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Buckle up, because we're about to embark on an exhilarating journey into the heart of modern limiters! In this electrifying exploration, we'll peel back the layers of complexity and reveal the inner workings of these audio powerhouses.

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Imagine a world where your tracks can be loud, clean, and punchy all at once. That's the promise of today's advanced limiters, and we're here to show you how they deliver. We'll dive deep into three industry favorites: FabFilter ProL2, Sonible Smart Limit, and DMG Limitless. Each of these digital marvels packs a punch, offering unique features that can elevate your mixes to new heights.

But wait, there's more! We're not just talking theory here. We're getting our hands dirty with realworld applications, demonstrating how these limiters can transform a hiphop track from good to mindblowing. You'll learn the ins and outs of crucial parameters like lookahead, attack, release, and the mysterious world of oversampling.

Ever wondered how the pros achieve that perfect balance of loudness and clarity? We've got you covered. We'll unravel the mysteries of True Peak limiting, multiband processing, and even contentaware limiting that adapts to your genre. It's like having a mastering engineer's brain at your fingertips!

What You'll Learn:

1. The anatomy of modern limiters and how they differ from simple gain reduction tools
2. How to navigate the complex interfaces of ProL2, Smart Limit, and Limitless
3. The impact of different limiter "styles" and when to use them
4. Techniques for achieving loudness without sacrificing quality
5. The role of oversampling and alternatives for minimizing distortion
6. How to use reference tracks and genre profiles to dial in the perfect settings
7. The secrets of multiband limiting and when it can save your mix

Key Points:

1. Modern limiters are complex, often containing multiple limiting stages within a single plugin.
2. Limiters control volume on a persample basis, aiming to make the smoothest gain changes possible to minimize distortion.
3. Most modern masteringgrade limiters are brick wall limiters, ensuring no signal exceeds the specified threshold.
4. Limiters typically have two main stages: a transient detection stage for quick events and a dynamics stage for longerterm gain reduction.
5. Lookahead allows the limiter to anticipate incoming audio and react before the audio reaches the output.
6. Oversampling is used in some limiters to prevent aliasing and reduce distortion.
7. True Peak limiting is often implemented as a separate stage to comply with ITU standards.
8. Different limiters offer various "styles" or presets that adjust multiple parameters to achieve specific sounds.
9. The video covers three popular limiters: FabFilter ProL2, Sonible Smart Limit, and DMG Limitless.
10. FabFilter ProL2 offers manual control over most parameters and includes oversampling.
11. Sonible Smart Limit features automatic "contentaware" limiting based on genre profiles.
12. DMG Limitless is a multiband limiter that doesn't use traditional oversampling but employs other techniques to minimize distortion.
13. Each limiter has unique features, such as Smart Limit's ability to learn from reference tracks or Limitless's band separation controls.
14. It’s important to understand each limiter's parameters and how they affect the sound.
15. For mastering hiphop, I suggest mastering to around 9 LUFS integrated loudness to maintain bass impact.

★ SKIP TO SOMETHIN’ ★

0:00 Intro
0:28 What is a Limiter?
1:37 2 Stages: Fast Transient Stage & Slow Dynamics Stage
4:04 Oversampling & Overshoots
5:05 True Peak Limiting & Downsampling Overshoots
5:57 Workflow in FabFilter ProL2,
9:40 How to Use Sonible smart:limit
14:36 DMG Limitless Tutorial
24:55 ProL2 vs smart:limit vs Limitless Comparison
25:40 Outro