Limiter the best thing for stopping feedback attacks?

[ceenda]

I usually stick the Kjaerhaus Classic Master Limiter into projects right at the end as a matter of habit. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing to do, but it's a nice way to bring down any excessive peaks that I haven't brought under control in seperate channels.

However, sometimes when playing around with synths or effects, I'll do something to make the synth go crazy and before I know it about 1,000,000 dB of noise and feedback goes into my ears and I stagger out of the room as bits of plaster fall from the ceiling.

Well, not quite, but is there a "safety VST" or something that can stop ridiculously high noise getting through? Or should I just stick with the limiter?

[Stupid American Pig]

a brickwall limiter set to 0 db would do it. It would still sound nasty though.

[topaz]

feel free to try this



http://www.topazproductions.co.uk/plugi ... velcut.rar

this simply knocks the level down when a certain level is reached, George Yohng's W1 Limiter is another option.

[Doogle]

Actually I was wondering the same thing, but more for live use. I was talking to a friend last night who's involved in putting on regular(ish) breakcore night. He was telling me that they're having problems with the venue owner cos of the risk of frying their (not that great) system. Would a limiter (eg. S_A_P's suggestion) do the trick but still leave it loud and abrasive. They don't care about sound quality too much cos, well.. it's breakcore isn't it

[ceenda]

Thanks for the advice guys!

S_A_P: This is mostly just when I'm experimenting and accidently create a sound preset which would blow my head off. My tinkering hasn't resulted in discovery of the infamous "Brown Note" yet thankfully...

topaz: Cheers mate! I'll try that.

Doogle: I think with the limiter you can at least substantially reduce volume peaks over 0 dB (certainly with Classic Master Limiter). It will still sound nasty (perhaps in a 'good' way? ) but with a regular limiter you will still keep the rough sound (I could be wrong about that). But I set up about 4 Gain effects in series and a limiter on the end set to limit over 0dB and it seemed to not destroy anything.

[Sicklecell666]

Try the free 4Front W1 Limiter, that thing works great..

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