That is a different listening exercise than I was suggesting. Since limters act on the peaks, in order to hear the peaks more clearly one can turn down the volume to bury the bulk of the audio in the noise floor leaving the transient peaks to be audible - then it can easier to hear the effects of the clipping algo in the limiter. This process can also be useful in general to work with transients and its also good training to be able to pick out transients more accurately in a mix without having to drop the over-all volume to evaluate.MogwaiBoy wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 11:31 pmI do the opposite - I close my eyes during the A/B test and try to zone out enough to hear "the bigger picture" rather than trying not to focus on individual details too much. This gives me a more rounded view of which one is better, not just in one detail at a time.
Other such listening evaluations including yours can also part of the auditioning processs.