Omnia-6ex Use and Operation Manual – V: 1.20
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The next exercise adjusts a parameter that uses a value. (Input Gain)
This also serves as a tutorial on setting the proper input levels for optimum performance:
For complete information on the controls in the Input Menu, see Pgs. 37-38.
1.
Highlight
Input and click to open the Input window.
Input Menu Showing Input Gain Controls
2. Rotate the jog-wheel to highlight Input Gain Master (Not Master Drive), and then click the jog-wheel to
select the control.
3. Rotate the jog-wheel CW to increase the input gain. Rotate the jog-wheel CCW to decrease the input gain.
This control adjusts both channels together so if your input source is unbalanced, watch the Left channel
Input bargraph meter primarily when adjusting. The gain in dB is shown below the “control.” Note that the
original setting is always shown in a different color when the control is adjusted. To cancel level changes,
move the control back to the original setting and click.
Using normal program audio, a correct gain setting results in peak indications (the “bouncing balls”)
regularly bouncing up to between -12 and –6 dBFS. Since the meters are indicating the true peak level, this
will give you about 20 dB of "VU" system headroom given typical (not hyper-compressed) program material.
4. Once the desired gain is reached, click the jog-wheel to accept and use that value. This returns the jog-wheel
to Highlight Mode.
5. Highlight and click Input Gain Right Trim and adjust it if the input source is unbalanced. It adjusts the gain
of the right channel over a limited range of plus or minus 3 dB.
6. Rotate the jog-wheel until the “H”ome icon is highlighted. Click to return to the main menu.
All of the Omnia-6EX’s software parameters are set in a similar fashion using the jog-wheel in Highlight Mode to
scroll through menu items and parameters. Clicking a highlighted item selects it; when that item is a control, the jog-
wheel adjusts the value or level. Clicking accepts the value or level and returns the jog-wheel to Highlight Mode.
Note: Changing any parameter value changes the Omnia-6EX’s audio output characteristics in real time so that all
adjustments can be auditioned as they occur.
