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Alternatively, you can bypass OPTIMOD-PC’s processing of the tones by exploit-
ing the
P
ROC
R
ETURN
I
NPUT
on either Direct Mixer. This scenario dedicates one
hardware input and one Direct Mixer to the tone generator.
A)
Connect the output of the tone generator to a free OPTIMOD-PC input.
B)
Use the a Direct Mixer to mix the output of the tone generator with the proc-
essed audio, received from the audio processor loopback input.
C)
Drive the transmission system with the output of the chosen Direct Mixer.
D)
Use the chosen Direct Mixer to mix the tone generator and processed signal as
desired.
You can use the control API to automate muting and unmuting the tone
and processor return inputs on the chosen Direct Mixer. See
starting on page 6-1.
E)
In OPTIMOD-PC’s Output Levels tab (in the I/O mixer), assign to the chosen Di-
rect Mixer the OPTIMOD-PC output driving your target system.
Dialog is muffled
•
Use the five-band structure and set the
B3>B4
C
OUPLING
and
B4>B5
COUPLING
controls to a higher value. This will allow the processing to apply more dynamic
high frequency boost. In the surround processing, adjust these controls in the
center channel compressor.
•
Set the
B4
C
OMPRESSOR
T
HRESHOLD
control to a higher value (i.e., closer to 0 dB).
This will produce less gain reduction in the presence region.
•
Try using the 1101’s HF Enhancer. To do so,
Locate
to the
E
QUALIZER
screen and
set the
HF
E
NHANCE
control to taste. For most TV programming, very low settings
(like 0.25) are appropriate because they minimize the possibility of increasing
noise.
Loudness Level Meter reads full-scale nearly all of the time
•
The
L
OUDNESS
L
EVEL
M
ETER
is only calibrated to
D
IALNORM
if the Dialnorm
R
EFERENCE
S
OURCE
in
I/O
M
IXER
>
C
ONFIGURATION
is not set
O
FF
. If it is set
O
FF
, the
L
OUDNESS
M
ETER
S
ENSITIVITY
control becomes active. This control allows you to
scale the loudness meter’s sensitivity so that it indicates on-scale and is mainly
useful to allow you to compare the loudness of the 1101’s “radio-style” presets
and to assess the effect of customizing those presets.
General dissatisfaction with subjective sound quality
•
OPTIMOD-PC is a complex processor that can be adjusted for many different
tastes. For most users, the factory presets, as augmented by the gamut offered by
the
L
ESS
-M
ORE
control for each preset, are sufficient to find a satisfactory
“sound.” However, some users will not be satisfied until they have accessed other
Modify Processing controls and have adjusted the subjective setup controls in de-
tail to their satisfaction. Such users
must
fully understand the material in Section
3 of this manual to achieve the best results from this exercise.
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