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Originally Posted by Bang  a question was asked in this thread, and there is a specific answer.
If you want your snare to stay punchy and hot in a mix, you should rely on little to no limiting. Probably none would be best. A peak limiter will make that snare go bye bye. If you mix it louder in the mix to compensate, you'll have to push the limiter even harder and you'll get the same effect, if not worse.
The answer? Do what Grundman, Sterling, Weinberg, Tom Baker and every other top mastering engineer does. Use clipping. If you need to, then slap on a db of limiting, probably won't hurt as long as you use something decent like a Voxengo limiter. |
I would avoid limiting completely, compression on the other hand can HELP make your snare punchy. BTW they do alot more than just clip the converters, they're using some very serious compressors