Nod to The Legend · The gear · 1975
Bob Orban and the Optimod
Broadcast processor designer
Orban's Optimod-FM processed audio right before the transmitter, so a station sounded loud and even on any radio. It shaped what "radio-ready" meant for decades.
Still heard: Multiband loudness processing in broadcast and streaming grew out of it.
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