Working with Presets

Selecting a Preset

Select the desired station with the Station button (A), select the desired output path (B), then click the Load Preset button (C).

The preset currently on-air is shown in the Current Preset window (D). To load a different preset, highlight the preset name in the Preset list (F) then click the Recall Backup button (E). Factory presets are displayed in white, while user presets are displayed in yellow.

The new preset will immediately become the Current Preset and the former current preset will move to the Backup position. You can also double-click on the preset name to immediately place the highlighted preset on the air.

The Recall Backup button acts as a toggle so that you can easily do an audible A/B comparison between the current and backup presets. To see the actual differences in individual controls, click the Diff Preset button (I). Any settings in the current preset that are different from the backup preset will be displayed in yellow in their respective sections, and the backup value of each control will be indicated by a small arrow on the bottom of the control itself.

Describing the sound of a preset is not always easy, but clicking on the Description button (G) will open a pop-up window that gives a brief description of the preset's overall character and in some cases a few technical details as to how the sound was achieved.

Presets previously saved to your PC can be loaded into Enterprise 9s by clicking the Load from button (H) and navigating to the folder where the file is located.

Important - There are two important things to remember when using the "Load from" button.

First, doing so immediately loads the preset into the Current Preset slot and places it on the air, moving the previous on-air preset to the Backup slot. If you are working with an instance that is on-air and the preset being uploaded is radically different, be prepared to quickly click the "Recall Backup" button.

Second, uploading the preset only stores it temporarily in the Current Preset slot. In order to save it and make it available for later use in the Preset List, you must remember to save it (see "Saving a Preset" below).

Modified Presets

After changing any processing parameter, an (M) appears next to the Current Preset name and the text turns yellow to indicate the preset has been modified but not yet saved.

Each individual control that has been adjusted also turns yellow. For slider controls, a small arrow appears at the bottom to show the position of the slider before any modifications were made as a reference.

Saving a Preset

To save any changes to the current preset, click on the Save Preset button (A), enter a name for the new preset in the Name field (B), then click the Save Preset button (C). Any preset can be also be downloaded to your local PC by clicking on the Save to PC button (D).

Note - In the course of setting up your processing, it is not uncommon to make dozens of changes as you adjust, save your changes, listen, re-adjust, then save again. While you are free to name a preset anything you like, we suggest including the station call letters along with a version number and/or a date to make it easier to keep track of things as you go.  

While it is possible to over-write a user preset (an action which will prompt an "Are you sure?" warning), we strongly suggest creating a new preset with a unique name instead, just in case you ever wish to return to your previous settings.

Once a user preset has been saved, it will appear in the Current Preset field (A) and will become part of the Presets list (B) in the Load Preset menu.

To permanently remove a user preset, highlight it in the Presets list, then click the Delete preset button (C).

Note - If the preset you wish to delete also happens to be on the air in the Current Preset slot at the time, it will be removed from the Presets list but will remain as the current preset until another preset is recalled.

Preset Portability

Processing presets can be freely shared among the various products and platforms that employ the Omnia.9 processing algorithm. These include Omnia Enterprise 9s, our Omnia.9 hardware processor, the Z/IPStream X/2 and R/2 streaming processors and encoders with the Omnia.9 processing option, and the OmniaTools file-based processing solution.

This is a distinct advantage for users who have created custom presets on one Omnia.9 platform and want to duplicate that sound elsewhere. For instance, a preset created on an Omnia.9 hardware processor can be imported to OmniaTools, allowing songs to be processed in the file domain to match the audio signature of the on-air signal.