Good Peak Clipper? (not a Limiter) What, where, why?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1749 posts since 30 Jul, 2007
I am curious if anyone can recommend a good peak clipper... not a limtier.
Also, unless I am mistaken... a clipper is not like a brick-walled compressor...
If you think that a Clipper is kind of useless or redundant though, please point out why.
Thanks!
Also, unless I am mistaken... a clipper is not like a brick-walled compressor...
If you think that a Clipper is kind of useless or redundant though, please point out why.
Thanks!
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- KVRist
- 389 posts since 22 May, 2012
vladg Limiter No. 6 has clipper, peak limiter, it's free and it rocks.
- KVRAF
- 4881 posts since 4 Aug, 2006 from Helsinki
IK Multimedia Classic Clipper does the job. On the other hand, I don't have any comparative information because haven't used anyhting else than this one. H.vaisnava wrote:I am curious if anyone can recommend a good peak clipper... not a limtier.
Also, unless I am mistaken... a clipper is not like a brick-walled compressor...
If you think that a Clipper is kind of useless or redundant though, please point out why.
Thanks!
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- KVRist
- 380 posts since 22 Jun, 2007
Clippers are not useless at all. IMO often much better than brickwall limiter or leveller for material that has very short and very loud transients, like drums, explosion and impact sounds.
GClip is great. The smoothness parameter makes it really versatile and it has oversampling. Only 32bit win, but it's free.
GClip is great. The smoothness parameter makes it really versatile and it has oversampling. Only 32bit win, but it's free.
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- KVRian
- 1256 posts since 15 Mar, 2007 from Yorkshire, England
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- KVRAF
- 6168 posts since 26 Sep, 2003 from right here, as you can see ...
+10000000000 for gclip. it's imo the best clipper out there...sauli wrote:Clippers are not useless at all. IMO often much better than brickwall limiter or leveller for material that has very short and very loud transients, like drums, explosion and impact sounds.
GClip is great. The smoothness parameter makes it really versatile and it has oversampling. Only 32bit win, but it's free.
regards,
brok landers
BIGTONEsounddesign
gear is as good as the innovation behind it-the man
brok landers
BIGTONEsounddesign
gear is as good as the innovation behind it-the man
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1749 posts since 30 Jul, 2007
I like the visual feedback on G-Clip Although I like IK's Clipper GUI the best.
I wonder which is more transparent... For some reason my mind always tends to think "IK's must be better cause it costs money", but I know that is not always the case.
I wonder which is more transparent... For some reason my mind always tends to think "IK's must be better cause it costs money", but I know that is not always the case.
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- KVRAF
- 6168 posts since 26 Sep, 2003 from right here, as you can see ...
really, don't underesthimate gclip. i did for the first, back then, when it came out. but it really is a gamechanger, at least to me. and i tried a lot of clippers, both free or payware...vaisnava wrote:I like the visual feedback on G-Clip Although I like IK's Clipper GUI the best.
I wonder which is more transparent... For some reason my mind always tends to think "IK's must be better cause it costs money", but I know that is not always the case.
regards,
brok landers
BIGTONEsounddesign
gear is as good as the innovation behind it-the man
brok landers
BIGTONEsounddesign
gear is as good as the innovation behind it-the man
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1749 posts since 30 Jul, 2007
Cool thank you Into my folder it goes.
- KVRist
- 414 posts since 21 Jan, 2007
Event Horizon, by Stillwell Audio
Gclip by GVST
aside from their pricetag or appearance, what's the difference in how they clip?
Gclip by GVST
aside from their pricetag or appearance, what's the difference in how they clip?
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- KVRian
- 996 posts since 14 Jun, 2012 from Toronto, Canada
If I may suggest something that is technically not to be used for this purpose: on Elysia Alpha, soft clip can sound really amazing.
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- KVRAF
- 2973 posts since 18 Oct, 2004
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- Banned
- 27 posts since 11 Feb, 2013
Airwindows Drive / Clip (AU)
Fleischprodukt Waveshaper (AU)
MWaveshaper
ReaComp
DMG Compassion (clipper section)
Voxengo Elephant (clip algo)
Fleischprodukt Waveshaper (AU)
MWaveshaper
ReaComp
DMG Compassion (clipper section)
Voxengo Elephant (clip algo)
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- KVRAF
- 2134 posts since 11 Oct, 2007 from Almanya
On Windows - definitely this one:
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/peak_co ... r_by_sinus
There are 3 reviews, 1 by me.
I know it's called Peak Compressor and consists of a Compressor and a Limiter, but it's a nifty tool and much more transparent (=less fizzy) than most 'real' clippers tend to get.
You should give it a spin anyway, a mono version is free to use as a demo, download at dev's site.
I also used GClip in my Windows days, but that was mostly for a more aggressive effect.
Now on OSX, I hardly ever clip anything anymore. Most sort-of clipping work is done by bx_limiter on the stems and Barricade as a Limiter on the Master.
If I really feel in the mood for a Clipper, it'll be IK's Classic Clipper.
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/peak_co ... r_by_sinus
There are 3 reviews, 1 by me.
I know it's called Peak Compressor and consists of a Compressor and a Limiter, but it's a nifty tool and much more transparent (=less fizzy) than most 'real' clippers tend to get.
You should give it a spin anyway, a mono version is free to use as a demo, download at dev's site.
I also used GClip in my Windows days, but that was mostly for a more aggressive effect.
Now on OSX, I hardly ever clip anything anymore. Most sort-of clipping work is done by bx_limiter on the stems and Barricade as a Limiter on the Master.
If I really feel in the mood for a Clipper, it'll be IK's Classic Clipper.
I don't work here, I just feed the trolls.
My sales thread @ Market Place
My website with lots of free stuff:
Sampled drums and instruments | Clipping plugin | Shure SRH840 EQ correction presets | SFZ syntax mode for Coda2
My sales thread @ Market Place
My website with lots of free stuff:
Sampled drums and instruments | Clipping plugin | Shure SRH840 EQ correction presets | SFZ syntax mode for Coda2