Brainworx M/S Limiter

[Chris Bauer]

If you mean the Brainworx bx_XL, then yes. I have had it for just over a year, but have only used it on a few of mastering projects. The promotion material describes it as "the new loud", but I would beg to differ. When I compare the results side by side with my other limiters (particularly the Sonnox Limiter and the Slate Digital FG-X), I normally end up using one of them instead. I am not keen on the way the bx_XL softens the transient information when pushed. The M/S functionally is a nice touch, but at the limiting stage I am not normally looking to manipulate the audio material in that way.

But you shouldn't take anyone's view as the gospel until you have tried it yourself. You can download a demo version from Brainworx's website if you have an iLok USB key.

[teebaum]

the brainworx-xl have some nice possibilities, sometimes i like the "XL"-knobs (saturation selective for m, s & the lows), but the limiter part by itself is not state of the art