Phat Bass

[BobOnTheJob]

While I'm hoping Frank will answer this, any insight would be appreciated. I'm getting familiar with the Omnia 6...Deep Bass & Warm Bass...those terms I can grasp. But this 54 year old guy is needing a definition/education in the fine art of "Phat Bass".

 

[oldiesstation]

i call it the great illusion..it emphasizes the low freq texture, makes older material sound fuller with the illusion of more loudness.gives small speakers like pc and desktop a bigger sound.what format are you running? Omnia has some great presets for the 06 on the site.Hope thet add more(hint).really like the warm comtemp preset.

 

[FFoti1]

While I'm hoping Frank will answer this, any insight would be appreciated. I'm getting familiar with the Omnia 6...Deep Bass & Warm Bass...those terms I can grasp. But this 54 year old guy is needing a definition/education in the fine art of "Phat Bass".

As stated in the Omnia manual, Phat Bass is an algorithm that creates added bass for smaller speakers. This is not EQ, but a function that adds in some 2nd order harmonics of low frequencies between 50Hz and 150Hz. As you raise the Phat Bass Level, you are adding in the harmonics of this region. The associated Filter control, allows you to tune the effect of the added harmonics, which help smaller speakers sound as if they are bigger speakers.

I hope this helps.

-Frank Foti

 

[Robert Bass]

While I'm hoping Frank will answer this, any insight would be appreciated. I'm getting familiar with the Omnia 6...Deep Bass & Warm Bass...those terms I can grasp. But this 54 year old guy is needing a definition/education in the fine art of "Phat Bass".

As stated in the Omnia manual, Phat Bass is an algorithm that creates added bass for smaller speakers. This is not EQ, but a function that adds in some 2nd order harmonics of low frequencies between 50Hz and 150Hz. As you raise the Phat Bass Level, you are adding in the harmonics of this region. The associated Filter control, allows you to tune the effect of the added harmonics, which help smaller speakers sound as if they are bigger speakers.

I hope this helps.

-Frank Foti

Frank....

You guys at Omnia owe me HUGE royalty fees, because "Phat" is my middle name. ;D

JUST KIDDING!

R

 

[BobOnTheJob]

i call it the great illusion..it emphasizes the low freq texture, makes older material sound fuller with the illusion of more loudness.gives small speakers like pc and desktop a bigger sound.what format are you running? Omnia has some great presets for the 06 on the site.Hope thet add more(hint).really like the warm comtemp preset.

These are K-LOVE Christian Contemporary stations. When I took over these facilities, they both had distortion that, for lack of a better description, sounded like the bass "stumbling all over itself" on some radios. I dialed out the Phat Bass & that went away, but the low end is not where I want it yet...a little shallow now. Armed with the technical definition from Frank & the 'great illusion' description from oldiesstation, I can wade into the waters a little deeper armed with knowledge. Many thanks for the input!

 

[oldiesstation]

bob, go to the Omnia site, get the warm comtemp preset,make sure what version software you are running. i think you will like that preset,perfect for your format.you can always add al ittle bass if you need to.Most of the source material shoud have decent bass...