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Originally Posted by UnderTow  Allot of the people using the L2 say that it sounds OK because they only do very light limiting with it. I don't quite follow this argument. Surely, the end result would sound even better if they did very light limiting with a cleaner limiter?
(I don't want to argue about the sound of the L2 itself. Everyone has their opinion. I just don't get the argument given by people).
Alistair |
Because every piece of gear and plug-in affects the music differently. You don't use the same equalizer or even the same settings on everything so why not treat limiters the same way.
Just my opinion but with very light limiting there is hardly any difference in sound between them. But just in case there is, I'll quickly try 2 or even 3 of my limiters and see if I notice any differences. Since I master almost everyday, I have a pretty good idea in advance what will work so it doesn't take much time.
The audition process is far more important with loud, agressive music b/c limiters can sound really different on the same music and one brand will be just the right sound for a particular track. When I only had the L2, I made it work on thousands of masters but now I'm very happy to have discovered other brands and will be continuing my limiter acquistions when I have time.