In the same way, a transparent converter won’t colour the sound in any way going from analogue to digital or vice versa, and a transparent window lets the light through without tinting it. So to me, a “transparent” limiter allows me to lift the average level and prevent clipping, without hearing any adverse effects – any distortion, pumping or loss of impact. When I say “transparent”, I mean “invisible”. I want my mastering limiters to be “transparent” – but what does that mean ? What does transparent mean ?
I’ll use a limiter to make my mix loud (uh-oh…)īefore we look at the problems with this in more detail, we need to make sure we’re on the same page. Mastering engineers use limiters (true). So why do limiters have a bad reputation?īecause people don’t understand how to use them. Whereas in fact, when I started my career as a mastering engineer over 15 years ago, I often used only EQ and a limiter on most mastering projects as a matter of course. In fact, there are many misconceptions about limiting, especially since the Loudness Wars have been getting more press, and too many people seem to have decided that limiters are actually evil – by definition. You see the waveform of a piece of music slamming up to zero dB, you can see it’s had a brickwall limiter slapped across it in mastering, and you assume it’s going to sound like crap. I’ve done – you’ve done it – we’ve all done it. Mastering Limiters – How and Why to Use Them The following article was originally posted on Production Advice by Ian Shepherd but he graciously allowed me to include it as a part of my mastering resources on Audio Issues. However, I wanted a more elaborate answer that not only tells you why to use limiters, but also gives you some practical advice on how to use them to make your masters sound better. Basically, a limiter is just a very aggressive compressor that tames the audio peaks and raises the overall level of your home studio mixes. 
That’s a question we often get asked so I went straight to the expert for answers. “What is a limiter and how do you use one?”
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