Barricade 4.1.0 has been released :)

[AegisPrime]

Changelog:

Fixed VST category shown in some hosts
Extended AU and VST3 multi-channel capabilities to include 7.1
Fixed an issue causing the VST2 version to show up as 8-channel plugin while only supporting mono and stereo
Added mouse wheel functionality to threshold draggers on VU meters
Changed slider mouse wheel behavior for sliders – mousewheel can now be used for fine editing
Added option to disable scroll view and added new parameter and detailed views
New input modeller with console, tape, and clipping models, and variable threshold/drive setting
Limiter gain control now shows the gain realized by the limiter in real time
Added quantization, dithering and perceptual noise shaping output option (16 and 24 bits)
Added tooltips to user interface elements
Increased startup time during scanning and opening GUI in some hosts
Extended set of presets (VST2 and AU, and VST3 if supported by host)
Various optimizations and stability improvements

Some great additions! Nice to see dither and noise shaping back in there

[Ivan_C]

I didn't know about the version 4 yet !

[khanyz]

Some great additions! Nice to see dither and noise shaping back in there

Yes, it could now replace v3 and the input modelling extends it's use considerably. Looks like my Sunday's turned busy

[MogwaiBoy]

Wow this is a considerably large update - thanks for the heads-up

[Googly Smythe]

€15 for the v4 upgrade and a bit of a rigmarole to get it...
http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-barricade-v4-upgrade/

[martinjuenke]

Well, that's my favourite limiter (and now it's even better)

[nicksohn]

happy happy weekend.

[mutantdog]

Is the monitor button still absent?

Would be nice to see it return in v4.2 if it hasn't already.

Either way, with the dithering back and the input modelling, i'm sold already and i still haven't demoed it!

[nicksohn]

Hope there will be a 'ceiling' option, like v3!

[TheKid]

Wow, I'm still on V2 and this looks tremendous. I should have looked for updates a bit more.
Thanks for posting this.

[audington]

Best limiter ever, now with 7.1 - I just love Toneboosters

[khanyz]

Hope there will be a 'ceiling' option, like v3!

Do you mean like the orange triangle on the output meters?

http://www.toneboosters.com/manuals/TB_ ... Manual.pdf

[Compyfox]

What do you mean by "Ceiling" option?

You declare the ceiling level with the "threshold slider" on the right hand side of the UI (triangle on the second meter from the right). And compared to Barricade 3, you can even double click on it and enter numeric values.



May I ask why the "monitor button" is so important? I never really used it in v3. Wasn't this to only show the "strength of compression"?

[dasdeck]

What do you mean by "Ceiling" option?
May I ask why the "monitor button" is so important? I never really used it in v3. Wasn't this to only show the "strength of compression"?

It makes it possible to judge the change in transient impact. I actually "can not" work a limiter without that.
I'd have to constatly decrease volume to double check the settings. The workflow is ass following:
-enable monitor
-bring down threshold to make the compression sound obvious
-adjust attack and release, link, etc. so it suits the material and taste
-bring back the threshold until you like the impact of the transients and overall sound
-disable monitor
-enjoy!

[Compyfox]

You're sure that you're not talking about a compressor then?


What you just explained, is more true for a compressor than a limiter.

"Barricade" was mainly a brickwall limiter that stood true to it's ceiling (True Peak Limiting, v3 especially), and not necessarily a "compressor" in terms of behavior. I'm not going to push boundaries with Barricade, I clip off rogue peaks (working at a -16LUFS up to K-12 max target level).

So the Monitor Button was obsolete to me IMO.