How A Limiter Works - Threshold and Output Ceiling

Ever wondered how a limiter works and how to use it when mixing music? Limiters are basically just compressors with an infinite ratio and an instant attack time. You can use them to control the peaks of your audio or scale up the audio to a louder level. This has the effect of making your track or entire mix louder.
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[@omggezus]

Thanks for this.

[@rmdcompositions]

great video!

[@JoshSher_]

Finally I understand the output ceiling. Thank you!
It was so confusing to me, because I didn’t understand what you need a ceiling for when in a limiter the threshold already is a ceiling.
So basically it’s just output gain… weird to me that it’s commonly called output ceiling 🤔

[@SomberSuicide]

you explained output ceiling perfectly man, bless up

[@mattavalon]

Nice video thanks

[@rawnificent]

Great examples

[@billciphertoolfan]

awesome vid!!!! 👍🏻🥶

[@warnutztheloser]

Thanks for the advice

[@AndrewSouthworth]

Glad it helped!

[@ChaceBonanno]

So limiters limit to the threshold and output to the ceiling

[@AndrewSouthworth]

Yeah! Good way to think of it.

[@adc5698]

Hello, i dont understand something, if u could explain.
Why if you are going in "minus" with the treshold's knob the volume rises up??

[@AndrewSouthworth]

You're basically pulling the threshold value up to the ceiling value. So as you lower it quieter and quieter sounds get louder and louder sounds get limited.

[@adc5698]

@@AndrewSouthworth thnx for ur reply

[@vinty8486]

This video was really helpful for me but sorry I have reached out my sub limit :)