Technical information

APPENDIX 12
The 4040 Retro Limiter combines a look-ahead brick wall limiter function
with several unique design features including analog saturation modelling,
extremely low latency (just 37 samples at a 48 kHz sample rate producing less
than 1 msec of latency), and McDSP’s Anti-Clip output stage topology.
It has just two controls – Ceiling and Gain – with an associated Gain Reduction
meter, and also has a pair of Input and Output meters. Operation could not be
simpler: Use the Ceiling control to set the maximum output level and use the
Gain control to boost the incoming signal level by up to 36 dB.
The 4040 Retro Limiter is ideal for peak limiting on individual instruments such
as drums and other percussive instruments, guitars, and even vocals.
6030 Ultimate Compressor
Figure A12.4
The 6030 Ultimate
Compressor.