Julian wrote:
> I actually take a lot of pride in what happens between the mixer board
> and the transmitter at my 3 stations. I bought the best audio
> processor on the market for my main 2 stations, the Orban 8500
> ($12,000) and carefully tweak using the least aggressive settings so
> it is as transparent as possible.
Well, trust me you do not have the best audio processor only
The BEST audio processor...Is a patch cable bypassing the audio
processor.. It is the compressor that I object to and unless you wish to
be the quietest station on the dial, you gotta have one. This is not
your fault, it is the industry fault. They sit on the dynamic range
with an elephant so that they are louder, and thus easier to tune in.
I recall back when our local classical music station did not use ANY
compression on the audio... They were right hard to find on the dial
since you had to crank up the volume a bit and if you hit one of the
highly compressed rock stations on either side of them you got an
instant ear ache. But that music was GOOD... They they got bought and
the new owners decided to install an opti-mod. Most of the on-air staff
felt that they should have taken a sledge to the box it came in instead
of a box cutter. But it was installed, and the quality of the signal
went south.
Hence the statement that what happens between the mixer board and the
transmitter is criminal, or at least should be.
In fairness to your processor.. Some "Tayloring" of the audio may be
needed to make up for distortion in other parts of the system, This is
good... Compression is bad.
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