The OPTIMOD-PCn 1600 is Orban's solution for server-based audio processing. It complements our renowned 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 find the perfect sound for your application.

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

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Subjective loudness configuration, measurement and control incorporate contemporary "target loudness" concepts, including those specified in EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 and the latest ITU-R BS.1770 loudness measurement algorithm, as well as the patented third-generation algorithm. Loudness meter and loudness controller from Orban-CBS Labs, which are based on the seminal work of Jones & Torick and CBS Laboratories.

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

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

Flexible number of audio processors You will need to purchase an OPTIMOD PCn1600 license for each instance of audio processing required. In theory, you can run an unlimited number of instances on your PC, you are only limited by the available CPU power. The main factors that determine how much CPU a given instance will use are: the number of processing channels (dual-mono or stereo), whether the MX Peak Limiter is enabled, and whether loudness drivers are enabled.

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Suitable for a variety of applications The PCn1600 is the perfect solution for Internet, DAB/DAB+, HD Radio and other dedicated digital radio services, as well as sound-for-picture, mastering, audio production and many others. It can also be used as a server-based multi-stream preprocessor for existing hardware OPTIMOD processors, adding features such as parallel compression and the "Multipath Mitigator" phase corrector.

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Loudness control

OPTIMOD PCn1600 provides modern "target loudness" concepts, including those specified in EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 using the ITU-R BS.1770 loudness model. It allows you to easily set and verify the target loudness of the output. You can also use Orban-CBS Labs' patented loudness meter and loudness controller, which comply with BS.1770 better than a BS.1770-based loudness control and do so without audible gain pumping or other annoying artifacts common in BS.1770-based systems. loudness controls.

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PreCode™ Technology

Orban's exclusive PreCode technology manipulates various aspects of audio to minimize artifacts caused by low bit-rate codecs, ensuring consistent volume and texture from one source to the next. PreCode includes special audio band detection algorithms that take energy and spectrum into account. This can improve codec performance on some codecs by reducing codec artifacts induced by audio processing, even with program material that has been preprocessed by processing other than OPTIMOD.

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User-friendly interface with password protection

An easy-to-use graphical control application runs on local or remote Windows PCs and can control any number of OPTIMOD PCn1600 instances. Each audio processor can be protected against unauthorized access with a user and administrator password.