Getting the sound you want, Quality v. loudness, Achieving a high quality sound – Omnia Audio Omnia.9 User Manual
Page 151
Getting the Sound You Want
Quality v. Loudness
,DE@8 @J :8G89C<F=GIFM@;@E>JFLE;HL8C@KP JLG<I@FI KF8EP FK?<I GIF:<JJFI 8M8@C89C<KF;8P 8E;@J
<HL8CCP:8G89C<F=9<@E>CFL;<IK?8EK?<:FDG<K@K@FE KFF
&=CFL;E<JJ@JPFLIGI@D8IP>F8C PFLN@CCXE;K?8KPFL:8ED8K:?K?<C<M<CF=PFLI:LII<EKGIF:<JJFIN?@C<
><KK@E>8DL:?:C<8E<IFE 8@IJFLE; &=?@>? HL8C@KP8L;@F@JPFLI>F8C PFLN@CC9<89C<<8J@CP8:?@<M<K?8K
>F8C8E;><KK?<<OKI89<E<XKF=@E:I<8J<;;@8CGI<J<E:<
,DE@8 DFI<K?8E8EPFK?<IGIF:<JJFI D@E@D@Q<JK?<@DG8:KF=K?<:C8JJ@:THL8C@KPM CFL;E<JJUKI8;<
F==9P<DGCFP@E>GIF:<JJ<JC@B<T2E;FU8E;8E8;M8E:<;GJP:?F 8:FLJK@: ;@JKFIK@FE D8JB@E>:C@GG<I 9LK
bear in mind that NO processor can eliminate that compromise completely.
The trade-off between quality and loudness is still determined primarily by the settings of the Limiters and
C@GG<IJ FK?GIF:<JJ<J:8E 8;;KF;@8C CFL;E<JJ 9LK<8:?;F<JJF@E 8 ;@==<I<EKN8P N@K? ;@==<I<EK
JFLE;@E>I<JLCKJ8E; @=LJ<;KF<O:<JJ ;@==<I<EKJFLE;@E>8IK@=8:KJ
The added short-term density provided by peak limiting can still make audio sound dull or overly-dense
8E;:I<8K<@EK<IDF;LC8K@FE ;@JKFIK@FE 8E;8 C@KKC<JK@CC >F<J8 CFE>N8P 1?<8DFLEKF=C@D@K@E>8:K@FE @J
somewhat dictated by the program material itself. Audio that is already dense and has a high average
C<M<CS<M<E8=K<I9<@E>GIF:<JJ<;9P2E;FSN@CCJK@CC:8LJ<C<JJG<8BC@D@K@E>K?8ED8K<I@8CK?8K@JDFI<
open with lower average levels and higher peak levels.
#FI<O8DGC< 8CDFJK8EPGFFICPD8JK<I<;:LII<EK !K?8KWJ8CI<8;P9<<EJHL8J?<;;FNE8E;?8JFECP8
=<N ; WJF=;PE8D@: I8E><8CI<8;P@JEFK>F@E>KF><KK?<C@D@K<IJDFM@E>S9LK8N<CC D8JK<I<;0K<<CP
!8EJFE>N@CC
"O:<JJ@M<:C@GG@E> FEK?<FK?<I?8E; :I<8K<J?8IDFE@: ;@JKFIK@FE 8E;:8ED8B<K?@E>JJFLE;T<;>PUFI
TKFIE U&K@J@DG<I8K@M<KFI<D<D9<IK?8K<M<E N?<E8CC FLKCFL;E<JJ@JPFLI>F8C there will come a point
when driving the clippers harder will not create additional loudness but will create more distortion 8E;
K?<I<@JEF9<E<XKKF>F@E>9<PFE;K?8KGF@EK
Achieving a High Quality Sound
4?<E8CC FLKCFL;E<JJ@JEWKPFLIGI@D8IPGIF:<JJ@E>>F8C 8E;PFL8I<N@CC@E>KF>@M<LGALJK89@KF=;@8C
;FD@E8E:<@EK?<E8D<F=HL8C@KP ?<I<8I<JFD<JL>><JK@FEJKF?<CGPFL8:?@<M<K?8K>F8C
R Reduce the Clipper Drive (FM core) or Final Limiter Drive (HD and Streaming cores) in 0.25dB
JK<GJLEK@CPFLI<8:?K?<GF@EKN?<I<K?<HL8C@KPEFCFE><I;I8D8K@:8CCP@DGIFM<J 9LKPFLWI<CFJ@E>
too much loudness - then go back up a notch. It’s surprising how much a small change can open up
your sound without giving up much in the way of loudness.
R /<;L:<K?<C<M<CF=K?< 8E;*@OJ<:K@FE <JG<:@8CCP@=PFL?8M<@E:I<8J<;K?<FLKGLKF=FE<FIKNF
particular bands to achieve a particular sound.
R Raise the threshold of the Multiband Limiters to keep the audio from hitting the limiters as hard or
8JF=K<E 6FLD8PE<<;KFCFN<IK?< 8E;*@OC<M<CKFB<<G=IFD;I@M@E>K?<XE8C:C@GG<IKFF?8I;
N?<ED8B@E>K?@J8;ALJKD<EK
R Lower the targets of the Multiband AGC compressors
Chapter 19 Getting the Sound You Want
151