One of my problems with the limiter is actually the "make-up gain", which is all good, sure, but it would be a lot easier to use, if it would determine the output gain as it comes out, rather than the difference to the limited gain. That means, I'd love to set 0db for the output as absolute, calculating automatically the make-up gain it would take to reach 0db, in this example.
When one adjusts the output gain as it is now, the curve may actually go miles high above the visible representation, for example, while the amount of volume that goes out is still comfortably visible on the meter. That creates a visual discrepancy, of course.
Also, I'm trying to create some more radical limiting, but since the ratio leaves the height of the top db without concrete value, you have to fish for a make-up gain by either using math or dialing around via trial and error to reach any specific amount.
Yes, if you understand the rather simple math, you could consider that all was well, of course, but with a bit of help from the inside by the module doing those calculations for you as you set your desired output value, the workflow would be much, much more pleasant, naturally.
What makes "Maxwell_Smart" and "LoudMax64", for example, so appealing is that you can focus on your idea or desire directly without having to fire up your mathematical skills. You simple set the low threshold from which you want to elevate the signal to the output level you set. You'll never know that it had to lower all the peaks above the threshold down to it and then make up for the lost volume by gaining the difference between the low threshold and your desired output level.
If there were any math modules in mux, one could possibly create a gui that could function that way, too, but since limiter and compressor are both modules themselves, it might be cool to add another limiter version that has those conveniences built-in. "Limiter Delux"?
Just some thoughts on that subject...
