Specifications

4.1.5 Why a Limiter ?
A limiter is almost like a compressor set with an infinite ratio value. Since this process doesn't know nuances, most limiters
generate heavy sound artefacts.
Until you use it as a special effect, a limiter is supposed to be the very last stage of your audio processing chain.
A limiter can dramatically increase the average audio level without damaging the perceived audio quality when using a state
of the art algorithm.
A limiter is designed to avoid the signal to exceed a certain value. Basically, it's just a technical means to prevent overloads
in the audio chain when a high level is required and no excess is tolerated over this value.
The limiter action (blue area) is on the right hand side of the threshold. It’s under the diagonal of the 1:1 ratio (gain growth).
The blue area
4.1 Introduction to the Dynamic Why a Limiter ?
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