Sonic Anomaly Unlimited (free limiter)

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Vortifex wrote:Just tried it in Reaper and it works fine there. Doesn't seem to like FL Studio for some reason. Shame, it's actually quite good.
It probably has to do with the inputs, Reaper chooses 1 and 2, FLStudio chooses them all 1,2,3,4,5, and 6
Try to disable 3 to 6 in the FLstudio plugin wrapper (choose a channel you don't use f.i. 103) And it works.
Unless you try to mix 5.1 then I don't know what's going on...

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Vortifex wrote:
Yeager wrote:
Vortifex wrote:Just tried it in Reaper and it works fine there. Doesn't seem to like FL Studio for some reason. Shame, it's actually quite good.
It probably has to do with the inputs, Reaper chooses 1 and 2, FLStudio chooses them all 1,2,3,4,5, and 6
Try to disable 3 to 6 in the FLstudio plugin wrapper (choose a channel you don't use f.i. 103) And it works.
Unless you try to mix 5.1 then I don't know what's going on...
Found an even simpler way: select FR instead of All in the Monitor section :party:
Yep, but do NOT accidentally click on the ALL button :scared: :D

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piranha81 wrote:After some testing using it as a mastering maximizer I've found that Unlimited is as good as it gets in the freeware maximizer world, and thanks to the Classic Mode (volume won't get up as treshold goes down) , True Peak with ISP awareness,etc. is the most versitile and easy to use.
Tested against Limiter n6, DeadDuck Limiter, Loudmax, Limiter Snapin and others, the only one that gets louder without pumping and/or loosing bass is Limiter n6 used with two limiting stages and multiband clipping.
With Limiter6 used only the multiband clipping stage before Unlimited I've got a even clearer result than L6 alone.

Try it with sharpest Character setting, True Peak and experiment on Response, you'll have your limiting needs satisfied :wink:
Thanks for the setting, gotta start testing it in a few days.

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Btw, does this limiter have antialiasing/oversampling inside?

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I tested latest available build 170823 of this limiter. Just a heads up. When used in Classic Mode, True Peak button did absolutely nothing with the signal. I checked it multiple times. There was plenty of intersample peaks that went through. Example: Threshold set to -7 dB, Out set to 0 dB, Character - half way between Sharp and Dull, Response - Limit, True Peak engaged. I also checked different settings for Character parameter. In every scenario True Peaks could get through. Values on my ISP meter were around -6.7 dB instead of staying at -7 dB.
Unlimited is by far the best and most transparent free limiter available. I just wish it had actual ability to take care of ISPs.

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michal.ochedowski wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:48 am I tested latest available build 170823 of this limiter. Just a heads up. When used in Classic Mode, True Peak button did absolutely nothing with the signal. I checked it multiple times. There was plenty of intersample peaks that went through. Example: Threshold set to -7 dB, Out set to 0 dB, Character - half way between Sharp and Dull, Response - Limit, True Peak engaged. I also checked different settings for Character parameter. In every scenario True Peaks could get through. Values on my ISP meter were around -6.7 dB instead of staying at -7 dB.
Unlimited is by far the best and most transparent free limiter available. I just wish it had actual ability to take care of ISPs.
Have you tried Loudmax 1.31? It was released just a few days ago (older versions don't sound as good IMO).

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heavymetalmixer wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:48 am Have you tried Loudmax 1.31? It was released just a few days ago (older versions don't sound as good IMO).
I've been using LoudMax version 1.30. Haven't checked the latest one yet. It is a beast because with moderate (around 4 dB) limiting and ISP engaged, only tiny amount of intersample peaks gets through it. I'm talking second decimal place here, so really negligible stuff.
In my comparison Unlimited sounded more crisp and retained transients very well. However after a closer look at the waveform, I'm suspecting that it uses some amount of soft clipping during the process. Transients are cut very precisely. LoudMax just lowers the amplitude while preserving more less original waveform shape.
Of course it all depends on audio material. Very subjective stuff. LoudMax is a winner when it comes to being efficient and very simple to use + it has ISP that actually works.

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michal.ochedowski wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:31 am
heavymetalmixer wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:48 am Have you tried Loudmax 1.31? It was released just a few days ago (older versions don't sound as good IMO).
I've been using LoudMax version 1.30. Haven't checked the latest one yet. It is a beast because with moderate (around 4 dB) limiting and ISP engaged, only tiny amount of intersample peaks gets through it. I'm talking second decimal place here, so really negligible stuff.
In my comparison Unlimited sounded more crisp and retained transients very well. However after a closer look at the waveform, I'm suspecting that it uses some amount of soft clipping during the process. Transients are cut very precisely. LoudMax just lowers the amplitude while preserving more less original waveform shape.
Of course it all depends on audio material. Very subjective stuff. LoudMax is a winner when it comes to being efficient and very simple to use + it has ISP that actually works.
I see that you tested Unlimited for while, so let me ask you something: Don't you notice that Unlimited does something weird to the Stereo field? IMO it sounds like Unlimited is Stereo-Unlinked.

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I see that you tested Unlimited for while, so let me ask you something: Don't you notice that Unlimited does something weird to the Stereo field? IMO it sounds like Unlimited is Stereo-Unlinked.
My tests were based on drums and bass lines, so I haven't checked Unlimited with a wide stereo signal. On the other hand not all drum loops that I used were mono.
I don't like noticing something even when I'm not looking for it. I'm quite sensitive regarding any shifting in the signal, so all I can say is that I haven't noticed a difference.

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anyone else unable to access their website?

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pattonfreak1 wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:10 pm anyone else unable to access their website?
Yeah, it's down. The dev abandoned the plugins since 2017, I guess he thought it was time to put everything to an end.

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heavymetalmixer wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:44 pm
pattonfreak1 wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:10 pm anyone else unable to access their website?
Yeah, it's down. The dev abandoned the plugins since 2017, I guess he thought it was time to put everything to an end.
Damn that's shitty. I like these plugs and was hoping that they'd continue developing

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heavymetalmixer wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:34 am Don't you notice that Unlimited does something weird to the Stereo field? IMO it sounds like Unlimited is Stereo-Unlinked.
Gain reduction is per channel. I don't know if this is normal behaviour for limiters.
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