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Processing on WWWQ/Atlanta

whit979

whit979

I took a trip over to Atlanta this weekend and listened to WWWQ (Q100.5) while I was there. IMO that is some of the best processing I've heard anywhere around us, and I would do anything to get us to sound like them. PLEASE if there is an engineer near Atlanta or someone familiar with Q100 who can respond to describe how you think they achieve their sound I would love to know. Please help if anyone can I would really like to know! :)
 
I should probably add that I am not from a competing station...we are completely outside of the reach of any ATL station and I would really love to get a description of their sound from someone who hears them more often than myself. Thank you
 
It's prolly an Omnia with an HD section in it. And, the analog is likely using the clipper in ab BE exciter. Unless the backup was running - it likely uses a Continental exciter, which has a somewhat better clipper/limiter.
 
Thanks Og!
WRAS uses an Optimod 8400. We use different processing for different programs and times of the day - mornings are set to sound "open" and lightly processed. Afternoons are more "grungy" and edgy.
Research has shown people are more sensitive to distortion and noise in the morning. I guess after a day at the office, hearing phones ring, machinery, and general noise, our ears are more immune to the grunge. So afternoons are set with more aggressive processing levels which makes the audio louder. Restricting the dynamic range in music(the difference between the quiet parts and loud parts) makes it easier to listen in noisey enviroments, like an automobile.
I think DAVE FM has the best commercial station audio....most of the non comms sound very good. I think WABE has a sweet sound-good balance between processed and open. That's a tough balance for a Classical music station. WCLK was very nice sounding....and then.....someone turned the processing up a month or two back. It still sounds OK but not as nice as before.
WREK.....well, it IS run by engineering students! They sound great.....but then....they should!

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