Limiter help

[podrum]

Hello guys , this may be dumb question , but will ask anyway .

 

so in one old project which i can't access anymore ,and can't remember the order of effects , i set up things on one channel to be like this :

 

lets say i want to distort extremely certain sound to certain point , lets say -10db

so what i want is , if i have original sound peaking at -10 , when i start to distort it ,its squashing to that point , no further than -10

 

i just can't remember how to set up that again ?

 

any suggestions ?

 

thanks

[podrum]

anyone ?

[Eric Cardenas]

Insert a limiter and set the Output to -10db.

Push the gain over +10 dB.

[podrum]

thanks , but when i start pushing distortion drive it still increases amount of gain , i would like to set the limiter to be always at same level no matter how much of distortion is sent

 

so when i start to distort original sound i want it to stay on same level as original

[podrum]

or you can suggest some other way to achieve it ?

with compressor ?

[Eric Cardenas]

It should work.

How much over -10dBFS is it peaking?

 

You can also just use a gain plug-in after the limiter. Set the Output of the limiter to 0dB.

Set the Gain plug-in to -10dB.

[podrum]

thing is that i want gradually introduce distortion , so i want distorted levels to be the same as the original dry level.

sort of level compensation when distortion kicks in and automatically gain is reduced to same level

[podrum]

this -10db was just example to explain, not the real level from project

[David Nahmani]

I would use volume automation and adjust by ear, as distorted signals often sound louder than undistorted ones when they're at the same mathematical level.

[Eric Cardenas]

thing is that i want gradually introduce distortion , so i want distorted levels to be the same as the original dry level.

sort of level compesation when distortion kicks in and automatically gain is reduced to same level

 

You can keep the peak level the same with a limiter the problem is that perceived loudness will change.

Depending on how you are distorting it will tend to add density but loose the transients.

[shivermetimbers]

Use a send set to unity and pre-fader and insert the distortion plug in on that Aux channel.

 

Lower the Aux channel volume fader and set up the distortion plug in to the level of diction you want. Blend it back in using the Aux volume fader.

 

Make sure you set the OUTPUT of the distortion plug in to a really low value and the Drive to a much higher value.

 

Automation would be a big help with all the adjustments to acheive exactly what you are wanting.

[podrum]

ok , thank you all guys

 

i think solution is to link two controls to one slider or knob , so when i start to push drive amount up gain goes down a bit .

maybe thats easiest way