[BC] Processing (WAS:Collins 300-G pictures)

[Bailey, Scott]

Frank,
   I reccomended to Randy Swafford, GM at WEEN/WLCT, Lafayette, TN that they needed to replace the old Collins 20V-2, BEFORE they added an Omnia 3am processor.  My experience has been with the Armstorng X1000B is that, even if it is a newer, IBOC comaptible transmitter, in analog mode, I just about can't turn off all bass settings and the bass is still very strong. It may be how Sinan has the PDM Amps set in the Armstrong box, I'm not sure.  The mod transfomer in that Collins box maybe not in the best of shape and may die if somebody cranks the Omnia too high with that Collins Box. I think it is the original mod transfomer that came with the Collins from the factory in 1958. Randy has the original specs from the factory that came with the Collins 20V-2 when it rolled off the assembly line back then.
   Randy tells me they may buy an Armstrong here before too long, he has half way got the owner talked into it. If so, an Omnia will go in place for processing.  They like the way WMRO-AM sounds with the Armstrong Box and the Omnia 3am.  I've been told by some folks because we are so loud, we sound like we are running 5 KW, and we are at just 1 KW. Thanks to you Frank, and Sinan at Armstrong, we are the loudest station in Sumner County.
 
P.S.  Thanks for the Omnia t-shirts we got from you at the NAB, Leslie (my wife) wears her's alot.
 
Scott Bailey
Owner/Operator
WMRO-AM 1560
Gallatin, TN

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Subject: Re: [BC] Processing (WAS:Collins 300-G pictures)



You can MOST DEFINITELY reduce the bass in the Omnia.3. If someone needs
assistance, please contact our Support Dept.

-Frank Foti

Broadcasters' Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net> writes:
>Willie,
>   You can reduce the bass, but you can't turn it all the way off with
>an Omnia 3.  It's still way too strong for an old Collins box like that.
>I would just use a little EQ box with an Inovonics 222 for processing
>with that old Collins.
>
>
>Scott
>
>
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>Subject: [BC] Processing (WAS:Collins 300-G pictures)
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>In a message dated 09/22/2006 09:17:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>sbailey at nespower.com writes:
>
>
>> the station manager there, wanted to change out
>>  the AM audio processing from some old CRL 80's box to an Omnia 3. I
>>  discouraged it due to the "heavy bass" that the Omnia puts out, and I
>>  was afraid it would blow the mod transformer in the Collins.
>
>
>Wait a sec... as configurable as modern processing boxes are these days,
>
>
>doesn't the Omnia 3 have settings you can use to reduce that bottom end?
>I would
>think that it does. There should be no problem making it produce the
>sound you
>want, while also reducing that low-end.
>
>
>I remember our old box hated bass. It sounded terrible. I was able to
>improve
>the sound by reducing the bass. When we got the new Harris (and a new
>Optimod
>with it) the difference was like night and day.
>
>
>Willie...
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