Wheatstone’s Neuron FM/HD/DAB+ spectral audio processor offers all the big sound and features of a top-line processor at half the price, the company says.
Neuron’s patented spectral audio processing technology leverages human psychoacoustic principles to achieve fine-grained peak control. By grouping frequencies into 1/3-octave “critical bands” that model how the human ear perceives sound, peak limiting is applied only to the narrowest frequency band possible without affecting nearby frequencies. Limiting in this way lets users drive the processor for optimal loudness while still getting a richer, fuller sound out the other end.
With proprietary pre-emphasis optimization, sidechained bass and its advanced Density Compensation algorithm for real-time analysis of the pre- and post-processed audio density, Neuron can produce a full, vibrant on-air sound that rivals top-line audio processors, Wheatstone says.
Also included are top-line features such as separate FM and HD/DAB+ paths optimized for each; a multipath mitigator for consistent coverage; SCAs and a stereo generator; plus, a full-featured RBDS/RDS generator and Wheatstone Baseband192 for digitizing the multiplex spectrum, eliminating the analog composite interface between processing and transmission.
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