An Important Word About Time Delay
A question commonly asked about Omnias is “How much time delay does it have?” The answer: “Not enough to
drive your DJ’s crazy!”
Certainly, there is reason for concern about the propagation delay through any digital transmission device, audio
processors included. We have measured the propagation time delay, the amount of time it takes for the audio signal
to travel from the analog input of OmniaONE to the output at approximately 7.7ms. This is enough for a slight
voice-character coloration to be audible to the person speaking, but usually not enough to be a problem for talent
monitoring off the air.
If there is additional delay added to the system, such as that added by certain types of Digital STL, the cumulative
delay may become excessive and cause discomfort for the on-air talent.
Real-world tests conducted by Jeff Goode in Indianapolis determined that a slight echo may begin to be heard at 10-
15ms, and that anything above 25-30 ms is usually too annoying to talent for monitoring off-air.
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