Orban OPTIMOD 6200, Operating Manual

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OPERATION ORBAN Model 6200
URBAN/RAP: The URBAN/RAP presets are similar to the ROCK presets but with more
bass. They use the 3-pole (18dB/octave) shape on the bass equalizer. They are appropri-
ate for Urban, Rap, Black, R&B, Dance and other similar formats.
ROCK: The
ROCK
presets are designed for a bright high end and punchy low end (al-
though not as exaggerated as the URBAN/RAP presets).
There is enough presence energy to ensure that vocals stand out. A modest amount of
high frequency coupling (determined by the
B3>B4 CPL
and
B4>B5 CPL
settings) allows
reasonable amounts of automatic HF equalization (to correct dull program material),
while still preventing exaggerated frequency balances and excessive HF density.
These presets are appropriate for general rock and contemporary programming.
For Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) we recommend the
DENSE
or
MEDIUM
versions.
For Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) we recommend the MEDIUM or OPEN versions, al-
though you might prefer the more conservative
ADULT CONTMP
(Adult Contemporary)
presets here.
ADULT CONTMP (Adult Contemporary): Derived from the
GENERAL
presets, these
presets are a compromise between
ROCK
and
POP
. They have a gentle bass and treble
lift, along with enough presence energy to help vocals to stand out.
COUNTRY: The
COUNTRY
presets use the
GENERAL
source presets. These presets
are a compromise between ROCK and POP . They have a gentle bass and treble lift,
along with enough presence energy to help vocals to stand out.
POP: POP is a more conservative preset designed for a mellow, open high end. There is
substantial high frequency coupling (determined by the
B3>B4 CPL
and
B4>B5 CPL
set-
tings) to ensure that the high frequencies do not become dense. This is an ideal preset for
formats designed primarily for women listeners (who, by and large, dislike hyped treble)
or for any preset designed for long time-spent-listening formats because of its open,
clean sound, which leads to very low listener fatigue. Because of its conservative nature,
this preset is also used for the
FOLK/TRADITIONAL
preset.
JAZZ: JAZZ is quite similar to POP , and is specifically tailored toward stations that
play mostly instrumental music. It has a relatively mellow high end and produces very
low listening fatigue.
INSTRUMENTAL: Derived from the
JAZZ
source preset,
INSTRUMENTAL
is quite
similar to
POP
, and is specifically tailored toward stations that play mostly instrumental
music. It has a relatively mellow high end and produces very low listening fatigue.
OLDIES:
OLDIES
is similar to
ROCK
except high frequency coupling (the
B3>B4 CPL
and B4>B5 CPL settings) is less. This allows the preset to do substantially more auto-
matic equalization than
ROCK
, making recordings of different eras more uniform.
OLDIES-OPEN might be a useful alternative to FOLK/TRADITIONAL if the recordings
being played are very inconsistent in frequency balance.