Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8600Si, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL OPERATION
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MB Release; Speech MB Release control can be switched to any one of seven set-
tings:
•
The Slow settings produce a very punchy, clean, open sound that is ideal for
Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Soft Urban, New Age, and other adult-oriented
formats whose success depends on attracting and holding audiences for very
long periods of time. The
S
LOW and
S
LOW
2
settings produce an unprocessed
sound with a nice sense of dynamic range. With these settings, the Five-Band
structure provides gentle automatic equalization to keep the frequency balance
consistent from record to record (especially those recorded in different eras). For
background music formats, these settings ensure that your sound doesn’t lose its
Multiband Controls
PC Remote Name Range
MB Drive 0 ... 25
(see MB A
TTACK
/ R
EL
screen) Slow, Slow2, Med, Med2, MFast, MFast2, Fast
Speech MB Release See above
Gate Thresh Off, –44 ... –15 dB
MB Clipping –4.0 ... +5.0 dB
Speech Thr –4.0 ... +5.0 dB
Down Expand Off, –18.0 … 12.0 dB
B5 Down Expand Off, –18.0 … 12.0 dB
(see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
(see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
(see Band Mix screen) 0 … 100 %
(see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
Band 4 > 5 Coupling (see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
B1 Compression Threshold –16.00 … 0.00, Off
B2 Compression Threshold –16.00 … 0.00, Off
B3 Compression Threshold –16.00 … 0.00, Off
B4 Compression Threshold –16.00 … 0.00, Off
Speech B1 Comp Thresh –16.00 … 0.00, Off
Speech B2 Comp Thresh –16.00 … 0.00, Off
Speech B3 Comp Thresh –16.00 … 0.00, Off
Speech B4 / 5 Comp Thresh –16.00 … 0.00, Off
MB Limit Thr –3.0 +6.0, Off
Max Dist Ctrl 0 … 18 dB
Speech Max Dist Ctrl 0 … 18 dB
HF Clip Thr –16.00 … 0.0, Off
B5 Clip Thr (UL presets only) –16.00 … 0.0, Off
B4 Clip Thr (UL presets only) –16.00 … 0.0, Off
HF Limiter Off, –23.8 ... 0.0 dB
DownExpStCpl Off, On
B1/B2 Xover 100. 150, 200 Hz
Table 3-10: Multiband Controls