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Omnia.9

Stereo FM-‐HD-‐Streaming Audio Processor

Installation and Operation Manual

June 2012

Applicable to Software Version 0.50.88 and Higher

Omnia 1241 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 USA

TEL: +1 216.241.7225 FAX: +1 216.241.4103 WEB: OmniaAudio.com

Summary of Contents for Omnia.9

Page 1: ...reaming Audio Processor Installation and Operation Manual June 2012 Applicable to Software Version 0 50 88 and Higher Omnia 1241 Superior Avenue East Cleveland Ohio 44114 USA TEL 1 216 241 7225 FAX 1...

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Page 3: ...on Expert Navigation 10 Expert Navigation 11 Control Types 12 Home Menu 13 System Menu 13 System Status 13 I O Options 13 File Recorder 14 Setting the Time Date 15 System Configuration 15 Sample Rate...

Page 4: ...EXF 38 Parametric Equalizer 39 Downward Expanders 39 Input AGC 40 Wideband AGC1 42 Stereo Enhancer 43 Multiband Setup 44 Multiband Attack Release 45 Multiband Thresholds 46 Wideband AGC2 47 Wideband A...

Page 5: ...Output Menu 81 Patch Points 81 FM Processing Patch Points 81 Studio Processing Patch Points 82 HD Processing Patch Points 82 Streaming Patch Points 83 Loading Presets 83 Saving Presets 84 Main Menu 1...

Page 6: ...x B Factory Presets 106 Appendix C Remote Client Software 112 Overview 112 Downloading the Software 113 Installation and Configuration 113 Ethernet Wi Fi Considerations 113 Controls Unique to Client 1...

Page 7: ...7 Connecting the Client PC and Mic 117 Setting Up RTA and Oscilloscope Windows 117 Feeding Pink Noise to the Speakers 117 Final Adjustments to the RTA 118 Using the Parametric EQ 118 Chasing Your Tail...

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Page 9: ...audio The HD Studio and Streaming cores utilize a look ahead final limiter for peak control There are no hidden or back door controls in Omnia 9 We ve given you full access to all of its controls so...

Page 10: ...ome tweaks to suit your individual needs and tastes for your format in your market That said we highly recommend that you set aside some time up front to understand the various design philosophies and...

Page 11: ...udible alarm Connect the audio inputs as appropriate for your installation Omnia 9 accepts balanced professional line level analog audio via its Left and Right Inputs in the Main Analog I O section of...

Page 12: ...EBU digital outputs on standard XLR connectors in the Main Digital I O section an additional digital output in the Aux Digital I O section and two composite MPX outputs in the Composite I O section Re...

Page 13: ...cessing then select Load Preset to choose one of the factory presets Rustonium is the default preset and provides a well balanced sound with competitive loudness suitable for nearly any format However...

Page 14: ...s showing the Undo Meters the Processing Meters an oscilloscope display of the MPX Output and an FFT display of the MPX Output Details of the various controls and display options are provided in the H...

Page 15: ...bout jeopardizing your on air sound or being unnecessarily timid about making adjustments because you don t know what affect they will have Another suggestion for getting to know your way around Omnia...

Page 16: ...al changes DON T make adjustments to too many parameters at once that makes it difficult to determine which of the adjustments is actually responsible for the changes for better or worse you re hearin...

Page 17: ...ont Panel Expert Mode and Reinitialize Re init Display Selecting Displays Only allows whichever displays you have selected to occupy the entire front panel while hiding the controls useful when you wa...

Page 18: ...pert navigation mode In this mode The top portion of the screen is devoted to the display windows The bottom portion of the screen shows the buttons or controls for the current tier In between these t...

Page 19: ...up and down on the re size bars The two displays below show the very same information but the one on the left devotes more screen space to the controls while forcing the display window and first seco...

Page 20: ...ing or left clicking and holding with a mouse a slider allows you to drag it back and forth to adjust its parameter When using a touch interface dragging the slider faster will accelerate the rate of...

Page 21: ...audio inputs and in turn which of those three audio paths feed the various processing cores The Input Options menu is where you choose which physical rear panel input Analog Main Digital AES Referenc...

Page 22: ...high frequency performance of your STL or exciter If you were to connect an oscilloscope to a calibrated tuner with MPX output such as the Belar Wizard for example this is the shape you would see if...

Page 23: ...ing is not required only an option Time Date Menu The Time Date menu has three sub menus for setting Omnia 9 s internal clock The Time Zone menu allows you to choose the proper time zone for your part...

Page 24: ...ed audio to another processor Alternately if you ever find you need to provide de emphasized audio to a transmitter that can be done too just remember to use the L R clipper instead of the MPX clipper...

Page 25: ...a guide 127 0 0 1 255 255 255 255 The IP address followed by the subnet mask separated by a forward slash Software Update Menu The Software Update menu displays the current version of the Omnia 9 pro...

Page 26: ...nu If you purchased your Omnia 9 without the multi cast option for HD 2 HD 3 and multiple streams you can upgrade at any time without the need to purchase new hardware Please call Omnia support for mo...

Page 27: ...Warning control will cause the Input meters to flash red when the audio hits full scale In a normal studio environment Clip Warning should be turned on to keep the operator from overloading Omnia 9 s...

Page 28: ...0dB the gain in each channel can be boosted by up to 3dB and attenuated by up to 3dB Each channel contains an ITU BS 1770 loudness monitor which measures and compares the frequency shaped RMS level i...

Page 29: ...ast song respectively The Mode Selector has several options for file playback File simply plays one cut until it is over then stops Folder plays the entire contents of the folder and stops Repeat File...

Page 30: ...ed source audio The bottom window shows the same audio after it has passed through the de clipper Notice how the peaks that were clipped during mastering have been restored by the de clipper Note The...

Page 31: ...ld be the last ones to discourage you from making the most of everything Omnia 9 has to offer we feel that outside of adjusting the level of de clipping most users will get the most out of this powerf...

Page 32: ...Undo Metering Menu The Undo Metering menu determines which of Undo s 4 metering functions are displayed in the Undo Meters window A more comprehensive explanation of how to read and understand the Und...

Page 33: ...iew the pre de clipper and post de clipper waveforms side by side using Omnia 9 s built in oscilloscopes Details of how to configure the display windows and set up the oscilloscopes are provided in th...

Page 34: ...rs indicate less dynamics and are generally the inverse of the Expansion Ratio meters The result of settings in the Dynamics Detector to Ratio menu can be observed on the Expansion Ratio meters in the...

Page 35: ...ay to 100 When one control is set to 100 and other controls in that band are set to a value higher than 0 thereby causing a sum greater than 100 Undo interprets that information and adjusts the settin...

Page 36: ...esholds moving the slider to the left narrow the peak to threshold distance and provide less expansion In addition to an adjustable per band peak detector with adjustable attack and release speeds who...

Page 37: ...sting attack and release speeds as they show the gain that will be applied to the audio in each band A detailed explanation of how to monitor various patch points within Omnia 9 is provided in the Dis...

Page 38: ...band can operate in a range of ratios between 1 1 and 4 1 The Minimum Ratio and Maximum Ratio determine the absolute minimum and maximum ratios respectively for each band There are three additional me...

Page 39: ...h bar The AGC meter window shows the levels and action of the Input AGC and the Wideband AGC1 compressors It also shows the level of the Wideband AGC2 section when it is enabled and positioned before...

Page 40: ...r for each band is represented by a bright red bar that flashes beneath the AGC level The multiband noise reduction for each band is shown by a dark red bar that appears to drop down from the very top...

Page 41: ...toward the top and bottom show a widening of the stereo image in each band Red bars extending from the top and bottom toward the middle indicate a narrowing of the stereo image In the horizontal confi...

Page 42: ...lipper and Final Clipper The MPX meter shows the final output of Omnia 9 s FM processing core including L R L R and pilot plus RDS when enabled The L R meters show the output of the L R clipper which...

Page 43: ...rhaps most familiar section of any processor you can get to know the menu interfaces and the function of the various controls Fair warning There is no shortage of controls in Omnia 9 It was deliberate...

Page 44: ...mes the former and unmodified Current Preset This allows you to toggle back and forth to hear the difference between the original and modified presets on air Changes to each parameter you adjusted to...

Page 45: ...e adjustments and are ready to save those changes to a Custom Preset you give it a unique name and instead of saving directly over your current version That way should there come when you want to reve...

Page 46: ...audio to drastically lower the peak level thereby allowing much more of the audio to pass through to the final clipper The result is a dramatically improved high end and less distortion The Pass Throu...

Page 47: ...hough changes made in the parametric equalizer section are offset somewhat by the action of the multiband compressors that follow this does not occur to the degree you might expect based upon your exp...

Page 48: ...panders act to reduce gain in each band when the program audio falls below the threshold Lower settings provide slower attack speeds while higher settings result in faster attack speeds The Release co...

Page 49: ...r every 3dB of change in the level of the input audio the output will be changed by 1dB Lower looser settings provide less control of the dynamics in this section but provide a more open sound while h...

Page 50: ...z Wideband AGC1 Menu The Wideband AGC1 menu provides access to the sidechain delay maximum gain maximum gain reduction ratio attack release progressive release target gate threshold freeze threshold a...

Page 51: ...ancer menu gives you access to the Target Maximum Gain Maximum Gain Reduction Attack speed and Release speed of each of its bands Omnia 9 offers a unique multi band Stereo Enhancer whose total number...

Page 52: ...ls 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 con...

Page 53: ...Specifically the Gain Reduction Ratio Override control enables or disables the Gain Reduction Ratio controls which are sliders that let you set the ratio of audio above threshold from 1 1 to Inf 1 It...

Page 54: ...s menu allows you to set the target for each of the Multiband AGC bands as well as the threshold for each band of the Multiband Limiters The total number of bands available in the Multiband Thresholds...

Page 55: ...Maximum Gain Ratio Attack speed Release speed Target Gate Threshold and Freeze Threshold controls work in the same manner as their counterparts in the other sections of the Omnia 9 Just like the Wideb...

Page 56: ...rates in the same manner as Wideband AGC2 with all of the same controls but cannot be located before the multiband section It can be used only after the multiband section or in the Bass Only or Bass W...

Page 57: ...is completely full and increasing the amount of clipping will no longer yield additional loudness only more distortion We strongly recommend using Omnia 9 s oscilloscope as well as your ears to monito...

Page 58: ...ing frequencies will always have at least some room reserved in the final clipper However setting the thresholds too high by advancing these controls too much will cause the sound to become dull and d...

Page 59: ...PX1 and MPX2 Output Level sliders provide very precise control of the composite output levels of each MPX output section with a range of 30 to 0db in one hundredth dB increments The MPX1 and MPX2 Mode...

Page 60: ...eme low frequency response of your air chain o 31 187 6Hz 13 586 7Hz and 8 667 4Hz sine waves the Bessel Null tones allow you to set exact 75kHz modulation with a direct off air spectrum analyzer Disp...

Page 61: ...um Analyzer menus lets you synchronize Omnia 9 s meters with the audio to which you are listening For example if you are listening to a stream with a 10 second delay it would be impossible to properly...

Page 62: ...s control all the way to the right keeps the image from fading at all useful for catching peaks The Gain control adjusts the Y scale of the oscilloscope and moves the grid relative to the signal The L...

Page 63: ...r right channels The following additional MPX information is also available o The MPX Pre Clipper menu allows you to view the multiplex left de modulated right de modulated left de emphasized and righ...

Page 64: ...rtical scale along the left side shows the amplitude of the audio in decibels The Delay control works the same here as it does previous and subsequent display sections The RTA Resolution control lets...

Page 65: ...within a 6dB range in half decibel increments Lower settings are better suited to more precise measurements Moving the Target Range slider all the way to the left hides the target window Examples and...

Page 66: ...ecay Rate control adjusts how quickly the display will fall after a peak is displayed Lower settings are the slowest while the highest setting is instantaneous The Peak Hold control enables or disable...

Page 67: ...to On o Set X Center to 19kHz o Set X Width to 4kHz o Set Y Center to 90dB o Set Y Range to 100dB o Set dB Scale Position to 36 Displaying the RDS Subcarrier o Display the MPX Output o Set the Resolut...

Page 68: ...an external RDS encoder even one installed after Omnia 9 as the audio occupies the portion of the bandwidth normally reserved for RDS o When set to Off 54kHz the audio extends only to 54kHz to allow r...

Page 69: ...within Omnia 9 itself If you prefer to generate RDS data externally instead of utilizing Omnia 9 s built in encoder or your situation dictates that you do there are various options available for nearl...

Page 70: ...o one of Omnia 9 s MPX inputs Omnia 9 s MPX 1 Output will feed the exciter directly Be sure to enable the proper MPX input for RDS use Input 1 or Input 2 in the RDS Mode menu and set the MPX 2 Output...

Page 71: ...clipper cannot process the fully encoded signal In this case Omnia 9 s MPX 1 Output will feed the encoder s MPX Input while the MPX 2 Output will feed the Pilot Input Sync of the external encoder The...

Page 72: ...s situation you can use a T connector on Omnia 9 s MPX 2 Output connect one leg of the tee to the Pilot Input Sync on the RDS encoder and connect the other to one Omnia 9 s MPX 1 Input The output of t...

Page 73: ...text with the symbol each text will alternate for 3 seconds WOMN FM 88 5 FM NOW WITH OMNIA 9 or WOMN FM TODAYS HOTTEST HITS o To change the amount of time the text is displayed put the desired time in...

Page 74: ...t the type of programming on your station may change periodically This would be useful for a station that for example broadcasts music during the week but airs sports programming on the weekends The P...

Page 75: ...der information control indicates the use of a binaural microphone The Traffic Announcement TA flag when enabled can stop the playback of other media a CD for example and tune in a broadcast station i...

Page 76: ...f the two MPX Inputs in a range from 12dB to 18dB in 1 10th dB increments The Pre emphasis control should be set to match the pre emphasis of the input signal either 50 or 75us The Add Delay control a...

Page 77: ...rocessing menu section of this manual and only controls that are different in the HD cores will be explained here Band Mix Menu The Band Mix menu contains the controls for the Bass Clipper and the Fin...

Page 78: ...ts We encourage you to work closely with your IT administrators to obtain the information specific to your operation AAC Encoder Menu The AAC Encoder menu allows you to enable or disable the stream ad...

Page 79: ...of users your maximum upload speed and the download speed limits of your intended users The Audio Bandwidth menu allows you to set the high frequency range of the stream between 8 and 20kHZ Unless you...

Page 80: ...ype control allows you to choose between Shoutcast and Icecast2 The Mime Type control specifies the HTTP Mime Type of the stream and determines whether Audio AAC or Audio AACP settings are used to pro...

Page 81: ...g this settings unless you have a specific reason to do so The Bit rate menu allows you to choose encoding bit rates between 16kbps and 320 kbps Your choice of bit rate settings will significantly inf...

Page 82: ...public listing allowed flag in the stream as determined by the server The Server Type control allows you to choose between Shoutcast and Icecast2 The URL field is a metadata field whose information i...

Page 83: ...between Mono Stereo Joint Stereo and Dual Channel The Bit rate menu allows you to choose encoding bit rates between 64kbps and 384kbps Your choice of bit rate settings will significantly influence the...

Page 84: ...ublic Listing control sets the public listing allowed flag in the stream as determined by the server The Server Type control allows you to choose between Shoutcast and Icecast2 The URL field is a meta...

Page 85: ...d the encoder will continually try to connect to the specified server The Channel Mode menu provides a choice between Mono and Stereo The Sample Rate menu will either maintain Omnia 9 s sample rate of...

Page 86: ...ng the Allow Public Listing control sets the public listing allowed flag in the stream as determined by the server The URL field is a metadata field whose information is sent to the server to be poten...

Page 87: ...the encoder The Enable control enables or disables the stream When enabled the encoder will continually try to connect to the specified server The Encoder menu lets you choose between Windows Media Au...

Page 88: ...metadata field The type or style of content found on the stream is typically entered here The Pull Port field allows you to enter the server s port number The Max Pull Clients control lets you set th...

Page 89: ...hear through the Speaker or Headphone outputs Patch Points The Patch Point menu lets you choose which of Omnia 9 s processing cores you wish to monitor in the Speaker and Headphone outputs and more sp...

Page 90: ...the Final Limiter of each Studio Processing core Note Listening just before the final limiter reduces throughput delay by an additional millisecond but only the wideband limiters in the speaker contro...

Page 91: ...idual Undo band before it enters the entire Undo chain The Undo Post menu lets you listen to the audio of the Undo section or to each individual Undo band after it has been processed by Undo but befor...

Page 92: ...ich it is based You can also compare the differences between the Current Preset and the Backup Preset providing neither have been modified by selecting the Diff Preset button Any control settings in t...

Page 93: ...right speakers are not equally spaced from the monitor point The Solo Left and Solo Right controls allow you to monitor only the left or only the right channel The Left High Pass Filter and Right Hig...

Page 94: ...l or the other can be useful if you discover that one of the speakers has been wired out of phase and it is not practical or convenient to physically switch the positive and negative wires Being able...

Page 95: ...tudio Processing core operate just as their counterparts in the FM Processing core do A detailed explanation of each menu and control can be found and referenced in the FM Processing menu section of t...

Page 96: ...ores operate just as their counterparts in the FM Processing core do A detailed explanation of each menu and control can be found and referenced in the FM Processing menu section of this manual and on...

Page 97: ...action is somewhat dictated by the program material itself Audio that is already dense and has a high average level even after being processed by Undo will still cause less peak limiting than material...

Page 98: ...ons Use tighter ratios in the Input AGC Wideband AGC and Multiband AGC sections Use faster attack and release speeds in the Input AGC Wideband AGC and Multiband AGC sections Raise the target of the Mu...

Page 99: ...ments to the Band Mix will also influence the spectral balance but since this is the final point in the processing chain before the Final Clipper FM core or Final Limiter HD and Streaming cores any pe...

Page 100: ...th linear phase and anti aliasing filter Pre ADC anti alias filter with high pass filter at 10Hz D A Conversion Crystal Semiconductor CS4391 24 bit 128x over sampled External sync input Per AES11 Digi...

Page 101: ...es F Non operating temperature range 20 to 70 degrees C Minus 4 158 degrees F In North America designed to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules CFR...

Page 102: ...uly custom sound Still others will want to explore every nook and cranny of the menu system to discover every available control there are 4 177 points of adjustment when all features and cores are act...

Page 103: ...95 Input Output Overview...

Page 104: ...96 MPX Input MPX Output...

Page 105: ...97 MPX Patch Point...

Page 106: ...98 Pre emphasis Patch Point...

Page 107: ...99 Undo...

Page 108: ...100 Input AGC WB AGC1...

Page 109: ...101 WB AGC3 Post Multiband...

Page 110: ...102 WB AGC3 Bass Wideband...

Page 111: ...103 WB AGC3 Bass Only...

Page 112: ...104 Multiband Processing...

Page 113: ...105 Speaker Controller...

Page 114: ...and release times offer up density and spectral consistency while the WB AGC 2 operating in the Bass Only mode gives low end transients like kick drums some extra punch Big Bottom by Jesse Graffam As...

Page 115: ...feel Vocals are warm and full balanced by a crisp high end Eruption 2 0 by Leif Claesson and Johnny Lundholm Deep always present bass compliments of fast attack and release rates in the lowest band an...

Page 116: ...makes use of Omnia 9 s Wideband AGC2 after the multi band section and while it uses a gentle multi band ratio below threshold it makes extensive use of tighter ratios in all bands via the Gain Reduct...

Page 117: ...y Leif Claesson Designed initially to satisfy the specific needs of a large European broadcast group who not only wanted large quantities of bass but plenty of bass punch and minimal distortion as wel...

Page 118: ...ust before the final clipper A great as is out of the box preset for nearly every contemporary format Stacked Boxes by Jim Kuzman Remember back when the dial dominating air chain was made up of a rack...

Page 119: ...the sound of the classic Omnia 3 FM Turbo this 3 band preset is dynamic and punchy with an open mid range and a more classic Omnia sound Trinity doesn t use any parametric EQ or stereo enhancement ru...

Page 120: ...orm a calibration of any speaker system including your studio control room rack room production facility or any remote monitor point You may wonder why we consider this to be such an important exercis...

Page 121: ...nished Target field should look like this o C Downloads NfRemote exe host 192 168 0 183 password 1234 touch Click the Apply button Double click the desktop shortcut to open the client software If all...

Page 122: ...ut menus of the Omnia 9 see Pages 82 85 of the Omnia 9 User s Manual for a full explanation of these controls in the Patch Point menu with a few differences and a TCP Link Status window to provide inf...

Page 123: ...and recall custom mic presets There is also a duplicate button to the TCP Link Status window and the Display Settings menu for convenience Input Device Menu The Input Device Menu provides a list of av...

Page 124: ...igned for sound measurement purposes to perform a proper calibration Studio or recording mics even the high end high dollar ones are of no value when calibrating a system You can spend thousands of do...

Page 125: ...tor the Client Mic input for example Display 3 RTA I O Client Mic Input 1 3 octave resolution will provide more of a big picture overview while the 1 6 octave will identify more specific peaks and val...

Page 126: ...boosting a certain range is not easily avoided Remember that there are a total of 12 available bands of EQ available to you 6 in the EQ1 menu and 6 more in the EQ2 menu We assume that if you ve gotte...

Page 127: ...ficantly better than they did before you calibrated them and they are technically much more accurate they sound a little thin in the low end and a little dull in the highs because of the way the human...

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