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Chapter-3: The Omnia-6EX:<br />

Audio Processing Overview<br />

This section presents an overview of the Omnia-6EX processor. Refer to the block diagram shown on the Process<br />

menu to provide a functional order to the various processing sections. Full details about all of the individual controls<br />

in the Process menu can be found in Chapter 5: “Fine Tuning Your Sound” starting on Page 61.<br />

Note: More detailed technical information about the audio processing employed in Omnia-6 can be found in the<br />

Technical Papers section on the Omnia web site (www.omniaaudio.com).<br />

Your Omnia-6EX comprises ten general processing sections as shown below:<br />

Process Menu Block and Signal Flow Diagram<br />

Following is a list of these sections, followed by an explanation of their functions. The name of the process block as<br />

displayed on the Omnia 6 menu is shown in parenthesis.<br />

1. An input Wideband AGC circuit for initial level control (WB),<br />

2. A five-band cross-over (XO) for…<br />

3. A five-band AGC (LO, ML, MH, HI, SH),<br />

4. A mixer circuit (Mix) to combine the signals from the five-band AGC,<br />

5. A bass and stereo enhancement section (Enhance),<br />

6. A six-band crossover (XO) for the limiter sections,<br />

7. Six limiters (SL, LO, ML, MH, HI, SH),<br />

8. A final summing mixer (Mix), and<br />

9. Multiple clipper stages (Clip) at the conventional FM output.<br />

10. Look Ahead Limiter (Lim) for the HD/DAB output.<br />

Omnia-6ex Use and Operation Manual – V: 1.20<br />

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