Omnia Omnia.9 User manual

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Omnia.9
StereoFMHDStreamingAudioProcessor
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InstallationandOperationManual
June2012
ApplicabletoSoftwareVersion0.50.88andHigher
Omnia1241SuperiorAvenueEast,Cleveland,Ohio44114USA
TEL:+1216.241.7225FAX:+1216.241.4103WEB:OmniaAudio.com

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TableofContents
Omnia.9Overview1
QuickStartSetupGuide3
PhysicalInstallation    3
InitialConfiguration    3
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GeneralProcessingAdvice7
KnowYourGoals    7
PlayingWiththeControls   7
ChoosingaPreset    7
MakingandSavingChanges   8
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HomeScreenandUserInterface9
StatusBar9
UnderstandingtheInterface10
NonExpertNavigation10
ExpertNavigation11
ControlTypes12
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HomeMenu13
SystemMenu13
SystemStatus13
I/OOptions13
FileRecorder14
SettingtheTime&Date15
SystemConfiguration15
SampleRate15
ProcessingCores  15
StreamingEncoders  16
Password16
Reset/Shutdown  17
IPConfiguration  17
HTTPAccess17
SoftwareUpdate  18
Upgrades18
InputMenu–SourceAudio19
SourceMenu19
AutoBalance20
InternalPlaybackMenu21
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InputMenu–Undo22
WhatIsUndo?22
UndoMenu23
Loading&SavingPresets23
MainMenu24

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Metering24
Declipper25
DynamicsDetectortoRatio25
DensityDetectorBandWeighting  26
PeakDetector27
ExpanderLevels28
ExpanderRates29
ExpanderRatios30
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ProcessingMeters31
ProcessingMetersDisplay31
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FMProcessingMenu35
LoadingPresets36
SavingPresets37
InputOptions37
BassEXF38
ParametricEqualizer39
DownwardExpanders39
InputAGC40
WidebandAGC142
StereoEnhancer43
MultibandSetup44
MultibandAttack/Release45
MultibandThresholds46
WidebandAGC247
WidebandAGC348
BandMix48
Clipper49
Output51
DisplaySettings52
UndoMeters53
ProcessingMeters53
InputMeters53
Oscilloscope54
RTA56
FFTSpectrumAnalyzer58
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RDSMenu60
RDSMainMenu60
UsingExternalRDSEncoders61
RDSTitles65
ProgramIdentification66
Flags66
AlternativeFrequencies67
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MPXInputMenu68
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LoudnessMetersMenu68
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HDProcessingCore69
BandMix69
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StreamingEncodersandServer70
AACEncoder72
AACServer72
MP3Encoder73
MP3Server74
MP2Encoder75
MP2Server76
VorbisEncoder77
VorbisServer78
WMAEncoder79
WMAServer80
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MonitorOutputMenu81
PatchPoints81
FMProcessingPatchPoints81
StudioProcessingPatchPoints82
HDProcessingPatchPoints82
StreamingPatchPoints83
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LoadingPresets83
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SavingPresets84
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MainMenu184
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MainMenu285
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StudioProcessingCore87
BandMixMenu87
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StreamingProcessingCore88
BandMixMenu88
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GettingtheSoundYouWant89
Qualityv.Loudness89
AchievingaHighQualitySound89
AchievingLoudness90
SpectralConsistency&Equalization90
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Specifications92
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AppendixA:SignalPathDiagrams94
PhysicalInputs94
Input/OutputOverview95
InputSection96
MPXInput96
MPXOutput96
MPXPatchPoint97
PreemphasisPatchPoint98
Undo99
Input/WBAGC1100
WBAGC3PostMultiband101
WBAGC3BassWideband102
WBAGC3BassOnly103
MultibandProcessing104
SpeakerController105
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AppendixB:
FactoryPresets106
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AppendixC:
Remote(Client)Software112
Overview112
DownloadingtheSoftware113
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InstallationandConfiguration113
Ethernet/WiFiConsiderations113
ControlsUniquetoClient113
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ClientAudioOutputMenu114
PatchPointMenu114
AudioEnable114
SRC114
OutputDevice114
ClientVolume115
AudioBuffer115
TCPLinkStatus115
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ClientMicrophoneInputMenu115
InputDeviceMenu115
LoadPresetMenu115
SavePresetMenu115
ClientFileRecorder116
SpeakerCalibration116
ChoosingaCalibratedMic116

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SettingUptheMic116
SettingUptheClientSoftwareforCalibration  117
ConnectingtheClientPCandMic117
SettingUpRTAandOscilloscopeWindows  117
FeedingPinkNoisetotheSpeakers117
FinalAdjustmentstotheRTA118
UsingtheParametricEQ118
ChasingYourTail118
SavingYourCalibrationSettings119
TweakingAfterCalibration119
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Omnia.9–ABriefOverview
HowOmnia.9CametoBe
The story of Omnia.9actuallybegan whenits creator and designer, Leif Claesson, got tiredof
listeningtoclassicrockmusic.Therewasalotofgoodmusicout,buthecouldn’tstandthewayCD
masteringwasfallingvictimtoitsown“loudnesswar”reminiscentoftheonestillbeingwagedby
many major market FM radio stations.  TheCDs themselves were overprocessed, hyper
compressed, and clipped to death, and so he found himself listening only to older recordings.
Growingtiredofhisrelativelysmallplaylist,hedecidedtodosomethingaboutit,andtheideafor
“Undo”wasborn.
ProcessingforFM,HD,Studio,andStreamingAudio
Each processing coreof Omnia.9 contains an Input AGC, a 6band fully parametric equalizer,
multibandnoisereductionviadownwardexpanders,amultibandstereoenhancer,awidebandAGC,
a second (defeatable) wideband AGC, up to 7 bands of multiband AGC and peak limiting,and an
adjustable bassclipper.TheFMcorefeaturesafinalpsychoacousticallycontrolled distortion
maskingclipperthatnotonlyallowsyoutobelouderonthedial(ifthat’syourgoal)butfarcleaner,
too. ItalsoprovidesbuiltinRDS injectioninthecompositeto ensureperfect integrationofRDS,
pilot, and audio.  The HD, Studio, and Streaming cores utilize a lookahead final limiter for peak
control.
Therearenohiddenor “backdoor”controlsinOmnia.9.We’vegivenyoufullaccesstoallofits
controlssoasnottolimityourabilitytocreateexactlythesoundyouwantontheair–andasyou
willsoondiscover–thereisnoshortageofcontrols.
TheOmnia.9Toolbox
Omnia.9isuniqueinthatitprovidesyouwithsomebuiltintoolsthatwebelieveareessentialto
havewhen settingupyourprocessing.Inthepast,tuninga processorwasdone purelybyearin
mostcases.Andwhileprocessingiscertainlyasubjectiveprocess–it’sasmuchartasitisscience–
havingtherighttoolsinyourtoolboxcanbeveryhandy(nottomentionrevealing)whenyouwant
tofindoutwhysomethingsoundsthewayitdoes.
Forthat reason, we’ve chosen to include a builtin oscilloscope, an RTA, and an FFT spectrum
analyzer that can monitor dozens of different points within each of Omnia.9’s processing cores.
There’sevenapinknoisegeneratorandapowerfulparametricequalizersothatyoucancalibrate
your speakers, giving you an accurate monitoring point from which to adjust your processing.
LearningtousethesetoolstoyouradvantageisjustasimportantaslearninghowtouseOmnia.9’s
controls,becausewiththem,youcanseewhatyouarehearingandmakeinformedandintelligent
adjustmentstoyouraudiothatwereheretoforedifficultifnotimpossibletomake.

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That’sALotofPower…
Ifitsoundslikethere’salottoOmnia.9,well,thereis!ChancesareOmnia.9isunlikeanyprocessor
you’veeverused.Givingyoufullaccesstoallofitscontrolsislikegivingyouthekeystoanexotic
sportscar.Ifyouknowwhatyou’redoing,you’reinforquitearide!Andifyoudon’t,well,let’sjust
saytherearelotsofwaystogetyourselflooseinthecornersandendupintheweeds!Butforallof
its capabilities, Omnia.9 is not difficult to set up and use.  We’ve given you some great presets,
createdandtunedbypeoplewhoknowOmnia.9best,thatwilleithersatisfyyouronairprocessing
goalsrightoutoftheboxorwillgetyoucloseenoughtoyourdesiredsoundsothatyoucanmake
sometweakstosuityourindividualneedsandtastesforyourformatinyourmarket.
Thatsaid,wehighlyrecommendthatyousetasidesometimeupfronttounderstandthevarious
designphilosophiesandcontrolsthatmakeOmnia.9sounique,versatile,andpowerful.Thetime
youspendnowwillpayoffexponentiallywhenyouronairsoundbecomeslouderandcleanerthan
youeverthoughtpossible.
Onceyou’velearnedyourwayaroundOmnia.9andridyourselfofthehassleoftryingtokeepup
withseparateprocessingforyourHDchannelsandaudioencodingcomputers,you’llhaveplentyof
timeto take phone calls from the program directorsand engineers of the other stations in town
whohavebeenspendingtheirtimetryingtofigureoutwhyyourFMradiostationnotonlysounds
biggeronthedialthantheirs,butwhyyourmusicsoundsbetterthanitdoesontheCD.
Howlongyouwanttokeepthemguessingisentirelyuptoyou!
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QuickStartSetupGuide
Weknowthatyou'reprobablyinahurrytogetyournewOmnia.9installedandontheair.Ifyou
havetechnicalexpertiseandpreviousknowledgeofaudioprocessorfundamentals,thisQuickStart
SetupGuidewillgetyouupandrunningasquicklyaspossible.
WesuggesthavinganassistantonhandwhenrackingupOmnia.9tohelpbalancetheunitduring
installation,andstronglyrecommendusingall4rackscrewsforthebestsupport.AlthoughOmnia.9
isfancooled,leavinganemptyrackspacedirectlyaboveandbelowtheunitisadvisable.
PhysicalInstallationandInitialConfiguration
ConnectACpowertobothoftheinternalpowersupplies.Thereisnopowerswitch.Failure
tousebothpowersuppliesisinterpretedbytheunitasafailureinoneofthesuppliesand
willresultinanaudiblealarm.
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Connect the audio inputs asappropriate for your installation.  Omnia.9 accepts balanced
professional linelevel analog audio via its Left and Right Inputs in the Main Analog I/O
sectionoftherearpanel,orAES/EBUdigitalaudioonstandardXLRconnectorsviaitsMain
andAESReferenceInputsintheMainDigitalI/OsectionoftherearpanelandAuxDigital
InputintheAuxDigitalI/Osection.
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AWordaboutAESReferenceandSampleRates:IfyouneedtosynctheOmnia.9toanexternal
reference,usetheAESReferenceInputtoensurethattheexternallygeneratedreferencewillbe
usedasthemainclockfortheOmnia.9.However,Omnia.9’smainsamplerateMUSTbesetto
matchtherateoftheexternalreferenceateither44.1or48kHz.Thesesettingsarefoundinthe
System Configuration portion of the System menu.ForHD radio, a sample rate of 44.1kHz is
required. Sample rate converters are present on both the Main Digital In and Aux Digital In
connections,andacceptanyAESsignalfrom32–192kHz.

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FromtheOmnia.9Homescreen,selectSystem,thenI/OOptions,thenInputOptions.
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Each of Omnia.9’s three configurable internal inputs can be fed from any of the physical
rearpanelinputsbyusingthedropdownmenusforeachInputSourceasappropriatefor
yourinstallation.
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Inturn,eachprocessingcoreisfedfromoneofOmnia.9’sthreeinternalinputsources.The
FM,HD1,Stream1,andStudioprocessingcoresarefedfromInput1.HD2andStream2
arefedfromInput2,whileHD3andStream3arefedfromInput3.
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Connecttheaudiooutputsasappropriateforyourinstallation.Omnia.9supportsbalanced
professionallinelevelanalogaudiooutputsviaitsLeftandRightOutputsintheMainAnalog
I/Osectionoftherearpanel,twoAES/EBUdigitaloutputsonstandardXLRconnectorsinthe
MainDigitalI/Osection,anadditionaldigitaloutputintheAuxDigitalI/Osection,andtwo
compositeMPXoutputsintheCompositeI/Osection.
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Return to the I/O Options menu, thenselect Output Options. Dropdown menus are
providedtoassigntheoutputsandsetthelevelsoftheMainFMOut1,MainFMOut2,Aux
Out, and Analog Out jacks on the rear panel.  Output audio choices include FM Pre
emphasized L/R,FMDeemphasized L/R, HD1, HD2, HD3, Headphone Out,and Speaker
Out.
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AcompleteexplanationofthesecontrolscanbefoundintheSystemMenusectionofthe
HomeMenu.
Note:FMDeemphasizedL/Rissuitableformonitoringonly.Feedingtoastereogeneratorwhich
provides preemphasis will work, but it WILL cause overshoots and you WILL lose loudness. The
Omnia.9 should be the ONLY device providing the FM PreEmphasis. Any preemphasis in the FM
Exciter/Transmittershouldbedefeated.
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IfyouareusingoneofOmnia.9’scompositeoutputs,returntotheI/OOptionsMenu,then
selectMPXOutputOptionstosetthelevelsoftheMPXOutputandadjusttheFMDiversity
Delay.
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Return to the Home menu, select one of the three internal inputs, select Source Audio,
selectSource,andusetheInputGainslidertosettheinputlevels.Whendrivingtheinput
with typical program material at normal operating levels, adjust the Input Gain while
watchingtheInputmetersintheProcessingdisplaywindowuntiltheorangepeakblipsare
between15and12dBFS.Theaveragelevelmetersshouldstayinthegreen.
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ReturntotheHomeMenu,selectFM,selectProcessing,thenselectLoadPresettochoose
oneofthefactorypresets."Rustonium"isthedefaultpresetandprovidesawellbalanced
soundwithcompetitiveloudness,suitablefornearlyanyformat.However,wesuggestyou
auditionallofthefactorypresetstogetafeelforeachofthem.
FrontPanelUserInterfaceOverview
Omnia.9’s front panel touch screen simultaneously provides access to the user interface and
displaysawealthofinformationaboutyourprocessingandsignal.
ControlssuchastheSpeakerandHeadphoneVolumelevelscanbeadjustedviathetouchscreenby
placingyourfingeronthecontrolandslidingleftorright.Doubletappingonaslidingcontrolwill
bringupanenlargedviewforeasieradjustment.
TappingonabuttonsuchastheMenucontrolopensupdropdownmenus,cyclesthroughaseries
ofoptions,ornavigatestoasubmenu.

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By default, the display is divided into four sections showing the Undo Meters, the Processing
Meters,anoscilloscopedisplayoftheMPXOutput,andanFFTdisplayoftheMPXOutput.Detailsof
the various controls and display options are provided in the Home Screen and User Interface
sectionofthismanual.
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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.9  is
definingyourgoals.Whateverthosegoalsare,Omnia.9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 create 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.
TweakingandFiddling(akaPlayingwithYourNewToy)
One big temptation when installing a new processor is fiddling with every available control, and
thereisnoshortageofthoseinOmnia.9!There’sreallynobetterwaytofindoutwhateachcontrol
does,butexperimentationandexplorationare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.9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themto betodeliverthat
sound,butyoumayalsofindsomeunexpectedsettingsthatmakemorecreativeuseofOmnia.9’s
controls.Thereismuchtobelearnedbystudying.
Conversely,youmightfindapresetthatoffersasoundthatyouaretryingtoavoid.Perhapsit’stoo
brightorsoundstooaggressiveforyourparticulargoal.Insteadofsimplypassingitby,explorehow
itwasconstructedsoyouunderstandhownottosetthingsup.
OnceyouarecomfortablewithnavigatingthroughOmnia.9’s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 it 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.

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Mostprocessorsuseradioformatnamestotryanddefinetheirsound,butthengoontoexplain
there’snoreasonaRocknRollstationshouldn’ttryoutthe“Country”preset–whichisverytrue.
Asarule,Omnia.9takesadeliberatelydifferentapproach,andmostofitspresetsdon’tgiveyouany
hintastowhoshouldusethem(orhow)inthehopesthatyou’ll“stepoutofyourbox”abitand
explore.IfyourCountrystationsoundsgreatontheairwithsettingsthatmightmimican“Urban”
presetwithaslamminglowendandaniceopenmidrange–thelastthingwewanttodoismake
yousecondguessyourselfbecausethepresetnamedoesn’tmatch!
MakingandSavingChanges
Humannatureisfickle…thehumanearadaptsandtiresquickly…andOmnia.9ispowerful!With
thosethings inmind,here aresome recommended “Do’s”and “Don’ts”whenmakingand saving
changestopresets:
DOresistthetemptationtoconstantlyfiddlewitheverycontrolrightafteryouputOmnia.9
ontheair.
DON’Tmakehasty,radicalchanges.
DON’T make adjustments to too many parameters at once – that makes it difficult to
determine which of the adjustments is actually responsible for the changes (for better or
worse)you’rehearingontheair.
DOtakebreakswhenadjustingyourprocessing.Earstirequickly,andifyoustayatittoo
long,you’realmostsuretomakechangesinfluencedbyfatigue.
DO make small adjustments, particularly to critical controls like Clipper and Limiter
thresholds.
DOtakethetimetocalibrateasetofhighqualityreferencemonitors(aprocessdescribed
indetailinthismanual)sothatanychangesyoumakearen’tskewedbycolorationsofthe
speakersorroom.
DON’Trushtheprocess.Usethe“sleeponit”methodwhenyou’vereachedapointwhere
you are mostly satisfied with the sound, and then reevaluateitthenextday.Ifitstill
soundsgood,STOP.Ifitdoesn’t,makeafewadjustmentsandwalkawayforanotherday.
DOusethe“SaveAs”methodofnamingandsavingyourcustompresetsratherthanover
writingthem.Thiswillallowyoutoreturntoanypointinyouradjustmentsifyougettoo
far“offtrack”andkeepyoufromhavingtoremember(orguess)whatchangesyou’vemade
alongtheway.
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Omnia.9HomeScreen&UserInterface
AttheTopofEveryScreen
TheMenuBaratthetopoftheHomeScreenincludestwopulldownmenuswhichbydefaultshow
theCPULoadandthevolumecontrolfortheSpeakerOutput.Eithercontrolcanbesettodisplay
theCPULoad,controlthespeakervolume,orthevolumeoftheheadphoneoutput.
WARNING:Operating additional HD or Streaming processing cores, encoding multiple streams,
connecting multiple remotes, and using more display windows at one time places additional
demandsontheCPU,soasyouemploymoreofthesefeatures,it’sgoodpracticetotakenoteof
theCPUusage.WhenCPUusagereaches65%,theindicatorturnsorangealertingyouthatyou
havereachedapracticalsafemaximum.At75%,theindicatorturnsredtoprovideawarningthat
reducedsystemperformance,includinginterruptionstoprogramaudio,ispossible.
The Speaker Volumecontrol adjusts the output level of whatever audio you have routed to the
SpeakerOutput.   Likewise, the Headphone Volume controladjusts theoutputlevel oftheaudio
youhaveroutedtotheHeadphoneOutput.DetailsoftheSpeakerOutputandHeadphoneOutput
aredescribedintheMonitorOutputssectionofthismanual.
The Menubuttonon the front panel has four options:  Displays Only, Lock Front Panel, Expert
Mode,andReinitialize(“Reinit”)Display.
Selecting Displays Onlyallows whichever displays you have selected to occupy the entire
front panel while hiding the controls, useful when you want a more detailed view of the
processing meters or an oscilloscope or FFT display.  Tapping anywhere on the screen
returnsyoutothenormalviewwhichshowsbothdisplaysandcontrols.
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TheLockFrontPaneloptionallowsyoutolockthefrontpanelifyouhaveenabledpassword
protection.Whenyoulockthescreen,allofthedisplaywindowswillremainvisibleinthe
topportionofthedisplayandthebottomportionwillchangetoacceptyourpasswordvia
theonscreenkeyboard.Dependingupon howyouhaveresizedthe variousportionsof
the screen, the displays may appear smaller when the unit is locked to ensure sufficient
spaceisreservedfortheonscreenkeyboard.
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TheDisplayPresetbuttons–numbered1–6–letyoucreateandsavesixseparateHome
screens.Forexample,youmaywishtodevoteonedisplaypresettonothingbuttheUndo
andProcessingMeterstodisplaytheseparametersingreaterdetail.Or,youcoulddevote
anentiredisplaypresettothe oscilloscopeandmonitortheprograminput,the outputof
Undo,theMPXbeforetheclipper,andthefinalMPXoutputtoseewhatthevariousstages
within Omnia.9 are doing to the audio signal.By default, each display presetshows the
Undo Meters in Display 1, the Processing Meters in Display 2, the MPX Output of the

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Oscilloscopein Display3,and theMPXOutputoftheFFTSpectrumAnalyzerinDisplay4.
DetailsofhowtocreateandcustomizedisplayoptionsareexplainedindetailintheDisplay
Settingssectionofthemanual.
UnderstandingtheUserInterfaceandDisplay
Omnia.9’sUserInterface(UI)issetupin“layers”or“tiers.”
Thefirsttieralwayscontainsthehighestlevel(mostgeneral)menuoptionsintheformofbuttons.
Whenselected,thesebuttonstakeyoutoasecondtierofmenuoptions,whicharealsobuttons,
butofamorespecificnature.ThethirdtierismadeupofOmnia.9’scontrols.
NonExpertNavigationMode
Bydefault,Omnia.9powersupinthe“NonExpert”navigationmode.
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Inthismode:
Thetopportionofthescreenisdevotedtothedisplaywindows.
Thebottomportionofthescreenshowsthebuttonsorcontrolsforthecurrenttier.
In between these two areas is a navigation bar that shows you exactly where you “are”
withinOmnia.9,alongwithnavigationarrowbuttonsthatletyougoforwardorbackwardto
mostplacesyouhavevisitedinthefourthtier.
Selectingandholdingdowneitherofthearrowbuttonswillbringupalistoftheseplacesso
youcanrevisitthemdirectly.
Doubletappingonanyofthecontrolsbringsupamagnifiedviewthathastwolargesliders
–onefora“course”adjustmentandonefora“fine”adjustment.Onceyou’vemadeyour
adjustments, tap “Done” to return to the previous display of all the controls for the tier
you’rein.
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Tier1
Tier2
Tier3
Tier3
Controls
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ExpertNavigationMode
ClickingontheMenubuttonandselecting“ExpertMode”allowsmoredirectcontrolbydisplaying
moreinformationatonce.
Inthismode:
Thenavigationbarandarrowsareeliminated.
Thetopportionofthescreenisdevotedtothedisplaywindows.
Themiddleportionofthescreenshowsthefirst,second,andthirdtierbuttons.
Thebottomportionofthescreenshowsthethirdtiercontrols.
Youcanmakeindividualportionsofthewindowlargerorsmallertodevotemoreorlessonscreen
realestatetodisplaywindowsorcontrolwindowsbydraggingupanddownontheresizebars.
The two displays below show the very same information, but the one on the left devotes more
screen space to the controls, while forcing the display window and first, second and third tier
buttonsto becomemorecondensed.The oneon therightallowsthedisplaywindows towiden,
making it easier to see more detailed information, and makes the first, second, and third tier
buttonslarger,butmakesthecontrolssmaller.
You will also notice that when you resize portions of the display, the control names are also
adjustedandabbreviatedasnecessarysothatthefontsizedoesn’tbecomeunreadablysmall.For
example, “B3 AGC Threshold” becomes “B3 AGC Thr” and “PEQ 1 Bandwidth” becomes “PEQ 1
Width.”
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Tier1
Tier2
Tier3
Tier3
Controls
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TheFourBasicControlTypes
TherearefourbasictypesofcontrolsinOmnia.9:
On/Off buttons(such as the WB AGC 1 Enable control shown here).
Selectingthiscontroltogglesitonandoff,therebyenablingordisablingthe
associatedfunction.
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Dropdownmenus(suchastheWBAGC2controlshownhere).Selectingthis
control produces a dropdown list of options.  Scrolling over each option
highlightsit,whileataporleftclickonamouseselectsit.
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Sliding controls(such as the Parametric EQ Gain control shown here).
Selecting a slider control highlights it.  Tapping and holding(or left
clickingandholdingwithamouse)asliderallowsyoutodragitbackand
forthtoadjustitsparameter.Whenusingatouchinterface,draggingthe
sliderfasterwillacceleratetherateofchange.Aslongasyouhaven’tliftedyourfinger(orreleased
theleftmousebutton)youcancontinuetodragthesliderbeyondtheedgeofthecontrolallthe
wayouttotheveryedgeofthedisplay.Becauseitisoftendifficulttomakefineadjustmentsona
smallscreen,whenusingatouchinterfaceyoucandoubletapaslidertobringupapopupwindow
withtwolargesliders,onefor“course”adjustmentandonefor“fine.”
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Cyclingcontrols(such as the SBR Mode control
shownhere).Selectingthiscontrolcyclesthrough
each of the choices available in a predetermined
order.
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