So who all mixes into a limiter here?

[Ben Johnson]

?

 

[abyssofdreams]

fuck, I misread the title, I clicked the wrong

I don't

 

[Metaltastic]

As in, having a limiter on the master bus right from the get go? Cuz that's a big no here

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

I do. No serious gain reduction at the begining, but near the end of my mix I squash it to see how it reacts and change things accordingly.

 

[DevilJaw]

wait, wait, a limiter? or a bus compressor.

if your using a limiter to see how things might sound louder or just to get the levels louder, u really need to calibrate your monitoring levels, like for me, my monitors are calibrated at -85db SPL with a -20dbfs signal.

 

[Sloan]

i have a bunch of shit i keep on my default master buss, i swtich it on and off during mixing to get an idea of my semi-finished product.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

wait, wait, a limiter? or a bus compressor.

if your using a limiter to see how things might sound louder or just to get the levels louder, u really need to calibrate your monitoring levels, like for me, my monitors are calibrated at -85db SPL with a -20dbfs signal.

It's not an issue of volume in the room, it's and issue of, is my snare drum going to disappear when I, or someone else goes to master this?

 

[joeymusicguy]

i do.
i dont use gclip (havent gotten to try it yet).

my method works pretty well, if it aint broke dont fix it.

i use ozone. intelligent mode.

 

[Kazrog]

I don't see this as a "do" or "don't" issue since it's so easy to bypass a limiter or any other plugin. I always keep a limiter on the master buss and periodically switch it on or off depending on what I'm doing.

 

[Torniojaws]

Yep, the mix sounds completely different with and without a limiter in the master channel, so I know what I get in the end, without nasty surprises.

 

[seditz740novaprospect]

i do, but no serious gain reduction if any....

 

[-Noodles-]

I don't mix with a limiter, but I do occasionally have 2/3 dB compression on the master.

 

[F.E.T]

I don´t. But when I do slap it, the treshold never goes beyond -1.

 

[LSD-Studio]

never ever EVER

(I do have the C2 with a ratio of 1.2 or 2:1 30ms atk and .1s release on the 2bus though...

but that a completely different thing than having a limiter on the 2bus)

 

[smy1]

I have one on the 2bus (that's why I voted "I do"), but it is only there to catch stray peaks IF those happen. So it really has no effect on the overall mix sound ...

 

[Machinated]

I never do, (but I do mix with a bus compressor on, only once the mix has taken shape and only taking off like no more than 1.5dB max).

 

[MetalJonesy]

i put the limiter on after i gclip, only to bring the volume up, so its not actually squashing the audio at all, other than that ill always tend to mix thru a master buss compressor

 

[Seizure.]

I only use l2 to dither and bring up the last 6 db i save as headroom for each plug in..

 

[RyanUsesThis]

I did before I understood the mastering process.. now I just leave the master bus be.

 

[Temps]

What is the Waves L2 exactly? That's what I use on the master bus. I set the threshold then play through the whole song and make sure it is never doing more than 3-4dB of reduction. I like how it changes the sound of everything, I don't doubt there is a better way of doing things, but I haven't figured it out for myself yet.