Omnia Omnia.9, Installation And Operation Manual

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Omnia.9 – A Brief Overview
How Omnia.9 Came to Be
The story of Omnia.9 actually began when its creator and designer, Leif Claesson, got tired of
listening to classic rock music. There was a lot of good music out, but he couldn’t stand the way CD
mastering was falling victim to its own “loudness war” reminiscent of the one still being waged by
many major market FM radio stations. The CDs themselves were over-­‐processed, hyper-­‐
compressed, and clipped to death, and so he found himself listening only to older recordings.
Growing tired of his relatively small playlist, he decided to do something about it, and the idea for
“Undo” was born.
Processing for FM, HD, Studio, and Streaming Audio
Each processing core of Omnia.9 contains an Input AGC, a 6-­‐band fully parametric equalizer,
multiband noise reduction via downward expanders, a multiband stereo enhancer, a wideband AGC,
a second (defeatable) wideband AGC, up to 7 bands of multiband AGC and peak limiting, and an
adjustable bass clipper. The FM core features a final psychoacoustically-­‐controlled distortion
masking clipper that not only allows you to be louder on the dial (if that’s your goal) but far cleaner,
too. It also provides built-­‐in RDS injection in the composite to ensure perfect integration of RDS,
pilot, and 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 as not to limit your ability to create exactly the sound you want on the air – and as you
will soon discover – there is no shortage of controls.
The Omnia.9 Toolbox
Omnia.9 is unique in that it provides you with some built-­‐in tools that we believe are essential to
have when setting up your processing. In the past, tuning a processor was done purely by ear in
most cases. And while processing is certainly a subjective process – it’s as much art as it is science –
having the right tools in your toolbox can be very handy (not to mention revealing) when you want
to find out why something sounds the way it does.
For that reason, we’ve chosen to include a built-­‐in oscilloscope, an RTA, and an FFT spectrum
analyzer that can monitor dozens of different points within each of Omnia.9’s processing cores.
There’s even a pink noise generator and a powerful parametric equalizer so that you can calibrate
your speakers, giving you an accurate monitoring point from which to adjust your processing.
Learning to use these tools to your advantage is just as important as learning how to use Omnia.9’s
controls, because with them, you can see what you are hearing and make informed and intelligent
adjustments to your audio that were heretofore difficult if not impossible to make.