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GENERAL PROCESSING ADVICE
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General Processing Advice
Know Your Goals
The first step to successful processing – and this applies to ANY processor, not just Omnia.7 - is defining your goals.
Whatever those goals are, Omnia.7 is capable of getting you there.
You may wish to maintain as much quality as possible while increasing loudness somewhat over your existing
processor. You might want to create very consistent source-to-source spectral balance and develop a “signature
sound” for your station. You may find yourself in a situation where you need to stay competitively loud on the dial
at the expense of the best possible sound. Or you may have the luxury of aiming for a more open, cleaner sound that
will draw and keep listeners for longer periods of time without having to worry about all-out loudness.
In any case, it is best to start with a goal in mind and work toward it carefully and deliberately.
Don
’
t Touch That Dial! (too much)
One big temptation when installing a new processor is to play with every available control, and there’s really no
better way to find out what each control does. But that sort of experimentation and exploration is probably best
done “on the bench” before you put your new acquisition on the air. That way, you’re free to tweak away without
having to worry about jeopardizing your on-air sound or being unnecessarily timid about making adjustments
because you don’t know what affect they will have.
Another suggestion for getting to know your way around Omnia.7 is to find a factory preset that you like and then
go exploring in the various menus to see how that sound was achieved. For example, let’s say you find a preset with
a smooth, open sound which matches your general processing goal. As you explore, you might find some controls
set as you would expect to deliver that sound, but you may also find some unexpected settings that make more
creative use of Omnia.7’s controls. There is much to be learned by studying.
By default, each preset loads up in “Basic” mode to keep things simple. Despite the name, this mode is still very
powerful and may provide all the controls you need to achieve your desired sound and loudness. It is always
possible to go back and forth freely between “Basic,” “Intermediate”, and “Advanced” modes even after making
changes in one mode or another.
Once you are comfortable with navigating through Omnia.7’s various menus and have a good understanding of
how its controls operate, you’re ready to take it for a test drive on the air.
Choosing a Preset
Regardless of whether you end up using a supplied preset “as-is” or make adjustments to customize your sound, you
must start with one of the factory presets. We recommend you find one that most closely matches your goals and
then make any modifications from there as needed.
