Using Linear Acoustic® AEROMAX® technology, the Fusion3G® 9985 card offers 5.1-channel or stereo loudness processing for any audio channels sourced from embedded, AES, or analog audio inputs. AEROMAX algorithms use a sophisticated multiband approach, in which loudness correction is specifically targeted to various frequency ranges and other characteristics within the program material. The result is audio free from abrupt loudness or image shifts while preserving more of the original ambience than previously possible. Because the card processes audio loudness locally and in sync with the video, loudness is processed without the accumulated latency delay found in other loudness processors

The 9985's powerful dual DSPs uniquely support optional bundling of multiple loudness and upmixing processing. You can select from options to add (as inputs and/or outputs) fiber, analog video, AES, and analog audio. Other options include wings insertion, general purpose keying, color correction, Dolby® E/AC-3 encoding and decoding (with both decode and re-encode on the same card), ITU/ATSC/EBU compliant loudness metering, and Linear Acoustic® upmixing.