Mixing loud: Managing your dynamic range using limiters

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Great movie. Thank you very much. One thing - if you show something with a sideways expression, remember to flip it because the low frequency is on the right side of the screen for followers ;) LOL

Great explanation of the Limiter! In my case, I was only using the Limiter on my Main and didn't realize I should also use on the individual Buses which really helped with my overall song loudness which I was struggling. It also seemed to help me solve some kick drums issues I was having getting right. Thank you!

After experimenting with digital clippers and limiters I have found that I prefer tape & AD converter (with soft clipping)

Can you help me with movies? Everything is too loud but low voice sounds

Dynamic range died with home studios pushing compression and clippers to the limit and dub step became mainstream :*( not hating, just feeling robbed of good music being replaced with loud & agressive sounds instead of hearing golden craftsmanship...

such a great explanation! Thank You!

Irgendein Vollidoot scheint meinen RMS Level in den negativen Bereich verlegt zu haben. Und das in ALLEN Songs, die ich seit 2019 jemals gemacht habe ! Was soll ich bloss tun !?

I feel like these diagrams are kinda misleading, bc they show the wave itself changing shape. compressors and limiters don’t just squash the top of the waveform. They turn down the entire wave uniformly when it goes above the threshold.

Ohh 🤯 this why I see limiters being used.

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bless you this is really good

So far, your videos have been the simplest, most direct explanation of audio mastering while be very thorough. Thanks!

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I now understand how to effectively use a limiter and I’ve watch multiple videos already. Thank youuuu

This is one of the best and most understandable explanations of limiting/compression/expansion I saw so far!

Great video! Is it advisable to use a compressor and limiter on chanels at the same time?

Clippers can be better than limiters, limiters usually destroy transients. Clips retain and enhance them. I used to use limiters on a lot of stuff now I only used them now and them and very lightly and only on certain things.

Man! this lesson is so good. Thanks for this brilliant explanation of this subtle and sometimes puzzling process.

Absolutely top notch best I have seen anyone ever describe this topic! Cheers

man, this is so fucking incredible

What an awesome video, I am actually learning this for audio book specs. So simple to learn! thanks

Can I ask , once you add the limiter, you say to turn up the volume so the peak is the same that was before limiter , do you turn up the volume via the limiter - Gain ? Or the volume fader?

This is really one useful video. Just one point missing: how to increase dynamic range?

I’ve been searching for this video for years 😢

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I tried applying the limiter technique to my individual tracks but through gain staging and giving myself enough headroom they mostly sit around -18 db RMS and -12 peak. I would have to apply a alot of gain to each individual track in order to push the signal into the limiter. This is causing my peaks to be around -4 to -6 db which seems quite a lot for an individual track. What am I getting wrong here?

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This video really explained a lot for me. Like I got a lot of the stuff that people were talking about but this is one of the few videos that made me see it in a more constructive and efficient way

I love your videos, you explain things very well and it is perfectly understood and that it is difficult for me to understand a little English imagine those who do understand your language... it is perfect

greetings from Spain

very useful info, would be cool if you did a deeper dive vid, also Wich measuring plugins you recommend?

When you talk about raising the volume after applying the limiter do you mean the fader volume, the actual instrument volume or adding gain or does it mean the volume automatically raises.?

Awesome Info!

I've heard that "low frequencies take up a lot of energy" before, but I don't know what that means? Does that mean that they're hogging a lot of dB's even though our ears can't hear them as well re: equal loudness contours?

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Brilliant advice wonderfully explained.

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For clips before going for limiters or compressor you can control. the dynamic rannge using fade in and fade outs. Ususally peak is coming from trasiennt part of the signal which can be reduce using fading . Found better sounds when compressor user for toning.

Thank you for yet another wonderful tutorial!❤️

These are very helpful. Thank you

Hello. But what if I use a bus compressor after I panned, leveled, and balanced my mix? And let's say I also what to bring up the RMX level so I use a Limiter too, especially first and then my mix bus comp.

I rarely compress within the mix itself, unless it's just to control some peaks. I generally use compression (multiband) on the mastering stage

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Found your channel .precious . By dynamic range you mean short-term or long term?