Comments on: Free Limiter VST Plugins

By: Steezi

Steezi — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 06:43:46 +0000

I was shocked how quickly LoudMax falls apart in – it introduces ugly distortion pretty early compared to W1 when pushed. Of all the simple freeware limiters W1 is still the best in my opinion. Frontier feels more like a Clipper. It’s more useful as a sounddesign tool (e.g. shaping snares) than for clean limiting. For sophisticated mastering needs, Limiter No. 6 is the way to go.

By: Mr W

Mr W — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:27:52 +0000

In reply to Lesha.

Do you still have the Beta version of Maxwell?
I would be so happy to try it.
xoxo

By: Christian H

Christian H — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:31:59 +0000

Kilohearts Limiter is free: kilohearts.com/products/limiter

By: rek

rek — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 02:52:29 +0000

Tomislav, what do you think about setting categories for each “best of” category and have a static (but dynamic) ranking page that shows a list of the plugins and just update those pages, possibly allowing verified users to cast votes? It will be easier for users to quickly get an overview and also drive competition from the developers.

I’m sure you’ve already thought of doing this, maybe you already did it and I just didn’t know :)

make sense though?

By: Sparella

Sparella — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:16:21 +0000

In reply to Tomislav Zlatic. Analog Obsession's Britpressor has a limiter section that finds it's way onto most of my mixes. It's not at all a brick wall loudness maximizer. Rather, it is useful for pushing individual instruments back in the soundstage a bit, making them less prominent. It does this in a very natural way and is quick to setup. Just set the threshold to taste and turn on oversampling if aliasing is a concern.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:53:00 +0000

In reply to shori. Thanks for that link!

By: shori

shori — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:36:38 +0000

ERRATA: 1). for downloading the zip, go here https://github.com/Sonic-Anomaly/Sonic-Anomaly-JSFX and click on the green button “code”, select “download zip “.

PS: It’s open-source
The website is down but one can look at LIcense details via archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180808061626/http://sonic.supermaailma.net/license
*Free to use in commercial tracks too.

By: shori

shori — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:31:04 +0000

Unlimited Limiter available for macOS(X), and more goodies from Sonic Anomaly if you are a reaper user via its native plugins (JSFX). ( open source “equivalent” to VST ).

1. go to Sonic Anomaly’s github repo:
https://github.com/Sonic-Anomaly/Sonic-Anomaly-JSFX/tree/master/Plugins and, Download a zipped folder of all their scripts; it’s a bag of golden nuggets. Special mention to the LA-2A compressor emu ( S.L.A.X ).

2. unzip in your reaper /media folder /effects.

3. Enjoy!

4. thank you mysterious “Sonic Anomaly” who has disappeared overnight after gracing Reaper users for so many years! ;)

By: Wing Yee

Wing Yee — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:07:11 +0000

My #1 limiter choice is from the Noiz-Lab LE mastering bundle. The meter reading holds the peak level so you don’t have to listen to the track over and over again to get it right, and it also includes some level of transient fx.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:10:58 +0000

In reply to heavymetalmixer. Its got a very long release time which minimizes distortion but can mess with the transients. I like it as a track limiter for bass, vocals and drums. But It is NOT suitable as a master limiter. Even with the ISP button in it allows digital overs.!! Unlimited and limter no6 still rule for master buss brickwall limiting.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:46:24 +0000

In reply to chris.

It is free: https://www.tokyodawn.net/vladg-limiter-n6/

By: chris

chris — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:13:32 +0000

limiter no6 is NOT free it’s $50 a pop