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10ndayii · Post by **10ndayii** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:48 pm

How does a limiter increase loudness of a track when it only reduce peaks

jam92189 · Post by **jam92189** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:00 pm

it limits the max output and you increase the incoming gain

JD Gaffe · Post by **JD Gaffe** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:06 pm

It makes the loudest parts not pass the 0 dB limit (reduce peaks), while at the same time increasing the volume of the rest of track. It's a compressor with a high ratio setting.

jam92189 · Post by **jam92189** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:13 pm

by reducing the dynamics it makes the louder and quieter parts seem the same volume to but that is part of the problem with over limiting.

chokehold · Post by **chokehold** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:13 pm

In simple terms:

It increases the track's volume, just like a gain fader.
At times when the track would start clipping, the limiter cuts the tops off (volume) peaks and squashes the too-loud transients that cause the clipping.
By raising the lower volumes and not raising the peak volumes, compression occurs.

10ndayii · Post by **10ndayii** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:28 pm

Alright

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:36 pm

Think of it this way.

You have an object in a room. It sits on the ground and touches the roof.
The object is heavily weighted at the bottom and light at the top.
If you squash the top, you are then able to raise the heavy section (RMS levels in this case) closer to the roof.

jam92189 · Post by **jam92189** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:55 am

Mushy Mushy wrote:Think of it this way.

You have an object in a room. It sits on the ground and touches the roof.
The object is heavily weighted at the bottom and light at the top.
If you squash the top, you are then able to raise the heavy section (RMS levels in this case) closer to the roof.

I like this way of thinking

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