Optimod FAQs ~ 2200
HOW DO I ADJUST THE OPTIMOD-FM 2200 TO GET THE SOUND I WANT?
Follow these three general steps to getting the sound that you want:
1. Choose the best preset suited to your program material. Listen to all of the un-modified “factory”" presets. Compare these, and then choose the two that you like best. Of these two, listen very critically over several days, to discover which one will come the closest to your “ideal” preset. Take your time, and listen carefully.
2. Use LESS-MORE to customize that preset. Once you have decided on the “best” preset from step #1, do you want to modify this preset to bring it closer to your “ideal?” If so, use LESS-MORE control to make the initial adjustments. Adjust only one or two steps at a time, followed by a full day (at least) of careful listening to many different program sources, and on different radios. The “ideal” setting for LESS-MORE, is where one step higher sounds slightly over-processed, and one step lower sounds slightly under-processed. It may take a week or more of careful listening and adjustment to find that “best” place, but it's very important to choose carefully!
3. Use Full Control adjustment ONLY as a last resort, and ONLY after optimizing in steps 1 and 2 above. Make sure that you understand the purpose for each control. Use Full Control to fine-tune your previous adjustments, instead of trying to create your own preset “from scratch” using Full Control.
WHAT IS THE LATENCY FOR THE OPTIMOD-FM 2200?
For very exact measurements, it is a complicated answer (see below). Latency of the 2200 is roughly about 4 milliseconds, in the worst-case. Typically it is 2.6 milliseconds, using the Analog inputs, Composite outputs, and a 2-band processing structure.
The specific measured delay depends upon which processing structure you use, and upon which Input (Analog or Digital), which output (Analog, Digital, or Composite), and if you are using Digital I/O, which sampling rate is being used.