Omnia Audio Omnia.9/XE - Manual (Page 78)

Factory Presets
Omnia.9/XE contains a good assortment of factory presets from the Omnia.9 hardware processor created
by a handful of folks who are deeply passionate about audio processing and have extensive experience
with the product.
Creating a preset takes countless hours of critical listening to a wide variety of music, including hand-
picked “problem songs” that contain passages that are known to be difficult for a particular section of any
processor to handle. Each preset has been created with a particular sonic goal in mind. Some are
relatively simple in structure, while others exploit Omnia.9/XE’s unique processing functions and utilize a
few “tricks” to achieve a particular sound.
We have deliberately avoided naming presets by format or genre (with the occasional exception) so you’ll
find no “Urban,” “Open Country,” “Rock,” or “Smooth Jazz” badges here. With conventional naming, many
presets that would work quite nicely on your station will be overlooked simply because no one would ever
think of trying something called “Hot Country” if they were running a Light AC format that needed some
extra punch.
Instead, we encourage you to audition each preset, preferably “on the bench” and not on the air at first, to
get a feel for each. Listen for a spectral balance that appeals to you first, and then for texture, without
much consideration for loudness. Most of the presets (minus the ones specifically created for maximum
loudness) have plenty of “room to grow” in terms of loudness, so if you find something you like but it
doesn’t seem quite loud enough, don’t summarily dismiss it; instead, try it out and use the suggestions in
the “Getting the Sound You Want” chapter of this manual to up the loudness.
Finally, we are often asked how best to create a custom preset “from scratch”. Since all custom presets
are initially based upon a factory preset, we recommend building off of “Reference Settings” since it is the
most neutral-sounding factory preset and one upon which many of the factory presets themselves were
built.
1981A/O92 – by Jesse Graffam
Designed to capture the spirit of one of the most famous analog processing setups of the 1980’s, “1981A/
O92” is a 7-band preset that uses tight ratios over threshold in the lowest band for strong consistent bass
regardless of source material with looser ratios in the mid-bands to keep vocals and drums open. It also
takes advantage of the WB AGC2 in the “Bass Only” mode to deliver an especially solid low end and uses
the parametric EQ to “pre-load” the highs which then receive a good dose of fast compression and
limiting to deliver a familiar-sounding top end. An excellent, easy-to-listen-to preset for 70’s and 80’s
formats.
Barbeque Sound – by Rob Morsink
If you like a lot of “sizzle” with your music, “Barbeque Sound” brings it on and sends the highs out front to
be noticed. The multi-band AGC’s use an Infinite:1 ratio under threshold and looser ratios over threshold,
providing higher density in lower-level audio and more openness in louder sounds. Fast multi-band
release times offer up density and spectral consistency while the WB AGC-2 operating in the “Bass Only”
mode gives low-end transients like kick-drums some extra punch.
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