New Orban Value-Priced Optimod-FM 5500 Processor to be Shown at NAB 2010
The Optimod-FM 5500
February 11, 2010 — Orban, a worldwide leader in audio processing for TV, radio, and Internet broadcasting, has announced that it will show its new value-priced FM audio processor, Optimod-FM 5500, at NAB 2010.
The 5500 combines the functionality of Orban’s Optimod-FM 5300 and 2300 processors in a compact 1u rack-mount chassis. It features five-band and two-band processing (including stereo generator), plus a stand-alone stereo generator mode that offers performance equivalent to the stereo generator in Orban’s Optimod-FM 8500 and new 8600 processors.
New in the 5500 is a 10 MHz frequency reference input that allows the 19 kHz pilot tone frequency to be locked to GPS or another high-accuracy frequency standard. This improves the performance of single-frequency networks in areas where coverage of the transmitters overlaps. In addition, a cool-running switching power supply saves energy and reduces heat build-up inside the chassis. Use of the latest dual-core DSP chip technology from Freescale Semiconductor allows Orban to reduce cost compared to the 5300 and 2300.
The 5500 offers features that customers have come to expect in Orban digital processors, including analog and AES3 digital I/O, Orban’s patented “half-cosine interpolation” composite limiter, extensive remote control provisions, Ethernet and RS-232 serial connectivity, and automation using an internal clock that can synchronize to an Internet timeserver. Most important, the 5500 offers the big, punchy “Optimod sound” at the most affordable price ever.
For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 (480) 403-8300, fax +1 (480) 403-8301 or e-mail: dru...@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.