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Omnia-6EX and -6EXi - Features and Benefits
Audio Processing and the Competitive Landscape
Edited by Kirk Harnack - Executive Director International Business Development Telos – Omnia – Axia
Less than a dozen manufacturers around the world comprise the majority of all audio processor manufacturers for radio broadcasting service. Of these, only two companies, Omnia and Orban, enjoy worldwide acceptance and popularity of their offerings.
Both companies design, test, and manufacture high-quality audio processors for the broadcasting services of AM, FM, TV (digital and analog), Shortwave, DAB, HD Radio, DRM, and other variants. Orban enjoyed dominance in the marketplace until around 2001 when Omnia processors began outpacing others in terms of features, algorithm sophistication, and audio clarity in demanding situations. Within four years of introduction, the Omnia-6 series and the Omnia-3 series of audio processors had taken the lead in USA sales and popularity.
Cleaner Yet Still Loud
Audio processing for conventional broadcast transmission (FM and AM) has reached extreme levels. Various methods available today are capable of creating LOUD competitive signals, but at the expense of perceptible quality. What causes this, and what can be done… again… to raise the bar?
Sonic Tonic for Audio Coding
Achieving great sounding coded audio is easier said than done. What are the critical elements that set apart great sounding digital channels or streams, especially at lower bitrates? Improving codec performance is accomplished through innovative signal conditioning and processing means. Frank Foti explains how various signal processing and conditioning means can be used to bring to life coded sound.
5.1 Surround Sound Compatibility Within HD Radio And The Existing FM-Stereo Environment
There are currently 4 proposed methods for surround broadcasting: the three matrix systems and the MPEG Spatial system. Frank Foti compares the systems and points out critical technical issues that broadcasters must be aware of as they consider surround.
Read more: 5.1 Surround Sound Compatibility Within HD Radio And The Existing FM-Stereo Environment
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- The Killer App for FM: 5.1 Surround Sound
- Quality, Clarity, and Competitive On-Air Processing
- Injecting Excitement Back Into Radio!
- Initiating the Surround Sound Era for Digital Radio
- Radio's Field of Dreams!
- What Happens to My Recording When it’s Played on the Radio?
- Audio Processing: A Retrospective
- Broadcast Signal Processing and Audio Coding: Are We Trying To Mix Oil and Water?
- Critical Issues and Considerations for an All-Digital Transmission Path
- DTV Audio Processing: Exploring The New Frontier!
- Digital Broadcast Audio Processing: Finally, the New Frontier
- Digital Dynamics Processing: It's All In The "Samples!"
- Omnia Audio Processing Plug-In For The ITU BS-412 Multiplex (MPX) Specification
- The Basics of Look-Ahead Processing
- Adaptive Algorithm For Detecting And Reducing Sibilants In Recorded Speech
- State of the Art Speech Processing for Broadcasting
- Normalizing The IBOC And FM/AM-Analog Audio Signal Paths
