
from 2 to 7.
• The Maximum Gain, Ratio, Gate Threshold, and Freeze Threshold controls work in the same
manner as their counterparts in other sections of the Omnia.9/XE.
• The Gate Delay control determines how long the Gate Threshold and Freeze Threshold controls
wait before they begin working. The range of this control is between 0 and 255ms. Setting the
control to “0” means that as soon as audio falls below the threshold as determined by the settings
of the Gate and Freeze controls, it immediately slows or stops, respectively. Higher settings mean it
will take longer for the release of the audio to slow or stop. A Gate condition will be indicated by a
dim, dark red bar at the bottom of the multiband meters. A Freeze condition will be indicated by a
brighter dark red bar.
• Note: Setting the Gate Delay much lower than the default setting of 79ms will cause the gate to
take effect during the brief pauses in dry speech, resulting in a much lower volume level from
an announcer mic, for instance, as compared to music. Used creatively, this is actually a very
useful tool for controlling announcer/music level balance.
• The Progressive Release control determines the degree to which the Multiband compressor
releases its gain at a faster rate when the audio is driven further toward or into gain reduction. At a
setting of 0, the control has no effect and the Release speed control fully determines the rate of
release both below and above threshold. Increasing the setting progressively makes the release
speed of the audio faster as gain decreases.
• The Gate Threshold and Freeze Threshold controls work in the same manner as their
counterparts in the other sections of the Omnia.9/XE.
The Station Menu - Processing Menu
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