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1. #Fab filter limiter vs waves l2 ultramaximizer how to#
2. #Fab filter limiter vs waves l2 ultramaximizer manuals#

In my opinion the Sonnox limiter is just a little “too coloured” especially when used in-conjunction with their Inflator plug-in (which is another staple of my mastering procedure) and the 元 sounds brittle and thin in comparison.

#Fab filter limiter vs waves l2 ultramaximizer manuals#

The sound ultimately benefits from this (any new mastering engineers i’d strongly recommend you read the operational manuals rather than trying to guess with them). So why is the PSP Xenon and FabFilter Pro-L right at the top of their class? Well quite frankly they are both very controllable in-depth limiters that offer far more flexibility in tone and transparency than both the standard Waves 元 and Sonnox Limiter. However what I will say is that a mastering engineer will VERY RARELY use more than 3dB of gain reduction on a limiter.

#Fab filter limiter vs waves l2 ultramaximizer how to#

I am not going to go into detail about how to get masters loud, but there are tutorials on their way for that.

What most in-experienced mastering engineers do is hear a commercial release and push the limiter until it is at an almost comparable level, at which point it is doing so much gain reduction that the mix has just turned to a square wave mush of noise rather than music. First off this urban myth is quite frankly just not true, almost any big time mastering engineer will tell you: “A hard limiter is a great tool to get extra volume out of your masters but pushed too hard and it will ruin your mix”. It seems that making a hard limiter is just a license to print money, the novice mixing/mastering engineer often views the limiter as the way the pros get volume. However they both have some features that lend themselves to some genres/mixes more than others. They are both FANTASTIC plug-ins and either one would service you really well on any master. Well I think this is the only truthful way to set out my thoughts on the two limiters that I instantly reach for on a mastering project.

So I know what you are thinking: “What are you playing at writing a joint product review?”.