is uaudio precision limiter cleaner than L1?

[jbuntz]

Ummm...why are you adding L1 to a master? You said this was already mastered right?

To answer your question, yes it's more transparent. At 1 dB, the difference probably isn't real big though.

[electric]

when mixing acapella/instrumental to get same levels as main mix you peak a bit at time over 0. (probably due to fact that limiting in the mastering chaing was attenuating more with combination of the two) i still have most of the sonics of the chain. the L1 tames the momentary digital peaks. to be honest i cant tell the difference w/ the L1 and the original mix. however i am using very limited ref monitors.

i am just being anal. the song sounds great. probably wouldnt make a diff. (especially to anyone who is going to listen to the records). i go to the record pressing shop today. dropping our first single. wish me luck. thumbsup

electric

[BrianBrian]

To me the PLim sounds far superior to the L1. However, the differences really start to become more apparent at +3dB of limiting or so. It becomes most obvious in the bass region. At only 1dB of limiting, the differences are probably negligable.

[sleepwalker]

Originally Posted by BrianBrian

To me the PLim sounds far superior to the L1. However, the differences really start to become more apparent at +3dB of limiting or so. It becomes most obvious in the bass region. At only 1dB of limiting, the differences are probably negligable.

I agree. I think the UA Precision Limiter is hands down better than the software L2 and L1 I've used. THat said, I doubt I'd be able to hear a difference between them with only 1db of limiting. I've been comparing the results when SMASHING the audio.

[Max headroom]

I have tried most of them ....... plim is good for softer things like ballads or acoustic material ...... but NOBODY is talking about Timeworks Mastering comp .... aka limiter ...... IMHO it is by far transparent clear and veeeeryyy punchy ..... which you can not say about plim ( about punch ) .

Am I the only one that can hear that ?

Max

[NathanEldred]

Originally Posted by Max headroom

but NOBODY is talking about Timeworks Mastering comp .... aka limiter ...... IMHO it is by far transparent clear and veeeeryyy punchy ..... which you can not say about plim ( about punch ) .

Am I the only one that can hear that ?

Max

You're not the only one...it sounds far better than the L2 IMHO.