Specifications

Chapter 9: Maxim 75
chapter 9
Maxim
Maxim is a unique and powerful peak-limiting
and sound maximizing plug-in provided in
TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats. Maxim is
ideal for critical mastering applications, as well
as standard peak-limiting tasks.
Maxim offers several critical advantages over
traditional hardware-based limiters. Most signif-
icantly, Maxim takes full advantage of the ran-
dom-access nature of disk-based recording to
anticipate peaks in audio material and preserve
their attack transients when performing reduc-
tion.
This makes Maxim more transparent than con-
ventional limiters, since it preserves the charac-
ter of the original audio signal without clipping
peaks or introducing distortion.
Maxim features include:
◆ “Perfect attack-limiting” through look-ahead
analysis accurately preserves transient attacks
and the character of original program material.
◆ A full-color histogram plots input dB history
during playback and provides visual feedback
for setting threshold level.
◆ A user-adjustable ceiling allows material to be
level-optimized for recording.
◆ Dither for noise shaping during the final mix-
down.
• Online Help (accessed by clicking a parameter
name) provides descriptions of each parameter.
The multichannel TDM version of the
Maxim plug-in is not supported at
192 kHz, use the multi-mono TDM or
RTAS version instead.
Maxim