Favourite limiter?

[izaac c]

i was using cubase 4's limiter for a bit but think its aload of wank, anyone used that classic limiter, the pack has like the classic compressor and stuff.. etc! fucking nice though, gives some mean punch!

[lowpass]

Not used many but my favourite software limiter is the L2

[Depone]

Voxtengo Elephant

It keeps the transients popping!

[compact71]

+1

for the "elephant"

[Pedro Sánchez]

Voxtengo Elephant

It keeps the transients popping!

This or George Yohng's W1 Limiter

[izaac c]

ye man biggest probly im having with limiting is if i dontlimit enough the snare is to loud so i turn it down and limit and its not in mix, so u turn it up and it looses its phatness n sounds flat! gaaaah practice makes perfect though aye?

[Sharmaji]

This or George Yohng's W1 Limiter

for plain-old dynamic control-- that, or logic's built in limiter is nice and L2-ish.

not a fan of the L3. if your mix really, really needs multiband limiting, you've got a shit mixdown.

for coloration, i like the limiter in nomad factory's channel strip plug-in. Also a fan of the vintagewarmer, though it's far from straightforward.

and while i'm always impressed by the UAD1176's-- never got around to buying a UAD system.

hardware-wise, if anyone has a fairchild sitting around-- not mad at that

[abZ]

I probably use the classic limiter more than anything. Does what it says on the tin nothing more nothing less.

[FSTZ]

powercore 24/7 C limiter is my favorite

96K plugins FTW

[zion cluster]

Why would I want to use a limiter, and not a compressor?

[Blue Patterns]

L2 or MLimiter. Been using the latter a lot more recently

[lowpass]

Why would I want to use a limiter, and not a compressor?

If you wanted to make sure the sound doesn't go over a certain level as opposed to lightly controlling the dynamics then a limiter is the way forward.

Good examples:

Sub bass - nice to use a limiter there, makes sure all of the notes hit at the exact same level.
Stereo Bus - used to raise the rms of a track (making the sound appear louder)

You have to try it and see, it can be very easy to overdo it with a limiter, it takes a lot of skill and experience to be able to get a mix louder through limiting without making the track lose it's energy.

[gravity]

another vote for elephant.

[dreadheaded]

dunno i pretty much dont use them

i like compressing things more, otherwise if your not careful with a limiter your tunes just end up at exactly the same level the whole way through with no dynamics at all

[macc]

Elephant here most of the time, but sometimes it's Ozone, or the limiter in DSM (which is great on some stuff).

[pete]

Elephant here most of the time, but sometimes it's Ozone, or the limiter in DSM (which is great on some stuff).

what's your opinion on the waves maxx bcl?

[Depone]

Elephant here most of the time, but sometimes it's Ozone, or the limiter in DSM (which is great on some stuff).

Actually, sometimes im a massive fan of Ozones "Intelegent 2" limiting. Sounds as crisp as elephant. I also love its Mid/Side treatment, but thats another thread for another day

[deadly_habit]

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