Reviewed By Zlelmefs [all]
May 9th, 2018
Version reviewed: 6.7 on Windows
While doing research to set up a stack of plugins for livestreaming, I got a good tip, to make sure that a VST is never fed a clipped signal. You can always make up the gain at the end. So my next thought was, "what about the first plugin?" And I set out in search of a simple, zero-latency limiter to lead the way, protecting the whole pile from mic bumps, glass clinks, sharp curses and the like. Xhip's Limiter does the job, even if I talk directly into the mic or flick the housing, everything stays clean. 1ms attack, 10ms hold, 30ms release, -2db threshhold, 100% ratio, 0% lookahead, and Reaper reports zero on both latency and CPU usage on it.
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Thanks.
Just a big shout out to Xhip. I tried the Limiter as a compressor, using a lower ratio, it's a little gem. The look ahead feature needs to be backed off when using slower attack times, otherwise latency is introduced to the sound source. From smashing drums to moderate compression, this thing handles everything, nicely.
Are these controllable by selectable MIDI CC? I need a tremolo with depth controlled by mod wheel, for live use. Thanks.
No, MIDI is not supported for the effects.
Many hosts do support mapping MIDI CCs to parameters and it is always possible to load a plug-in to do the job. It does not make sense to add such features directly in the interest of keeping the plug-ins as simple as possible. Hosts should handle these tasks and may do so from any source, not just 7-bit MIDI but 14-bit and high precision OSC or other sources.
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