Nugen Audio have made ISL available as a 32/64-bit VST/VST3 for Mac and Windows. So, if Spielberg ever comes to his senses and picks up the phone, at least you will have a plug-in to glue it all together ready to go.
1770, and can be optimized to make sure there are no distortions added to its sound if it’s converted to a lower quality file format, such as MP3. It can be set to adhere to broadcasting standards such as ITU-R B.S. ISL’s GUI is glossy, offering up clear metering visualizations so you can keep an eye on your ears. It’s even received the stamp of approval from Netflix’s Post Technology Alliance, so you know it’s the real deal! This is another plug-in which eschews analog coloration for a modern transparent form of limiting. Nugen Audio’s ISL is a true peak limiter which is ideal for broadcast engineers. The wealth you need for some stealth is $125.įind out more about Stealth Limiter here.
Stealth Limiter requires the installation of IK Multimedia’s free T-Rack CS application, which comes as a 64-bit VST2/VST3 for Mac and Windows. One of the best things about Stealth is its metering display: crystal clear RMS/Peak visualizations are given for its input and output, and a precise representation of your gain reduction is also in view. 4 modes are on offer: tight, balanced, harmonics 1, and harmonics 2. Input and ceiling pots, a unity gain monitor, infrasonic filter, and bypass switch are all at your fingertips. Its GUI is a lowkey balance of vintage and modern vibes. It does a tremendous job Stealth Limiter works as sneakily as Splinter Cell in night-vision goggle mode and leaves your audio as transparent as a window.
IK Multimedia’s Stealth Limiter’s goal is to get your levels to the desired volume without ever introducing discerning distortions and aggravating artifacts. It is also available as a module in their Elements edition priced at $129, and Standard edition which is currently on sale for $99.įind out more about Ozone 9 Maximizer here.
Now for the bad news! Maximizer is only available as part of iZotopes Ozone bundles, and on top of that you can only have access to it as a 64-bit VST2/VST3 plug-in for Windows and Mac in their Advanced bundle, which costs $499! Stand-out features include its threshold learn option, which complies with LUFS standards, and threshold and ceiling link, which allows you to clearly hear your dynamic reduction. It includes 5 Intelligent Release Control modes with IRC III featuring pre-sets of balanced, pumping, crisp, and clipping, while IRC IV offers classic, modern, and transient. Its GUI is glossy and minimalistic, with ease of use its main priority. Whether you know it or not you have heard this limiter in action, with engineers like Butch Vig (Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins) and Greg Wells (Adele, Katy Perry) both offering their applause. IZotope’s Ozone 9 Maximizer is a compact but mightily versatile limiter, it’s capable of everything from nuanced and delicate leveling to over-the-top demonically crushed sounds.