Orban OPTIMOD-FM 5700i, Operating Manual

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OPERATION ORBAN MODEL 5700i
ROCK-SMOOTH has the same mellow, easy-to-listen-to high frequency quality as
ROCK-SOFT , but with more density. Again, it is a good choice for female-skewing
formats, but where you need more compression and density than you get with
ROCK-SOFT
.
For Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) we recommend the ROCK-DENSE or ROCK-
MEDIUM
versions. In competitive markets, you may need to use
LOUD-HOT
(you can
use
L
ESS
-M
ORE
to get it even louder) or even
LOUD-HOT+BASS
or
IMPACT
. How-
ever, the “rock” presets are noticeably cleaner and are therefore more likely to en-
courage longer times spent listening than are the “loud” presets.
For Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) we recommend the ROCK-MEDIUM or ROCK-OPEN
versions, although you might prefer the more conservative
ROCK-LIGHT
or
ROCK-
SMOOTH
versions.
ROCK-LOWBASS is an open-sounding preset with a lot of bass punch. Its
Multiband Release control is set to Slow2 so that the sound is relaxed and not at all
busy. At the same time, the preset is competitively loud. It is an excellent choice for
“adult contemporary” and “soft rock” formats where long time-spent-listening is
desired.
SMOOTH JAZZ: This preset is designed for commercial stations playing smooth jazz
(Kenny G., etc.). It is a loud preset that is designed to prevent stridency with saxes
and other horns. This preset, which is new to the 5700i, is based on a custom 8400
preset that has been used successfully by a major-market smooth jazz station with
very good ratings. However, if the loudness/distortion tradeoff is not to your taste,
use
L
ESS
-M
ORE
to turn it down, producing lower loudness with less distortion.
URBAN: There are two URBAN (Rap) presets: HEAVY and LIGHT . These are similar
to ROCK-MEDIUM and ROCK-OPEN but with a different bass sound. They use the 3-
pole (18 dB/octave) shape on the bass equalizer.
URBAN-HEAVY
is appropriate for
Urban, Rap, Hip-Hop, Black, R&B, Dance and other similar formats. URBAN-LIGHT is
appropriate for light R&B formats. Highly competitive Urban stations might also use
LOUD-HOT+BASS
or
LOUD+SLAM
, modified versions of
LOUD-HOT
that maximize
bass punch.
Equalizer Controls
Table 3-2 summarizes the equalization controls available for the Five-Band structure.
(Note that “advanced” controls are accessible only from 5700i PC Remote software.)
Most equalization controls are common to both the Two-Band and Five-Band struc-
tures. The equalizer is located between the AGC and multiband compressor sections
of both structures.
Any equalization that you set will be automatically stored in any User Preset that
you create and save. For example, you can use a User Preset to combine an unmodi-
fied Factory Programming Preset with your custom equalization. Of course, you can