HF Limiter pumping

Ramm Darkened · Post by **Ramm Darkened** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:31 pm

A few days ago when I was "mastering" a track that needed some de-essing, so I tried the TDR Limiter No6 GE with the only HF Limiter engaged. It sounds really good but I notice some weird pumping effect after rendering the track. I swapped many compressors plugins, the pumping is still there. After a long headache, I bypassed plugins one by one on my master bus and then I found the culprit, it was the HF Limiter. It's so sad that I like the plugin but I can't stand the pumping effect. Does anyone have the same problem?

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:50 pm

How much gain reduction is the HF limiter showing?

Ramm Darkened · Post by **Ramm Darkened** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:04 am

It was -1 GR on max

Calenberger · Post by **Calenberger** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:08 am

What's your release time?

Ramm Darkened · Post by **Ramm Darkened** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:29 am

Calenberger wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:08 am
What's your release time?

I don't see any release time on the HF Limiter.

FabienTDR · Post by **FabienTDR** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:03 pm

A small snippet would help understanding the case, can you upload something?

The RELATIVE mode operates independently of level, maybe this feels weird? It balances HF vs LF, but doesn't care about overall level.
Try the ABSOLUTE mode for a traditional de-esser function.