Limiter

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:18 am

Hi there,
I‘m looking for the one and only LIMITER Software.Some advice?

Thanks
Jens

msmith92 · Post by **msmith92** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:29 am

well if you're looking for a limiter / dithering tool i suggest waves L1-L3 series. i think every place i've been too ends up with that in the final stages.

if you just need a limiter for tracking but need coloration go with uad-1 plugs..or psp vintage warmer is my favorite plug i own. test it for free from their site.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:42 am

Jens wrote:Hi there,
I‘m looking for the one and only LIMITER Software.Some advice?

Thanks
Jens

"The One And Only" would have to be Waves L3. It's amazing. If you want "Top Notch" but need to save on CPU cycles, the L2 is literally great. The L1 is not bad, either, and takes up very little overhead.

I thought I knew what to expect when I tried the L3 Ultramaximizer (or whatever it's called). Instead, it works in a way that's different. The first stage is sort of a "black box" in which we can't see what's happening, but we can sure hear it. Then it has sound-shaping tools a little bit like the Linear Phase Multiband. The L3 is definitely one of the greats.

Shooshie

gearboy · Post by **gearboy** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:57 am

Izotope Ozone3

Hide · Post by **Hide** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:23 am

I like MW Limiter and Vintage Warmer....

David Polich · Post by **David Polich** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:30 am

I don't think there's any "one and only". Different limiters for different applications. They all sound different to a degree and it depends on the result you're after.

All of the ones mentioned are worth it, but not all of them work for every kind of track or mix.

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:21 am

UAD Precision Limiter. None of that Waves WUP crup

eriknorlander · Post by **eriknorlander** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:44 am

Resonant Alien wrote:UAD Precision Limiter. None of that Waves WUP crup

+1 on that. UAD Precision Multiband is also pretty excellent once you get the feel of the interface.

Best regards,
Erik

chrispick · Post by **chrispick** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:27 am

Resonant Alien wrote:UAD Precision Limiter.

+ 1 here too.

The limiter in Ozone is pretty good too.

msmith92 · Post by **msmith92** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:38 am

UAD Pre. huh? is it worth it if you already have the other uad stuff plus i have the vintage warmer and waves L2.

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:57 am

msmith92 wrote:UAD Pre. huh? is it worth it if you already have the other uad stuff plus i have the vintage warmer and waves L2.

If you already have Waves L2, maybe not. Vintage Warmer really is a different kind of animal - coloration versus transparency of the precision limiter.

FM · Post by FM » Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:25 pm

these days i use an L2/Vintage Warmer combo.

i dig.

peace!

FM

FM... such a sobering thought.

mcevilley · Post by **mcevilley** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:58 pm

I have the precision limiter, it's great. But, nothing can compare to the L3 Multimaximizer. It's much more musical in that it only limits stuff that's peaking. In other words, in doesn't squash the entire mix just because something in the midrange (or low or highs) is sticking out.

It really is the ultimate.

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