Orban Optimod-PC 1101, Operating Manual

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OPERATION ORBAN MODEL 1101
listening. This is a loud, bright, “major-market” preset that has a great deal of pres-
ence energy to cut through on lower-quality speakers.
Its sound changes substantially as the
L
ESS
-M
ORE
control is turned down—fast peak
limiting decreases while bass punch and transparency improve. Therefore, exploring
various Less-More settings is worthwhile with
IMPACT
, because, for many circum-
stances, this preset will be “over the top” if it is not turned down with Less-More.
INSTRUMENTAL: An alias for the
JAZZ
preset.
JAZZ:
JAZZ
is specifically tailored toward broadcasters that play mostly instrumental
music, particularly classic jazz (Coltrane, Mingus, Monk, etc.). It is a quiet preset with
a very clean, mellow high end to prevent stridency on saxes and other horns. It pre-
serves many of the qualities of the original recordings, doing light re-equalization.
The preset produces very low listening fatigue, so it is a good choice for broadcast-
ers that want listeners to stay all day. Note that broadcasters programming “smooth
jazz” should investigate the
SMOOTH JAZZ
preset, which is much louder and more
“commercial”-sounding.
LOUD: There are several
LOUD
presets.
LOUD-BIG
compromises between
LOUD-HOT
and
LOUD-HOT+BASS
. It uses a 12
dB/octave bass equalizer slope to achieve punchy bass that still has enough mid-bass
boost to help smaller radios.
LOUD-FAT
has dramatic punch on percussive material and a very fat-sounding low
end. It avoids overt bass distortion despite the full bass sound. It is slightly quieter
than the loudest of the “loud” preset family.
LOUD-HOT
is very bright and present, with up-front vocals. Release time is medium.
LOUD-HOT+BASS
is based on
LOUD-HOT
. It is tuned for the maximum amount of
bass we could add without creating objectionable artifacts on some program mate-
rial. For maximum punch, it uses the
HARD
bass clipper at higher
L
ESS
-M
ORE
set-
tings.
This amount of bass may be excessive with certain consumer systems (particularly
“boom-boxes”) that already have substantial bass boost. Use it with care.
LOUD-PUNCHY
is the quietest of the “loud” preset family. It is designed for a
bright, sizzling top end and very punchy lows. It is a good choice for broadcasters
that feel that the
LOUD-HOT
presets are too aggressive, but that think that the
ROCK
presets are insufficiently loud for their market position.
NEWS-TALK: This preset is quite different from the others. It is based on the fast
multiband release time setting so it can quickly perform automatic equalization of
substandard program material, including telephone. It is useful for creating a uni-
form, intelligible sound from widely varying source material, particularly source ma-
terial that is “hot from the field” with uncontrolled quality.