Omnia Audio - Magazine Reprints

2008 Radio Magazine Pick Hit Award (Omnia.8x)
2007 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (Omnia ONE)
2005 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (Surround Sound)
2003 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (Crown/Omnia DP3)
2002 Radio World Readers Choice Award (Omnia.sg)
2001 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (Omnia-6fm)
2000 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (ToolVox)
2000 BE Radio Magazine Pick Hit Award (Omnia-3)
1999 BE Radio Magazine Pick Hit Award (ToolVox)
1999 Production And Radio Excellence Award (ToolVox)
1997 Radio World Cool Stuff Award (Omnia.fm)
1997 BE Radio Magazine Pick Hit Award (Omnia.fm)

The Omnia ONE - Digital Processing for Small Stations - For a long time, digital processing was only
available to larger groups or radio stations that could afford the hefty price tag. What is a small broadcaster to do? Mike Erickson, President of Long Island Broadcasters Wireless Inc. can tell you in this Field Guide published in the November 2007 Issue of Radio Guide.

Tech Support is a Team Effort - Tech support is something we all need to use. Ted Alexander, Telos/Omnia/Axia Tech Support Engineer tells you how to get the most out of your tech support experience in this Radio Guide article.

SBS Upgrades FMs with Omnia-6 - "Even though WSKQ's loudness keeps up with the New York market, our time-spent-listening has improved because our processing doesn't fatique our listeners." SBS, New York's Mike Tocco praises his Omnia-6s in this Radio World User Report.

Omnia Applies Expertise to DRM - Omnia 3DRM is the world's first and only precision digital audio processor designed specifically for DRM. Read Omnia President Frank Foti's article in the July, 2004 Radio World.

Surround: HD Radio's WOW Factor - Telos founder and president Steve Church discusses the 5.1 surround sound system, an "imminent and welcome change" which can energize radio sound. To get onboard, read Steve's article from the June 16, 2004 Radio World.

WOR Is Loud, Proud With Omnia 5-EX - The New York radio market is one of the worlds' most competitive. Tom Ray, Buckley Broadcasting's Corporate Director of Engineering, is in charge of NYC's first AM HD Radio station - the legendary WOR. So you can imagine the amount of testing and evaluation conducted prior to his selection of an Omnia-5EX HDAM audio processor. Read his Radio World article from June 2, 2004, to get the whole story.

HDAM: No Static at All! - Many broadcasters agree that the most exciting part of HD Radio might be the dramatic audio improvement it brings to the AM band. Frank Foti talks about the changes HDAM will bring, and the processing needed to make it sound its best in this article published in the April 23, 2004 Radio World.

WSM impresses Grand Ole Opry with Switch - With 50kW, two new transmitters and a great tower and ground system combination, WSM, Nashville covers nearly half the country and perhaps a little more at night. Given the chance to install the Omnia Audio Omnia-4.5 processor, Chief Engineer Watt Hairston not only had to impress station management, but also the Grand Ol Opry engineers. "The Opry engineers can be a fussy bunch," noted Hairston. Would it be music to their ears? Read about what happened here in this www.beradio.com report.

Preprocessing Audio For HD Radio- The Do's And Don'ts - "Audio processing can be a great tool in the broadcast environment. Sadly, it can be misused too... when it’s abused on conventional FM and AM signals, distortion occurs. In the HD realm, misuse will generate exaggerated coding artifacts." Frank Foti talks about how to get the best out of HD Radio in this article from September, 2003's Pro Audio Review.

Audio Processing Primer for HD Radio - "That larger-than-life big phat sound is quite possible. But the synthetic smash-mouth sound characteristic of many FM analog stations is far less possible in HD Radio." Read Frank Foti's Radio World Guest Commentary on HD Radio processing.

Omnia-6 at Work for Cumulus - "Omnia-6 doesn't require an infinite amount of tweaking... you'll quickly get to the point where you're proud of how your station sounds." So says Gary Kline, Corporate Director of Engineering for Cumulus Media, reviews his Omnia-6fm for Radio World.

Z-100- How A Flamethrower Ignited New York City Radio - As part of their NAB Hall Of Fame induction tribute to Scott Shannon, Radio & Records asked Frank Foti, Z-100's original engineer, to capture his remembrances. Click Here for a special "behind-the-scenes" look at the making of a radio legend.

KIIS-FM / Los Angeles Chief Engineer Mike Callaghan reviews his Omnia-6fm for Radio Guide Magazine. "The Omnia-6fm... provides the best options in personalizing your sound to just what it takes to conquer the competition."

Japan's Sound & Broadcasting Magazine interviews Grammy-Award-winning producer Kirk Yano about his Omnia-6cd audio mastering processor. (Presented in Japanese.)

Check With The Manufacturer First - "At Telos/Omnia, and in many other firms like ours, there are a number of people dedicated to supporting customers. We take this function seriously and have devoted significant resources to it." Marty Sacks's Guest Commentary for Radio World.

Omnia Delivers Tropical Punch - "It is my feeling that anyone who demands the absolute highest sound quality will find it in Omnia-6." 35-year radio veteran Andrés De Backer tells why Omnia-6 was the solution for his network's demanding format. Omnia brinda una fuerza tropical: Chasque aquí para leerlo en Español

Racing the Omnia-6fm Processor - "Against some very good analog boxes (and the Orban 8400), the “6” had a noticeable silkiness. It was processed, but not crunched; textured, but not homogenized. Loud, but not strident." Clear Channel Columbus DOE Greg Savoldi's User Report on Omnia-6fm. (Click Here to read it in Chinese as presented in Broadcast & Production Magazine.)

Smooth Processing With Omnia-6fm - "The one thing I’ve always loved about Omnia audio processors is their ability to sound the way you want them to sound, instead of locking you into the way the manufacturer thinks your station should sound." Infinity Cleveland's Senior Staff Engineer, Cornelius Gould, reviews Omnia-6fm.

Omnia-3 and Omnia-6 Launched at NAB - "Frank Foti has always focussed on the sound of his processors. ‘In radio’s increasingly digital environment’ he observes, ‘it’s more important than ever to be loud without sacrificing quality" England's Line Up Magazine reviews the Omnia-3 and Omnia-6 audio processors.

Omnia.fm Gets Big Air for K-Rock - "Consolidation may have rendered the loudness issues moot in some markets, but our listeners still punch up the volume and, in fact, a lot of the new music today seems to demand it for the full effect. With Omnia we come through with enough muscle to grab that attention that I said was so critical." WXRK/New York's Steve Kingston tells why programmers should care about processing, and why he chose Omnia.

Foti Sees The Promise of Digital - "The thing you notice about Frank Foti is his passion. Whether he is preaching the gospel of audio processing in the digital domain or holding court about his beloved Cleveland Indians, the president of Cutting Edge leaves no doubt he believes." Radio World Paul McLane interviews Omnia's founder.

Processing Part of NRJ's Success - "Audio processing is like Formula 1 motor racing. You can have the best engine there is, but if the chassis is not up to standard, you will never record the best time. It is in the details that precious tenths of seconds are earned." David Perreau, Chief Sound Engineer of France's NRJ Group, talks about the importance of audio processing and why he chose Omnia.

KIIS-FM/Los Angeles demands Omnia - "Omnia has been an extremely important part of the KIIS-FM sound... nothing has come even close in providing the full, rich, competitive sound we use to tantalize our listeners." Chief Engineer Mike Callaghan tells why he'll settle for nothing less than Omnia.

Omnia Helps Crack Tight Market - "Omnia is very user-friendly: Rely upon your gut feelings and your ears, and I think you will enjoy the results." Virgin Radio's Chief Engineer, Alex Lakey, relies on Omnia in one of the most competitive radio markets in the world.