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79 FINALIZER Desktop Application User Manual
12.8 Limiter
Two alternative types of Limiter are provided: The conventional Master Limiter, and the novel Loudness Limiter. Both types include the versatile Soft-clipper. Both
Limiters are based on the transparent True-Peak BW2 algorithm from TC’s System 6000.
The Master Limiter is a typical approach with input gain to set the amount of limiting, and output gain to set the amount of headroom in the exported le (or 0 dB if no
headroom is desired).
The Loudness Limiter is an all-new approach, enabling a workow suitable for modern streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, and iTunes. Here you set a desired,
resulting loudness level, which the Finalizer will automatically aim for, while optimizing tonal balance and dynamics in the mastering process. This innovative feature
lets you focus on the sound of your track, and the consequences of dierent types of processing, while the Loudness Limiter itself automatically applies as much
limiting as required to meet the desired loudness level. Thereby the Loudness Limiter leaves as much headroom as possible intact for the transients of your music,
which is essential for an open, detailed and punchy sound.
There can be only one Limiter at the end of the processing chain in a project, and the Library includes various Master Limiters and Loudness Limiters to choose from.
Click on the Limiter Module in the Module List View to bring up the details in the Edit View.
The example below shows a Master Limiter Module.