decent, cheapish limiter?

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:33 pm

am starting to tire of Logic's Adaptive Limiter - can anyone recommend a decent, single band limiter that won't break the bank?

software really, unless there are any particularly bargainsome hardware things to consider...

lowpass · Post by **lowpass** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:41 pm

I would have thought that this is one area you can't afford to be tight in,

limiting can be really obvious with crapper models, you want it as transparent as poss mate, not really sure what to go for though tbh

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:31 pm

what are you limiting? for basic track-level stuff, logic's limiter is great. adaptive limter is really colored to my ears.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:24 pm

generally my drum buss, and possibly a bit of light limiting to get things to a club-playable level.

i dunno, maybe i'm just being jealous - i was always fine with it until a mate of mine got the Sonnox Limiter, and having used that for the last fortnight, I can't push the adaptive limiter half as hard, and it just doesn't sound as nice!

so basically i want something that sounds as good as the sonnox, but for about half the price

i would get a Massey L2007 if only he had ported them to AU

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:28 pm

<fires>

you know what? i don't think i've ever used the standard Logic Limiter!

right. i'll have a play with that tomorrow.

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:23 pm

I have been using this one for basic stuff http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1622.html

Never used it on a whole track or anything.

subwyze · Post by **subwyze** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:39 pm

What do ppl think about the limiter in the PSP Vintage Warmer?

Just got the PSP suite, haven't tried it out on a track yet...

Would this be good to use to get my finished mixes a bit louder, or better for individual tracks within the mix?

Any opinions are much appreciated

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:50 pm

http://www.abbeyroadplugins.com/product ... 29988.aspx

macc · Post by **macc** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:00 pm

Voxengo Elephant 3.

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:07 pm

Macc wrote:Voxengo Elephant 3.

i use that one

and

TLS maximizer

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:23 pm

For cheap hardware, the art vla is surprisingly nice at about 300 bucks.

Try limiting a bit at the group level (snares, kicks, etc), then again at the bus-- see how that trats ya.

About the only thing I really like vwarmer for is getting the drum buss hyped. Knee @ 20 prcent or so always does it-- depends on how hot things are coming into it tho

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:38 am

TeReKeTe wrote:For cheap hardware, the art vla is surprisingly nice at about 300 bucks.

Try limiting a bit at the group level (snares, kicks, etc), then again at the bus-- see how that trats ya.

About the only thing I really like vwarmer for is getting the drum buss hyped. Knee @ 20 prcent or so always does it-- depends on how hot things are coming into it tho

yea the dbx comp/limiter is round same range and solid state
didn't we already have this convo lol

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:43 am

Macc wrote:Voxengo Elephant 3.

ooh. now that's exactly the kind of price point i wanted to be looking at

thanks everyone, will have a good look into this...

macc · Post by **macc** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:05 am

Bets limiter on the market IMO, at least for 90% of duties.

Goes DEEP though, be prepared.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:05 pm

Bets limiter on the market IMO, at least for 90% of duties.

Goes DEEP though, be prepared.

just AB'd the demo version against the Sony Oxford limiter. Didn't fiddle with the settings, just used a preset.

really noticeably more transparent, and costs about 1/4 of the price. thanks for the tip!

miek cba · Post by **miek cba** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:39 pm

i tried out ozone and psp vintage warmer and both of them amazed me with how amazing they sounded... then I came back to what I'd been making a few hours later and everything sounded like it had been hammered to fuck and was just pretty rubbish basically.

I've gone back to using logic's ad limiter, it has less knobs to twiddle and it won't make you think WOW VOLUME TO 11!, but it does the job and it stops me getting carried away.

ad limiter is fine for drum busses where required, provided you don't overdo it, but leave the full mix limiting to the pros imo, save your money and pay for mastering!

chewie · Post by **chewie** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:53 pm

+1 for the elephant 3
That's a dam good limiter i've tried the psp xenon and the sony oxford limiter and this one sounds better imho. Also sounds pretty good compared to the uad precision limiter maybe even better

safeandsound · Post by **safeandsound** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:27 pm

Another Elephant 3 user here.

Very good for a chunky feel.

cheers

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:31 pm

Miek CBA wrote:ad limiter is fine for drum busses where required, provided you don't overdo it, but leave the full mix limiting to the pros imo, save your money and pay for mastering!

but you need to limit something yourself before you can try it out in the clubs, really. adaptive limiter is ok - it'll suffice, i've played dozens of tracks out that have only really been squished a bit by it, but i do feel i could do with something a bit better.

and i'm just starting to feel that way about using it on my drum buss, too. i've been using it for 18 months now but over the last 2 or 3 i've started feeling that it doesn't really do everything i want it to anymore...

decent, cheapish limiter?

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