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AM MENU
Gain Riding Menu
Multiple individual settings of Omnia.7’s various wideband AGC sections are simultaneously controlled by the
settings in the
Gain Riding
menu.
The setting of the
Gain Riding Range
control affects the Input AGC only and determines the amount of available
gain. Setting this control too high may provide too much room for low level audio to be raised up while not
providing enough room to adequately attenuate higher input levels. Conversely, setting it too low may not provide
enough gain to increase low incoming levels.
It is worth noting that traditional processors only act upon audio above a particular threshold. They are driven into
various amounts of gain reduction, but once the audio falls below the threshold, they “run out of room” or “top
out” and are incapable of increasing the audio any further. This necessitates some sort of make-up gain control later
in the audio chain.
The AGC’s in Omnia.7 operate both above AND below threshold (as you can see by observing the scale on the
Input AGC meter) thereby controlling the dynamics over a much wider range without the need for makeup gain.
The
Gain Riding Power
control simultaneously adjusts the ratio of the Input AGC and Wideband AGC 1 sections.
Advancing the control tightens the ratio and provides more consistency, while sliding the control to the left loosens
the ratio and yields a more open sound.
Gain Riding Speed
simultaneously adjusts the attack and release rates of the Input AGC and Wideband AGC 1
sections. Higher settings translate to faster attack and release rates. Since the actual attack and release speeds are
program dependent, the numeric value on the control simply represents the relative position of the slider (0 =
control completely to the left, 100 = control completely to the right).
