OPTIMOD-PCn 1600 Audio Processing Software

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The OPTIMOD-PCn 1600 is Orban’s solution for server-based audio processing. It complements our well-known hardware processor product portfolio and is the perfect choice for customers who need a flexible and scalable audio processing solution. The number of audio processors can be selected according to your requirements. A selection of factory presets will help you to find the perfect sound for your application.

Whether you need audio processing for live streaming Internet, DAB/DAB+, HD radio or TV broadcasts, OPTIMOD-PCn 1600 will do the job. Its architecture provides a consistent, well-produced sound to the consumer by performing phase skew correction, stereo enhancement, intelligent automatic gain control (AGC), equalization, multiband gain control, peak-level control, and smart automatic loudness control. It runs as a Windows Service on its host computer, so it will start automatically with Windows and run reliably in the background.

The setup, metering, and subjective loudness control incorporate contemporary concepts of “target loudness” including those specified in EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 and in the most recent ITU-R BS.1770 loudness measurement algorithm as well as the proprietary third-generation Orban-CBS Labs Loudness Meter and Loudness Controller, that are based on the seminal work of Jones & Torick and CBS Laboratories.

OPTIMOD-PCn 1600 supports audio-over-IP via any standard such as AES67, SMPTE-2110, RAVENNA and Dante given the appropriate I/O hardware and drivers.

The PCn 1600 configuration is done easily using the supplied Windows PC user control application. Via the user interface you can control all your audio processing streams in your connection list.