The best limiters for mastering

[Improv]

Originally Posted by bob katz

Hi, Michael.

Yes.... Waves L2, in auto release most times. As long as I'm not trying to "push it" I haven't found much use for the manual release.


BK

I heard once (and you know how these things stick...) that if you disengage ARC and set a slower release manually (according to the program of course), and then re-engage ARC, it will then use your manual selection as a sort of "new baseline" from which to gauge release times. It may be my ear fooling me, but I seem to be able to push it a tad harder using this advice.

Can anyone confirm or deny the science? How bout trying and listening? Am I imagining things?

[UnderTow]

Originally Posted by Improv

I heard once (and you know how these things stick...) that if you disengage ARC and set a slower release manually (according to the program of course), and then re-engage ARC, it will then use your manual selection as a sort of "new baseline" from which to gauge release times. It may be my ear fooling me, but I seem to be able to push it a tad harder using this advice.

Can anyone confirm or deny the science? How bout trying and listening? Am I imagining things?

I've been playing with VST analyser. It doesn't show the actual release time but judging by the way other things change, like harmonic distortion, when ARC is on, the manual release time settings are irrelevant. As soon as I hit ARC, the levels of HD or whatever jump back to exactly the same levels reguardless of the release time settings.

Alistair

[Cellotron]

Originally Posted by dcollins

I don't use one in mastering, but there are several pretty obvious mods that can be done to remove some of that "sound."

Actually a very interesting design, that box.

DC

and whaddaya know?? Someone's actually name checking you Dave, as the source for the ideas for the mods for their hot rodded Dom II they're trying to get rid of at

http://cgi.ebay.com/Aphex-Dominator-...QQcmdZViewItem

Guess for all you GS'er's that think crushed sonic mayhem nirvana is for some reason found in the analog realm - here's your chance to see for yourself.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[bob katz]

Originally Posted by Improv

I heard once (and you know how these things stick...) that if you disengage ARC and set a slower release manually (according to the program of course), and then re-engage ARC, it will then use your manual selection as a sort of "new baseline" from which to gauge release times. It may be my ear fooling me, but I seem to be able to push it a tad harder using this advice.

Can anyone confirm or deny the science? How bout trying and listening? Am I imagining things?

I think you're probably imagining things, it's not the way the L2 behaves, the autorelease is not affected by previous manual settings. By the way, I've been moving away from "fast-optimized" autorelease sound as it adds a distorted edge that really gets to you, although it sounds louder, probably due to the distortion---- (common to both the L2 in auto and the TC set to "loud"). Instead, I've been using the TC limiter in "dynamic" mode as often as I can. It sounds more "musical" and less processed. But sometimes dynamic mode "sucks" a bit by being a hair too slow if you feed it too high a signal, but you shouldn't be exercising a limiter that much anyway :-).

BK

[WunderBro Flo]

Originally Posted by kenny =pwp=

hi guys,
do you guys know where i can get ik multimedia t.racks serial and auth. code?

thanks,

most probably in the package that you bought.

[edvirgo]

Originally Posted by bob katz

If you need something like that, it may make it sound better! Just remember that the analog limiter will not have the infinite ratio and instant attack time of the digital limiter, and so you will not catch all the overs. But it just might help give you the sound you want, and if it does, just follow that with the tiniest amount protection limiting from the digital side.

Hi Bob Katz
talk bout Limiter im kind a curious bout Limiter on TC Finalizer Plus/96K, iv got one at home its a huge different using these limiter than the others like, L2 elephant or else.. there are 3 different set up band which has attack and release time manually? any rule thumb to using one of those?

best regard
ed