Asia Radio Today visits one of the most interesting technical companies for radio broadcasters, to find out about the latest model audio transmission processor.

OPTIMOD-FM 8600 is Orban’s flagship processor.

It features versatile five-band and two-band processing for both analog FM transmission and digital media.

Improved peak limiter technology decreases distortion while increasing transient punch and high frequency power handling capacity. The new peak limiter typically provides 2.5 to 3 dB more power at high frequencies, which minimizes high frequency loss caused by pre-emphasis limiting.

The result of the improved compression means that drums and percussion cut through the mix, high frequencies are more “airy” and “problem material” that used to cause audible distortion is handled cleanly, according to Orban.

Because the input/output delay of the new peak limiter is too long to permit talent to monitor off-air on headphones, 8600 processing is useful for remotes and outside broadcasts where off-air headphone monitoring is desired and the

8600’s low-delay monitor output cannot be brought to the talent.

Orban was displaying a range of models of its processor at this week’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium in KL. Peter explained them to Asia Radio Today during a lunch break in the conference.

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Some of our other favourite interesting exhibitors in the Exhibition are shown below. Click the pictures to go to the supplier sites.