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Ocean Zen · Post by **Ocean Zen** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:42 pm

There's a good comparison of limiters in this months SOS,

Up your budget and get the still reasonably priced Ozone 3. It has a very good limiter but also Multiband compressor & EQ. To my ears the exciter is a bit too harsh and I never bother with the stereo widener

Spyro · Post by **Spyro** » Fri May 05, 2006 3:53 pm

I use Elephant since a couple of years, or three...

I was accustomed to the sound of freeware limiters, but when I first used Elephant I could hear a huge difference, in a nutshell, is very very clean.

I mostly use the EL2 algorythm, is perfect for all kind of sound, from subtle maximizing or to get a very loud signal without noticeable punch.

EL3 is good too, but has more punch, useful for other materials.

I'm really happy with it...you can hear my mixes here www.myspace.com/spyrofunk

justjazz · Post by **justjazz** » Fri May 05, 2006 3:57 pm

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:03 pm

MPL-1 is an absurd steal at its current price; run don't walk to the Kjaerhus store. Ozone is overkill, and I, for one, don't think its limiter is anything to write home about (no offense to owners, I just wasn't sold).

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:21 pm

Voxengo Elephant

No other limiter comes closely to Elephant. If you need a bit more transparency, the new MPL from Kjaerhus is my second choice.

adl · Post by **adl** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:54 pm

Try GMax http://www.gvst.co.uk/gmax.htm

headquest · Post by **headquest** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:57 pm

Either Kjaerhus MPL-1 or Voxengo Elephant. Demo both, take your pick

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:59 pm

dont forget the BUZ ones

ROnC

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:00 pm

rpc9943 wrote:dont forget the BUZ ones

ROnC

Yeah, highly underrated, those. That reminds me: I need to buy those sometime. I wonder how his sales are?

justjazz · Post by **justjazz** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:40 pm

bugs · Post by **bugs** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:15 pm

Another vote for Elephant 2--the best native limiter to my ear, unless you move to something like the limiter in PowerCore/MD3 from the System 6000.

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:17 pm

justjazz wrote:MPL-1 is in the same price range as Elephant. It seems like it still comes down to those two options for me. Seems like Elephant is seen as a little more colorful, louder and more proven. MPL-1 is more transparent but perhaps can't be pushed quite as hard? I'm not sure that my ears can really tell, so I'm relying on other opinions since I don't just make music for my own listening.

Can you post a snippet of your music? You'd definitely get some specific recommendations in that case!

justjazz · Post by **justjazz** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:34 pm

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:39 pm

justjazz wrote:Bduffy, I like to mess with various music styles and this is just home hobbyist stuff. Here are some samples.

Electronica: Something (stream) Something.mp3 (MP3)
Electronic: Memories (stream) Memories.mp3 (MP3)
Experimental: Twinkle (the remix) (stream) Twinkle (the remix).mp3 (MP3)
Ballad: Writing on the Wall (stream) Writing On The Wall.mp3 (MP3)
Jazz: Someday (stream) Someday.mp3 (MP3)

Awesome, thanks! I guess that stuff is already maximized, eh? I was thinking we could try out the different maximizers on a un-mastered mix and see what fits best...