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Originally Posted by Ben F  In my blind listening tests using 24bit word length the L2 hardware sounded better than the L2 plug-in. The plug-in sounded slightly 'dry' and lacking depth. Didn't do a null test before anyone asks.
The Weiss DS-1 is the current limiter of choice. I was actually impressed by the McDSP ML4000 limiter, and the UAD-1 precision limiter. |
I just want to point out that both Alan Silverman and I have done null tests and the L2 plugin pretty much nulls against the hardware. So I suspect some placebo effect going on. I've been assured by Waves that the algorithm is the same. HOWEVER: The hardware L2 has one significant advantage: UNLINKING. It is possible to run the L2 hardware unlinked, which is a meaningful sonic advantage to my ears. Where a listener might hear some clamping effect when linked, when unlinked, the channel that doesn't gain reduce masks some of the clamping (release time artifact) of the other channel.
In fact, there is NO current hardware made today by Waves that has the link switch. The Max BCL, which is the current model, does not have a link/unlink switch. Nor does the plugin.
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