Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8600, Operating Manual

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times under different names because we felt that these presets were appropriate for
more than one format; these can be identified by the shared source preset name.
Many of the presets come in several “flavors,” like “dense,” “medium,” and “open.”
These refer to the density produced by the processing. “Open” uses a slow multi-
band release time “Medium” uses a medium-slow release, and “Dense” uses medi-
um-fast. A fast release is only used in the NEWS-TALK and SPORTS presets.
Important! Factory preset names are only suggestions . Feel free to audition differ-
ent presets and to choose the one whose sound you prefer. This preset may have a
very different name than the name of your format. This is OK.
Try using the
L
ESS
-M
ORE
control to trade off loudness against processing artifacts
and side effects. Once you have used
L
ESS
-M
ORE
, save your edited preset as a User
Preset.
Do not be afraid to experiment with presets other than the ones named for your
format if you think these other presets have a more appropriate sound. Also, if you
want to fine-tune the frequency balance of the programming, feel free to enter
B
ASIC
M
ODIFY
and make small changes to the Bass, Mid EQ, and HF EQ controls. Un-
like Orban’s 8200, you can make changes in EQ (and stereo enhancement) without
losing the ability to use
L
ESS
-M
ORE
settings.
Of course,
L
ESS
-M
ORE
is still available for the unedited preset if you want to go back
to it. There is no way you can erase or otherwise damage the Factory Presets. So,
feel free to experiment.
•
Presets with “MX” in their names use the 8600’s new-technology FM peak limiter
to achieve the highest performance available in the 8600. MX presets offer
greater transient impact, less preemphasis-induced high frequency loss, and low-
er perceived distortion than their 8500-technology counterparts. Achieving this
level of performance requires the MX presets to have much longer delays (typi-
cally 265 milliseconds) than the 8500-style presets. This is too long to permit live
off-air monitoring into talent headphones. This is the main reason why the 8600
offers 8500-style presets too—these presets have much lower delays than do
their MX counterparts.
The remaining three preset types (listed below) are identical to their counterparts in
Optimod-FM 8500:
•
If the preset has “UL” in its name, it uses the Ultra-Low Latency Five-Band struc-
ture. “UL” presets are not as competitive as other presets and should only be
used if you absolutely need the low delay (for off-air cueing of finicky talent, for
example).
•
Presets with LL in their names use the Hard LL bass clipper mode to achieve 13 ms
input-output delay.