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THE OMNIA.7 STORY
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The Omnia.7 Story
How Omnia.7 Came to Be
As of the this writing, Omnia.9 by Leif Claesson - Omnia.7’s “big brother” - has been on the air re-defining the
sound of FM radio around the world for nearly five years now.
During that time, we’ve learned that broadcasters really do appreciate the “clean and clear” philosophy that defines
Omnia.9 but not everyone has the need (or the budget) for a top-of-the-line audio processor that packs in the
amount of features and flexibility Omnia.9 does. This is especially true in mid-sized and smaller radio markets.
We felt it was time to build a processor that brought the most important sonic characteristics of Omnia.9 - includ-
ing “Undo” (with its de-clipper and multiband expander) and and its psychoacoustic distortion-masking clipper
- but in a simplified, more purpose-built processor, and without a few of the premium features offered in Omnia.9.
The result was Omnia.7 for FM.
AM processing was first added to the Omnia.9 as an option. That option is exactly what is provided here in a
dedicated, top-performing AM processor; the Omnia.7 AM!
Processing for AM, HD, Streaming, and Studio
Omnia.7 offers completely separate processing cores for AM, (optional) HD and Streaming, and features a
dedicated low-latency studio core for talent monitoring.
Each processing core contains and Input AGC, a 4-band fully parametric equalizer, multiband noise reduction,
multiband stereo enhancement, an Input AGC, two wideband AGC’s (selectable), and up to 5 bands of multiband
AGC and peak limiting.
Omnia.7 also introduces the concept of “Basic”, “Intermediate”, and “Advanced” controls, making it friendlier and
less intimidating to use for those who are not audio processing experts while still providing access to all controls for
expert users who want to really dig in and fine tune their sound.
The Omnia.7 Toolbox
Omnia.9 introduced the unique concept of a diagnostic “toolbox” and provided a built-in digital oscilloscope, an
RTA, and an FFT spectrum analyzer that can monitor dozens of different points within each of its processing cores.
Omnia.7 retains all of those same tools including a pink noise generator and a powerful parametric equalizer so
that you can calibrate your reference speakers, giving you an accurate monitoring point from which to adjust your
processing.
These features allow you to “see what you are hearing” and make informed, intelligent adjustments to your audio
that were heretofore difficult if not impossible to make.
