Orban OPTIMOD 8685, Operating Manual

Page: 177 / 357

OPTIMOD SURROUND PROCESSOR OPERATION
3-33
There is also a corresponding two-band preset called
CLASSICAL-2B+AGC
. Even
more transparent, “purist” classical processing is available from this preset, which is
phase-linear and which preserves the spectral balance of the original material as
much as possible. However, if you need a bit more automatic re-equalization than
the
CLASSICAL
TWO
-
BAND
preset provides, use the
CLASSICAL 5-BAND
preset.
CLASSICAL-2B SFTKN (Classical using two-band Soft-Knee Compression) defeats
the AGC and exploits the 8685’s soft-knee two-band compression. Quiet material is
gently compressed with a very low compression ratio. The compression ratio in-
creases as the source material gets louder (see
Figure 3-2 on page 3-54). Very quiet
material is typically amplified by 10 dB. This level-dependent compression ratio pro-
vides very smooth, subtle compression.
Because the
CLASSICAL
presets preserve a significant amount of the dynamic range
present in the source material (including speech), it is wise to use a separate micro-
phone processor to ensure appropriate voice/music balance.
EDGE: This preset is designed for hit music broadcasters who prefer extremely
punchy bass to fastidious distortion control. It is loud and has a bright high fre-
quency texture.
GOLD: GOLD is loud and “hi-fi”-sounding while still respecting the limitations and
Preset Names Normal Less-More
CLASSICAL-2 BAND 5.0
CLASSICAL-2B SFTKN 5.0
CLASSICAL-2B+AGC 5.0
CLASSICAL-5 BAND
7.0
CLASSICAL-5B+AGC 5.0
EDGE 10.0
GOLD 9.5
GREGG 9.5
GREGG OPEN
9.5
IMPACT 9.5
JAZZ 7.0
LOUD-HOT 8.5
NEWS-TALK 7.0
ROCK-DENSE 7.0
ROCK-LIGHT 7.0
ROCK-MEDIUM 7.0
ROCK-OPEN 7.0
ROCK-SOFT 8.5
SMOOTH JAZZ
9.0
SPORTS 7.0
WMA MUSIC
9.5
WMA NEWS-TALK 7.0
Table 3-3: Radio-Style Presets