xmusicmatt said:
It would be interesting to know what everyone in town is using processor wise -- but I know that most groups "don't talk about that" sorta stuff
I don't know it it's a really big secret... Omnia's, Optimods, & I suspect a few Davids. Having CC here, there are likely some of their "magic boxes", but..
The real difference is how they are set, and consequently, the way they are set. The studio quality also makes a big difference, but pretty much, most of them are adequate.
Keep in mind the following is just an opinion, and talking about basic, out of the box
settings:
Omnia's are generally more like an amplified CD, the sound is very full, and the multiband processing is fairly aggressive. They are very clean, but to me at least, most of the instruments are forefront, you can hear each on every element equally, which sometimes gives the music a total different sound on the radio, vs listening to the actual cd..
Great, if you never hear the source material
Optimods are generally less aggressive on multiband, they don't seem to be as extensive, plus the optimod doesn't give you as many options to modify itself. Optimods generally tend to be smooth & loud, they are what most people think of, when they think of "radio".
Some engineers didn't like the optimod concept, "we know what you station should sound like"...that started a long time ago, and it stuck, Some folks like the fact that is is fairly hard to make an Optimod sound "really bad"
In most cases, what goes in, comes out, cleaner, louder, and smoother...but not really that different.
after a while, you can really pick them out...but, to each their own..
(oh, and for the record, i do prefer the Omnia Products, but am really okay with the optimods, or other stuff, again, depending on what the format objectives are)
