Recording Handbook - Hol.gr
Recording Handbook - Hol.gr
Recording Handbook - Hol.gr
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is, vocals don't need as much as a bass does.<br />
Q2.4 What is limiting? How is it different from compression?<br />
ak748@detroit.freenet.org (Daniel W. Newport) writes:<br />
It's compression in the extreme. That is, once the signal [level]<br />
reaches some preset threshold instead of compressing it at some ratio<br />
say 2:1 or 4:1, [the limiter] limits it at that level, (infinity:1) by<br />
not allowing the signal level to go beyond this.<br />
lwillia@ix.netcom.com (Larry Williams) writes:<br />
Some limiters will allow a slight increase in level above the<br />
threshold (a ratio of 20:1, for instance), others act as a "brick<br />
wall" limiter allowing absolutely no level above the threshold.<br />
Limiters are useful especially on digital audio equipment where no<br />
signal above 0 VU should ever exist. They are also useful in live<br />
sound systems where feedback volume can be controlled, protecting both<br />
the speaker systems, and the performers' and listeners' ears.<br />
[What is a Dietz dual limiter?? --DSF]<br />
Q2.7 What is a noise gate?<br />
A noise gate lets a signal through when it is louder than a certain<br />
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