I've been trying all the free ones but I'm ready to buy one or two. What is popular and what is good bang for the buck?
thanx!
Best brick wall limiter VST MAC and PC?
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Progmatic-Studios Progmatic-Studios https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=10142 - KVRist
- 120 posts since 5 Nov, 2003 from Netherlands
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- KVRAF
- 2824 posts since 22 Mar, 2006 from cornwall
Free
TLS Maximizer
http://www.tinbrooketales.com/
Budget
Voxengo Elephant 3.2
http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/
High End
PSP Xenon
http://www.pspaudioware.com/
TLS Maximizer
http://www.tinbrooketales.com/
Budget
Voxengo Elephant 3.2
http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/
High End
PSP Xenon
http://www.pspaudioware.com/
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- Banned
- 4072 posts since 7 Nov, 2007
don't forget to look at stillwell's event horizon, at 40 or 50 dolllars, its a great deal. It has some character, won't pull off Xenon, but might give the sterility of elephant, a different option.,,,,
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- KVRAF
- 5913 posts since 17 Aug, 2004 from Berlin, Germany
I've found no free limiters with a good quality.
1. Elephant 3
2. Sonnox Limiter
3. UAD Precision Limiter
4. Flux Limiter
5. PSP Xenon
1. Elephant 3
2. Sonnox Limiter
3. UAD Precision Limiter
4. Flux Limiter
5. PSP Xenon
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afreshcupofjoe afreshcupofjoe https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=94815
- KVRAF
- 1838 posts since 17 Jan, 2006 from Portland, OR
I like the Kjaerhus Classic Master Limiter. It's not transparent at all, but it's free and it sounds good IMO.
BTW, why would you need to buy two? Brickwall limiting is not somewhere someone would normally need variety.
BTW, why would you need to buy two? Brickwall limiting is not somewhere someone would normally need variety.
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- KVRist
- 36 posts since 29 Jun, 2004
- Voxengo Elephant 3
- UAD Prexision Limiter
- Digidesign Maxim
- Sonnox Limiter (not the Inflator, the Limiter sounds much better to my ears)
- VSL Suite Limiter
- McDSP ML4000
- Waves L3
I've tested all and Voxengo Elephant is very good. And it is cheap.
- UAD Prexision Limiter
- Digidesign Maxim
- Sonnox Limiter (not the Inflator, the Limiter sounds much better to my ears)
- VSL Suite Limiter
- McDSP ML4000
- Waves L3
I've tested all and Voxengo Elephant is very good. And it is cheap.
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- KVRian
- 836 posts since 12 Aug, 2005
I'd say just get elephant and be done with it. You can go for hours testing these things but in the end elephant is excellent. I actually like waves L2 but it isn't worth the price when there is an awesome alternative like elephant.
That said, I haven't tried xenon or the uad stuff but I haven't felt the need to.
That said, I haven't tried xenon or the uad stuff but I haven't felt the need to.
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- KVRian
- 936 posts since 29 May, 2002 from UK
A big Voxengo Elephant fan here too, super tweakable now in ver 3 and can be both very transparent, or very colourful too 
However.... Ozone4 is on the way with a new Intelligent mode, will be interesting to see how that one sounds when its released....
However.... Ozone4 is on the way with a new Intelligent mode, will be interesting to see how that one sounds when its released....
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- KVRist
- 395 posts since 30 Nov, 2002
Worth trying: WaveArts Final Plug. I use it in my live laptop rig.
Dave Burns
Lowell, MA
More equipment than skill...
Lowell, MA
More equipment than skill...
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
another vote for stampy the elephant here. Very impressed with it, and quite cheap too.
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- KVRian
- 517 posts since 21 Aug, 2003 from so cal
elephant 3.. at 90 bucks its a no brainer.
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 3 Oct, 2006
If you are going to choose only one, go with Elephant. It remains excellent while changing character depending on which settings you use.
If you want all bases covered, technically I think the Sonnox is better than the UAD precision limiter, but both are great. Out of all the suggestions I think the Sonnox is best, but again I'd choose the Elephant if I had to use only one.
L2 is nice. In fact, I like it as if choosing an outboard limiter. It has a sound and character, and if a client hasn't already destroyed their mix before I get it, it can give some very nice weight to a thin mix without many dB's reduction. I'd hardly ever use it if I were stuck with L2 alone, though.
If you are mixing all of your own music, using Elephant you can benefit every mix by using a little of each proper setting on individual tracks. By the time you are bussing and at your master, you may not want more than 1/2dB just to control overs.
Aleksey deserves the business more than the other options!:)
If you want all bases covered, technically I think the Sonnox is better than the UAD precision limiter, but both are great. Out of all the suggestions I think the Sonnox is best, but again I'd choose the Elephant if I had to use only one.
L2 is nice. In fact, I like it as if choosing an outboard limiter. It has a sound and character, and if a client hasn't already destroyed their mix before I get it, it can give some very nice weight to a thin mix without many dB's reduction. I'd hardly ever use it if I were stuck with L2 alone, though.
If you are mixing all of your own music, using Elephant you can benefit every mix by using a little of each proper setting on individual tracks. By the time you are bussing and at your master, you may not want more than 1/2dB just to control overs.
Aleksey deserves the business more than the other options!:)
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- KVRAF
- 13124 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
My favorites for my music are the Flux PureLimiter and McDSP ML4000. Elephant 3 and Sonalksis' MaxLimiter are growing on me though.