recommend a good maximizer/limiter plug in

chinney4321 · Post by **chinney4321** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:35 am

Been searching but cant decide i dont mind paying but ive heard theres some good free ones too...
cheers

creature · Post by **creature** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:45 am

The sonnox plugins are great if you dont mind shelling out the cash. I am thinking of getting them after using them ina friends studio. The inflator plugin is absolutely fan-bloody-tastic

Steve

dazzer · Post by **dazzer** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:00 pm

Free

http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html

sporkles · Post by **sporkles** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:17 pm

dazzer wrote:Free

http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html

Seconded. I use it on every track.

the shoe · Post by **the shoe** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:21 pm

there is a new sonalksis one on the way.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:26 pm

the sonnox one is dope as fuck

chinney4321 · Post by **chinney4321** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:54 pm

cheers fellas

that free one is quite good..
but im gonna check out the sonnox one ..
thanks for your help

ChiDJ · Post by **ChiDJ** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:09 pm

WAVES - L3

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:16 pm

The Free Antares stuff is nice.

Nod · Post by **Nod** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:26 pm

Moody wrote:The Free Antares stuff is nice.

Which free Antares stuff Moody?

For free: Tbt Pocket Limiter

http://hem.bredband.net/tbtaudio/

Not for free: Voxengo Elephant

http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:41 pm

Nod wrote:
Moody wrote:The Free Antares stuff is nice.
Which free Antares stuff Moody?

For free: Tbt Pocket Limiter

http://hem.bredband.net/tbtaudio/

Not for free: Voxengo Elephant

http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/

Sorry, that was a type-o. Antress Modern Effects

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/2652.html

Nod · Post by **Nod** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:06 pm

Moody wrote:Sorry, that was a type-o. Antress Modern Effects

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/2652.html

Gotcha - that dude has disappeared of late - wasn't so sure of some of his early plugs but liked the Painkiller.

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:07 pm

sporkles wrote:
dazzer wrote:Free

http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html
Seconded. I use it on every track.

Jesus - what have you got against dynamics?

to answer the question: Saturator, maybe with soft clip engaged

personally I've gone right off using any kind of magic maximiser and I find if everything is mixed well so that each sound has room to breathe and none of the sounds are fighting each other then you don;t need anything like that

Saturator is great for catching the odd erroneous peak though, with very little colouration IMO

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:16 pm

Nod wrote:
Moody wrote:Sorry, that was a type-o. Antress Modern Effects

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/2652.html
Gotcha - that dude has disappeared of late - wasn't so sure of some of his early plugs but liked the Painkiller.

His website redirects to SSL now. Who knows what that means but, interesting.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:55 pm

forge wrote:
sporkles wrote:
dazzer wrote:Free

http://www.yohng.com/w1limit.html
Seconded. I use it on every track.
Jesus - what have you got against dynamics?

to answer the question: Saturator, maybe with soft clip engaged

personally I've gone right off using any kind of magic maximiser and I find if everything is mixed well so that each sound has room to breathe and none of the sounds are fighting each other then you don;t need anything like that

Saturator is great for catching the odd erroneous peak though, with very little colouration IMO

even with great mixing, u still benefit from a perceived loudness boost with a limiter.

a nicer limiter like sonnox will let you boost more before losing dynamics and hearing distortion compared to say Waves L2 which can sound more muddy..