ORBAN ANNOUNCES THE NEW OPTIMOD-FM 5300 FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT
Tempe, Ariz., Mar. 1 – Orban®, a worldwide leader in audio processing for broadcasting and the Internet, has announced that the new Orban Optimod-FM 5300 is ready for immediate shipment and will be on display at the 2005 National Association of Broadcasters Show this April in Las Vegas. The Orban Optimod-FM 5300 puts coveted five-band and two-band Optimod processing into a single-rack unit package for the first time. Exceptional versatility allows broadcasters to adjust the processor's audio texture to brand their audio, knowing that the resulting signature sound will remain consistent from source to source. An easy, one-knob Less/More adjustment allows broadcasters to customize any factory preset, trading cleanliness against processing artifacts according to the requirements of the market and competitive environment. Full Control gives the versatility to customize audio further. The 5300 also features Advanced Control to tweak presets at the same level as Orban's factory programmers.
This versatility makes the 5300 an excellent 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 formats. Regardless of the choice, the 5300’s optimized technology ensures unusually high average modulation and coverage for a given level of subjective quality. Unlike many lesser processors, the 5300 handles speech particularly well. Speech is always clean, even when processed for loudness.
The 5300’s ultra-low-latency (5 ms delay) processing was designed to keep the most discerning talent happy, or optimum latency (15 ms delay) processing is available for the most competitive sound with delay that is still low enough to satisfy most any talent.
“The new Orban Optimod-FM 5300 allows broadcasters a high quality five-band and two-band processing in a single-rack unit model in the mid-level price range,” Orban President, Chairman, and CEO Jay Brentlinger said. “Orban offers broadcasters a wide variety of options when it comes to their audio processing. The new Optimod-FM 5300 is a welcome addition to the Orban Optimod family.”
The 5300’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 5300 is located at the studio or the transmitter. Tight band limiting to 15 kHz means engineers can use any uncompressed digital STL to pass 5300-processed audio from studio to transmitter without compromising on-air loudness; there is no need to use STLs having 44.1 or 48 kHz sample rates.
For stations that want to locate the 5300 away from the studio, the 5300 features 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 5300 PC Remote Control application. This Windows® 2000/XP application allows stations to customize presets at the Advanced Control level and also provides access to any parameter that can be controlled at the 5300's front panel.
Built-in clock-based automation allows for automatic daypart processing. Broadcasters can control many other 5300 operating parameters too; the 5300’s feature set fully exploits the processor's DSP and computer-based control architecture. To ensure absolute accuracy, engineers can automatically synchronize the clock to an Internet timeserver.
Orban is a world leader in the design and manufacture of transmission audio processors for broadcasting and the Internet. For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480 403-8300, fax +1 480 403-8301 or Email: drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.
About Orban
Founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, the world's foremost expert in transmission audio processing for broadcast, Orban leads the industry in the design and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting Optimod ® digital audio processors and the Audicy digital audio workstation, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment, editing tools and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide. In 2000, Orban ® was acquired by CRL — a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Orban now accounts for the majority of the global market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Orban continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media.
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