General processing advice, Know your goals, Tweaking and fiddling – Omnia Audio Omnia.9 User Manual
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General Processing Advice
Know Your Goals
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having to worry about all-out loudness.
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Tweaking and Fiddling
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they will have.
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learned by studying.
Once you are comfortable with navigating through Omnia.9’s menus and have a good understanding of
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Choosing a Preset
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a deliberately different approach and most of its presets don’t give you any hint as to who should use
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If your Country station sounds great on the air with settings that might mimic an “Urban” preset - with a
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yourself because the preset name doesn’t match.
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