Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8700, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL OPERATION
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MB Drive control adjusts the signal level going into the multiband compressor and
therefore determines the average amount of gain reduction in the multiband com-
pressor. Range is 25 dB.
Adjust the MB D
RIVE
control to your taste and format requirements. Used lightly
with slower multiband release times, the multiband compressor produces an open,
re-equalized sound. The multiband compressor can increase audio density when op-
erated at faster release times because it acts increasingly like a fast limiter (not a
compressor) as the release time is shortened. With faster release times, density also
increases when you increase the drive level into the multiband compressor because
Multiband Controls
Intermediate Name Advanced Name Range
Drive MB Drive 0 ... 25
Release (see MB A
TTACK
/ R
EL
screen) Slow, Slow2, Med, Med2,
MFast, MFast2, Fast
—
Speech MB Release See above
Gate Threshold Gate Thresh Off,
–44 ... –15 dB
Clipping MB Clipping
–4.0 ... +5.0 dB
—
Speech Thr
–4.0 ... +5.0 dB
Down Expander Down Expand Off,
–18.0 … 12.0 dB
B5 Down Expander B5 Down Expand Off,
–18.0 … 12.0 dB
Band 2 > 1 Coupling (see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
Band 2 > 3 Coupling (see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
Band 3 > 2 Coupling (see Band Mix screen)
0 … 100 %
Band 3 > 4 Coupling (see Band Mix screen) 0 ... 100 %
—
Band 4 > 5 Coupling (see Band
Mix screen)
0 ... 100 %
—
B1 Compression Threshold
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
B2 Compression Threshold
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
B3 Compression Threshold
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
B4 Compression Threshold
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
Speech B1 Comp Thresh
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
Speech B2 Comp Thresh
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
Speech B3 Comp Thresh
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, Off
—
Speech B4 / 5 Comp Thresh
–16.00 … 0.00 dB, 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 dB, Off
—
B5 Clip Thr (UL presets only)
–16.00 … 0.0 dB, Off
—
B4 Clip Thr (UL presets only)
–16.00 … 0.0 dB, Off
—
HF Limiter Off,
–23.8 ... 0.0 dB
—
DownExpStCpl Off, On
—
B1/B2 Xover 100. 150, 200 Hz
Table 3-10: Multiband Controls