Voxengo Elephant
Loudness Maximizer Plugin
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I've used/designed/studied limiters for years. This is a remaining "black art" in audio. Its easy to make a limiter to contain peak levels as long as you don't care how it smashes transients. Its easy to design a limiter that pretty much preserves transients if you don't care about perceived loudness. A limiter with "hot" output which still preserves the transients is unusual. Elephant does this better than any limiter I've ever encountered at any price. People are suspicious of low-priced products, usually for a good reason. In this case, don't be. Check this limiter out! I don't know all the magic behind this one but its real. Again, best limiter I've ever heard.
Bill Thompson, Ashly Audio Inc.
Nothing comes close to the Elephant's release settings. That thing can give you punch and loudness at the same time...
Elephant is my goto Final Limiter since... i cannot remember how long. It is on every masters I do. From Carl Craig to Moodymann to ProleteR to.... Everywhere.
Christophe Chapelle, Sinetracks Mastering, Toulouse, FranceYou´ve got great plugins. Smart, good looking, sophistique, clear to use, low CPU...etc. but first of all - they got unique style. Dont´start "copy" any classic effects, tape machines, or just anything. Just keep your own style and way to make plugins, there is so many copymakers in the business...
All the best for the New Year 2018!
regards,
Anthony Brantberg, Finland - Freshmaker Roots Music Mastering