The mid-priced Optimod 8300 is Orban's newest FM processor, with many of the sound processing features that were previously available only to Optimod-FM 8400 owners. The 8400 has developed a reputation as the FM processor that provides the best consistency and cleanest speech, and the 8300 reflects this sonic legacy. Orban's advanced processing automatically levels and re-equalizes to the "major-market" standards expected by the mass audience. Broadcasters have known for decades that this polished, produced sound attracts and holds listeners, and now Orban's broadcast-quality Optimod processing is available in a new, affordable unit.

With the 8300, your signature sound is just a preset away. An easy, one-knob Less/More adjustment allows you to customize any factory preset, trading cleanliness against processing artifacts according to the requirements of your market and competitive environment. Full Control gives you the versatility to customize your audio further. And, if you're a hard-core processing expert, you can explore Advanced Control to tweak presets at the same level as Orban's factory programmers.

This versatility makes the 8300 a superb choice for any format. Its five-band processing is ideal for any pop music format (even the most competitive and aggressive CHR), while phase-linear two-band processing yields ultra-transparent sound for classical, classic jazz, and fine arts broadcasters. Regardless of your choice, 8300's optimized technology ensures unusually high average modulation and coverage for a given level of subjective quality.

The versatility doesn't stop with sound. The 8300's built-in stereo encoder, AES/EBU digital inputs and outputs, and analog I/O permit hassle-free interfacing to any broadcast plant, whether the 8300 is located at the studio or the transmitter. Tight band-limiting to 15 kHz means you can use any uncompressed digital STL to pass 8300-processed audio from studio to transmitter without compromising on-air loudness -- there's no need to use STLs having 44.1 or 48 kHz sample rates.

If you want to locate the 8300 away from the studio, you'll be pleased by its three separate remote control ports -- GPI contact closures, RS232 serial, and built-in Ethernet for TCP/IP networks. The serial and Ethernet ports are supported by the supplied 8300 PC Remote Control application. This highly graphic Windows application allows you to do even more with the 8300 than you can do through its front panel, making remote control a pleasure.

Built-in clock-based automation lets you many of the 8300's operating parameters; the 8300's feature set fully exploits the processor's DSP and computer-based control architecture.

If you're concerned about latency because you need to feed live talent headphones off air, be assured that the 8300's low-latency (5 ms delay) processing will keep the most finicky talent happy. Or use optimum latency (15 ms delay) processing for the most competitive sound with delay that's still low enough to satisfy most any talent.

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