LIMITER

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Controls

• ModeLimiter / Clipper / Brickwall — Limiter = look-ahead limiting; Clipper = soft clipping with no delay; Brickwall = look-ahead with instant gain drop.
• Threshold−30 to 0 dB — Drive control: a signal at Threshold comes out at the Ceiling, so lower values push harder.
• Ceiling−6 to −0.1 dB — Maximum output level.
• Release0 to 1000 ms — How fast the gain recovers after a peak.
• Lookahead0 to 10 ms — How far ahead peaks are detected (ignored in Clipper mode).
• True PeakOff / On — True Peak: the limiter reacts to the peaks between the samples (4x, ITU-R BS.1770), so the output stays under Ceiling in dBTP as streaming services ask; adds 6 samples of latency. Limiter and Brickwall only.
• ListenOutput / Delta — Listen: Output plays the result; Delta plays only what the limiter or clipper takes away.

Best uses

• Peak protection on the master bus
• Transparent loudness gain in mastering
• Soft clipping for drums and transient-heavy material
• Catching stray peaks on individual tracks

Properties

Input → drive (Ceiling − Threshold) → Limiter/Brickwall: held peak detector + delayed signal + gain, followed by a safety clamp at Ceiling; Clipper: smooth knee from 70% of Ceiling → Output. Stereo-linked; latency equals Lookahead (0 in Clipper mode) and is reported for delay compensation.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Master Safety · Gentle Mix Bus · Mastering Loud · Track Peak Catcher · Drum Bus Clipper · Snare Soft Clip · Streaming Brickwall · Broadcast Brickwall

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Beat Smasher · Dialogue Cleanup · DJ Macro FX · Kick Fertilizer · Mix Bus Finisher · Podcast Ready

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