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OPERATION
ORBAN MODEL 1100
a cleaner sound.
When you use OPTIMOD-PC in a preemphasized mode (step 5 on page 2-24), this
inserts a frequency-dependent high frequency boost before the look-ahead limiter.
This boost can be as large as 20 dB at 20 kHz. When using preemphasis, you must
turn down the
F
INAL
L
IMIT
D
RIVE
control to prevent the look-ahead limiter from caus-
ing audible gain pumping.
You may find it illuminating to recall several Factory Presets, adjust
L
ESS
-
M
ORE
to several points in its range, and then open the Full Control
screen
to examine the trade-offs between the release time and
F
INAL
L
IMIT
drive
made by the factory programmers. However, note that all Factory Presets
were created to complement
F
LAT
preemphasis. As explained above, you
must turn down the
F
INAL
L
IMIT
D
RIVE
control when using preemphasis.
The Two-Band Structure
The Two-Band structure consists of a stereo enhancer, a slow two-band gated AGC
for gain riding, an equalization section, a gated two-band compressor, and a low-IM
look-ahead limiter. It shares the stereo enhancer, AGC, equalizer, and look-ahead
limiter with the Five-Band structure. The Two-Band and Five-Band compressors are
always active simultaneously. OPTIMOD-PC switches between the structures by send-
ing the output of the desired compressor to the look-ahead limiter’s input. Switch-
ing between the compressors occurs via a smooth cross-fade.
OPTIMOD-PC’s Two-Band Structure can be made phase-linear throughout to maxi-
mize sonic transparency. However, you can also choose an allpass crossover structure
(see
AGC
C
ROSSOVER
on page 3-37).
The Two-Band structure has an open, easy-to-listen-to sound that is similar to the
source material if the source material is of good quality. However, if the spectral
balance between the bass and high frequency energy of the program material is
incorrect, the Two-Band structure (when its
B
ASS
C
OUPLING
control is operated to-
ward 0%) can gently correct it without introducing obvious coloration.
If you need these automatic re-equalization capabilities of the Two-Band
structure, you may find one of the Five-Band presets to be even more ef-
fective.
There are several Two-Band presets. See
Table 3-2: Radio-Style Presets
on page 3-21.
The
P
ROTECT
-0
DB
preset uses the Two-Band structure. In this preset, the stereo en-
hancer, AGC, and equalizer are defeated via their user controls.
Customizing the Settings
Each Two-Band Factory Preset has a
L
ESS
-M
ORE
control (located in the Basic Modify
screen) that adjusts loudness.
L
ESS
-M
ORE
simultaneously adjusts all of the processing
controls to optimize the trade-offs between unwanted side effects as processing
levels are decreased or increased.
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