Limit Pro

Precision loudness & transparency.

You want a loud mix? You need a fast limiter. But you don't want to end up with a clipper with a lot of distortion. To get a loud and transparent mix, the peak suppression type and release method need to be tailored to the music, and while no single peak suppression approach works for all types of music, most limiters use only a single peak suppression method. Enter Limit Pro.  

Limit Pro delivers maximum loudness and ultimate transparency by giving you extensive control over peak suppression, metering, and precise and flexible limiting for mastering, mixing, and single tracks. The three peak suppression methods – with frequency-adaptive control of release times – are fit for a variety of genres and music styles. The Low Frequency Protection algorithm keeps the bass intact, and Limit Pro also offers a Gain Match feature, delta monitoring, and gives you a good overview of the metering needed – such as true peak, peak, LUFS, loudness loss, distortion metering for desired transparency, and a real-time peak suppression view. All with low latency, low CPU usage, and the included Limit Go plug-in. 

Get Full Release Control 

Limit Pro goes a step beyond a standard limiter with different release control flavors and frequency-adaptive control of release times. Transient Release is what you would typically see on most limiters and is nearly an extension of peak suppression. But Limit Pro also features Adaptive Release. This setting releases faster for transients than for sustained material and allows you to use longer release times without the limiter punishing the mix. It can also be made frequency dependent.  

Frequency-adaptive control of release times gives different release times to different frequencies without affecting the tonality or frequency spectrum of the audio. Frequency-dependent release behaves differently for different sounds, reducing the low-frequency distortion coming from the limiter. In other words, Adaptive Release determines how the limiter responds over time while Frequency Adaptive modifies this behavior according to the frequency content. 

Low Frequency Protection

A fast, loud limiter isn’t typically the best at handling low frequencies, and different limiters handle low frequencies in different ways, often with long look-aheads that lead to a lot of latency. We wanted a different solution and asked ourselves, is there an optimal way to limit a specific frequency with the lowest distortion mathematically possible? 

The answer is yes, and we implement it in two different ways: Frequency Adaptive release and Low Frequency Protection. Low Frequency Protection assumes control over the limiting for sub-bass frequencies to avoid distortion when, for example, the 808 kicks in.  

The image above shows an exaggerated example of the frequency-dependent release times. The transients from a low frequency kick have a longer release than those from the high frequency snare. The filled yellow graph shows where the Low Frequency Protection works to avoid distortion in the bass. 

Features

• Maximum loudness with ultimate transparency 
• Two plug-ins for both extensive control and super-fast adjustments 
• For mastering and mixing, as well as single tracks  
• Three unique peak suppression methods 
• Frequency-adaptive control of release times 
• Low frequency protection mode 
• True Peak limiting 
• Transparent oversampling using linear phase filters 
• Gain Match, Delta monitoring, and more  
• Low latency and low CPU usage 
• Console 1 & Flow® Studio Ready 
• Two plug-ins included: Limit Pro and Limit Go