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102 products

  • 112dB

    Big Blue Limiter is a character limiter. It is neither transparent nor intended to be. In fact it adds a little mojo to everything you run through it, if desired even when no limiting is taking place.

  • 1-Max
    23DSP

    The amount control engages a custom gain and shaping process that applies limiting and harmonic enhancement in a controlled but assertive way.

  • 4Front Technologies

    Primary design goals include master track brickwall compression, vocal track compression, and solo track compression.

  • Invisible Limiter
    A.O.M.

    A.O.M. Invisible Limiter is a transparent look-ahead brickwall limiter with automatic attack/release-time optimization.

  • Invisible Limiter G2
    A.O.M.

    Invisible Limiter G2 is focusing to allow precise control to user. Its basic algorithm is inherited from the predecessor Invisible Limiter, but there are a lot of enhancements, such as reduction shape controls, softknee, channel link, manual attack/release time, dither, side chain filter, etc.

  • Invisible Limiter G3
    A.O.M.

    Invisible Limiter G3 is the third generation of Invisible Limiter series coming with significant updates around fundamental limiting algorithm and oversampling engine.

  • Airwindows

    A loudenation plugin that introduces Slate FG-X style techniques to Airwindows clipping, using energy redistribution and the Haas effect to mask its presence in the sound.

  • Airwindows

    A dedicated acceleration limiter designed to tame digital edge while preserving brightness, targeting the digital behavior that creates Gibb effect overshoots.

  • Airwindows

    A high-frequency limiter for mastering that glues high frequencies without obvious coloring, functioning like a brightness control that preserves apparent brightness while taming harshness.

  • Airwindows

    ADClip addresses digital clipping harshness by intelligently softening clipped waveforms, tracking surrounding samples to determine context and preventing high-frequency digital glare.

  • Airwindows

    A loudness maximizer and clipper plugin designed for pushing mix loudness to maximum levels while maintaining dynamics, with dual energy-fill algorithms and intersample peak suppression.

  • Airwindows

    An experimental clipping plugin with adjustable parameters for shaping audio behavior during clipping, featuring input gain boost, edge smoothing, highs and lows restore functions.

  • Airwindows

    A clipping plugin that uses energy redistribution to soak up clipped-off treble and bass energy and work them back into the audio, allowing high-energy transients to retain some of their character.

  • Airwindows

    A final-stage clipping plugin that recovers lost information through high-frequency energy and bass fill, cancels distortion subharmonics, and includes antialiasing that limits high-frequency content like an analog circuit.

  • Airwindows

    An intense loudness maximization plugin that catches stray peaks exceptionally well, featuring treble/bass supplementing with adjustable trim controls and clip-only monitoring mode.

  • Airwindows

    A loudness maximization plugin that performs peak clipping with deep bass retention, body fattening, and high-frequency softening controls for competitive loudness without sacrificing clarity.

  • Airwindows

    A dynamic audio clipper that provides intensive saturation and intersample peak resistance through multi-stage slew clipping, with modes ranging from transparent clipping to extreme saturation.

  • APU Loudness Limiter
    APU Software

    The APU Loudness Limiter is a tool designed for loudness-based limiting. Its core function is to perform limiting across multiple loudness measurement types simultaneously, including modern lufs standards (integrated, short-term, momentary) and traditional metrics (rms, peak, and true peak). The true peak detection is designed to account for inter-sample peaks.

  • Bus PEAK
    Arturia

    Bus PEAK is a limiter effect that combines Tone Control, Clipper and Limiter features alongside comprehensive metering - add the final polishes to your mix and ensure optimal loudness while preserving detail.

  • Darthlimiter
    Bettermaker

    Discontinued

    A limited edition analog mastering limiter produced in a run of 200 units, combining a 100% analog signal path with a variable mix of limiting and clipping, two saturation modules, and USB control for DAW automation and preset recall.

  • Mastering Limiter
    Bettermaker

    Discontinued

    A hybrid analog/digital mastering limiter with a 100% analog signal path, plugin recall, and DAW automation, featuring frequency-dependent saturation, mid-side processing, and an extensive metering section. It is the discontinued predecessor to the Mastering Limiter 2.0.

  • Mastering Limiter 2.0
    Bettermaker

    Digitally controlled mastering limiter with a 100% analog signal path in a 2U rack-mount enclosure. Combines limiter, clipper, and dual harmonic color sections with mid/side processing, and offers full parameter recall and DAW automation through a companion plugin over USB.

  • TG1 Limiter
    Chandler Limited

    The Chandler Limited TG1 is a recreation of the classic EMI TG12413 Limiter used in custom EMI and Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles from the late 1960s. These rare pieces were never commercially available, and only EMI owned studios had access to them. The TG1 Limiter features an all-discrete circuit with transformer balanced input and output. The limiting element is a rarely seen diode network that produces smooth, pleasing distortion.

  • Zener Limiter
    Chandler Limited

    The EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter is a stereo/dual mono limiter conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and based on the vintage EMI circuits used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios, it draws from the 1968 RS168 Zener Limiter and the TG12345 console channel strip.

  • NoLimits2
    DDMF

    A limiter plugin offering 4 different limiting algorithms with control over attack, release and lookahead times, up to 8x oversampling, and state-of-the-art LUFS loudness metering.

  • Limitless

    Limitless

    £149.99

    DMG Audio

    Featuring full loudness metering and DMGAudio's state of the art algorithms this is not your traditional dynamics processor. Limitless implements multi-band dual-stage processing that intelligently separates dynamics and transients, and generates the smoothest possible gain reduction curves.

  • TrackLimit
    DMG Audio

    TrackLimit is a fully featured wideband limiter with intelligent dual-stage handling of transients and dynamics, designed for invisible limiting across tracks, busses, and premasters.

  • DeeMax
    Dotec Audio

    DeeMax is a VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX maximizer plug-in that adds loudness with a single slider control. It features fat saturation, a TURBO switch for punchier sound, a SAFE switch for real-time saturation monitoring, and a MONITOR switch for constant-volume evaluation. Low CPU usage makes it suitable for live performance.

  • DeeMaximizer
    Dotec Audio

    DeeMaximizer is a 32-band multi-frequency maximizer plug-in designed to achieve natural and powerful loudness with zero latency. It features M/S switching, a SOFTCLIP mode for smooth output character, and a SAFE button that prioritizes distortion resistance over maximum loudness.

  • DeePopMax
    Dotec Audio

    DeePopMax is a maximizer plug-in optimized for CD and digital distribution that automatically adjusts the loudness balance of each frequency range to create a catchy sound with amazing quality.

  • DeeTP
    Dotec Audio

    Discontinued

    DeeTP is a True Peak limiter plug-in that automatically adjusts the True Peak value to a set level, solving resampling problems such as those caused by MP3 conversion. It uses a proprietary algorithm performing 16x oversampling or more while maintaining low CPU load.

  • Pro-L
    FabFilter

    Discontinued

    FabFilter Pro-L is a professional limiter plug-in with top-class sound quality, multiple limiting algorithms, and extensive metering options for mastering and mixing.

  • Pro-L 2
    FabFilter

    FabFilter Pro-L 2 is a transparent, high quality true peak limiter plug-in. Available in VST, VST3, AU, CLAP, AAX and AudioSuite formats for Windows and macOS.

  • Fuse Audio Labs

    A peak shaper built for peak reduction and mastering dynamics, with independent knee controls for positive and negative signal swings to shape harmonic content — from transparent limiting to warm saturation. Combines up to 32× oversampling, ADAA (Anti-Derivative Anti-Aliasing), and True Peak mode. Three real-time displays — waveform, waveshaper graph, and harmonic spectrum analyzer — visualize exactly what the clipper is doing to transients and harmonics.

  • Fuse Audio Labs

    A true peak brickwall limiter combining adaptive limiting with advanced psychoacoustic analysis to maximize loudness while keeping mixes clean and punchy. Five selectable limiting algorithms adapt to different source material. A switchable soft clipper at the front of the signal chain captures isolated peaks early, reducing limiter workload and minimizing pumping. True peak detection complies with ITU-R BS.1770.

  • Faraday Limiter
    Goodhertz

    Peak limiter plugin featuring analog-modeled transformer sound with coloration and warmth controls. Designed as a tone-sculpting dynamics tool with Color and Warmth controls for timbral shaping, advanced stereo linking (variable L/R or M/S), adjustable compression ratios (2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 20:1), and gain reduction history meter.

  • IQ-Series Limiter V2
    HOFA-Plugins

    Achieve transparent, loud masters with the HOFA IQ-Series Limiter V2, featuring XY pad control, LUFS metering, True Peak protection and 6 algorithms.

  • SYSTEM MasterLimiter
    HOFA-Plugins

    SYSTEM MasterLimiter is a true-peak brickwall limiter with five mastering algorithms (Smooth, Transparent, Loud, Pump, Hard), one-knob handling, and a histogram showing input/output levels, reduction and LUFS loudness over time. Usable standalone or within HOFA SYSTEM, and also available as freeware with a reduced feature set.

  • Magnus Lite
    HoRNet

    HoRNet Magnus Lite is a free limiter and clipper each with their gain control, giving you complete control over the loudness of your audio

  • Magnus MK3

    Magnus MK3

    €24.99

    HoRNet

    HoRNet Magnus MK3 is a versatile processor that provides a clipper and a limiter for achieving the perfect balance of loudness and clarity.

  • ZeroLoud

    ZeroLoud

    €24.99

    HoRNet

    ZeroLoud is an intelligent maximizer that automatically hits your target LUFS. No more guessing, let ZeroLoud calculate gain and limiting.

  • Clip
    Joey Sturgis Tones

    Powerful Peak Clipping JST Clip is my version of a clipper that is built with the mixing and mastering engineer in mind. This powerful peak clipper is designed to be an integral part of your dynamic control while preserving your transients and generating harmonic saturation. Prevent digital overs with pleasing sonics, and increase the boldness of your source with ease.

  • Finality
    Joey Sturgis Tones

    Finality is a limiter designed from the ground up to be both powerful and versatile. Whether your source is very dynamic like drums and vocals, or more flat like distorted rhythm guitars and synth, Finality can be dialed to masterfully control peak and level dynamics in your mix.

  • Maximizer - All-in-one Mastering Plugin
    Joey Sturgis Tones

    JST Maximizer is the only plugin you need on your mix bus. With a variety of maximization modes, bass-specific processing, controls for mid-side/stereo manipulation, and up to 16x oversampling, JST Maximizer is a feature-rich, all-in-one solution for your mastering needs. Whether you’re a music creator, producer/mixer, or even a professional mastering engineer - JST Maximizer is the only plugin you’ll need on your mix bus for fast and intuitive finalization of your mix.

  • KClip 3

    KClip 3

    $39.99

    Kazrog

    The industry's most powerful and versatile clipper in your hands. Gain massive transparent loudness and compete with the pros, or tame harsh digital transients in the mix for added warmth and saturation. 8 unique clipping modes, multiband + mid-side processing, mastering-grade oversampling, and much more. Take total control of your tracks, mixes, and masters with KClip 3!

  • KClip Zero
    Kazrog

    Free clipper plugin with mastering-grade oversampling. Transparent peak clipping from the makers of KClip 3. VST, AU and AAX on Mac, VST and AAX on Windows, VST3, VST2 and LV2 on Linux.

  • El Juan Limiter
    Korneff Audio

    A software limiter combining threshold and ceiling controls with options for stereo processing, release settings, waveshapers, tone shaping curves, oversampling and dithering. Features adjustable release modes (Manual, Auto, Sync), stereo/dual mono processing, input waveshapers (Flat, Round, Punchy), tone control (Flat, Thick, Presence, Bright, Hype), and variable dithering from 24/16-bit down to 4-bit.

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  • Talkback Limiter
    Korneff Audio

    The Talkback Limiter is an extended emulation of vintage talkback limiters from British recording consoles. Classic drum sounds, huge bass and guitars!

  • Lindell Audio 254E
    Lindell Plugins

    The Classic English Analog Limiter, inspired by a legendary limiter/compressor. The sound of Rock n’ Roll for the Master Buss, Drums, Guitar groups and more.

  • ELOP+

    ELOP+

    $3,299

    Manley Laboratories

    The ELOP®+ delivers all-tube opto compression with 10:1 limiter and 3:1 compressor ratios. White Follower output, MANLEY IRON® transformers. +30dBu.

  • Manley Laboratories

    Discontinued

    The Langevin ELOP® is a timeless stereo electro-optical limiter that makes flawless dynamics control effortless. Born from a legacy of classic 'LA' series limiters, this all-discrete, Class-A unit uses a passive optical cell to act as a 'smart volume control,' delivering a transparent and musical compression that is both powerful and sonically beautiful.

  • Massey Plugins

    A soft-clipping plugin for lifting the loudness of masters without damaging the original sense of dynamics. Features a speed control that transforms it from a soft-clipper into a more traditional analog-like limiter, and a ratio control for broader creative palette. Most useful and transparent on percussive-centric music where the highest peaks tend to be drums.

  • L2007

    $100

    Massey Plugins

    A mastering-grade look-ahead brickwall limiter. Makes mixes sound richer and thicker with simple two-knob operation. Features four distinct modes (Loud, Mellow, Smooth, Vibrant) that alter the envelope detector behavior, and an adjustable release control.

  • ATKStereoLimiter

    $79

    Matthieu Brucher

    ATKStereoLimiter is a stereo brickwall limiter.

  • Elevate
    Newfangled Audio

    An all-in-one mastering limiter with a human-ear EQ, transient shaper, and saturator built in, tuned to frequency bands modeled on how you actually hear.

  • Noise Makers

    Ambi Limiter HD is a peak limiter dedicated to ambisonic signals up to order 3 (16 audio channels). It allows to control precisely the output.

  • Nomad Factory

    Analog studio rack brought you a modular rack that provides hot-swappable 500 series style eq's, compressors, gate, exciter and a tube driven pre-amp; the perfect all-in-one channel strip. The rack has now been split into its individual modules for separate and bundle purchase.

  • 254E

    254E

    $19.99

    Plugin Alliance

    Emulation of a vintage British limiter whose distinct compression and limiter circuits produce warm, punchy character that adds musical weight and energy to tracks and master buses.

  • bx_clipper
    Plugin Alliance

    Clipping plugin that truncates waveform peaks above a set threshold to create louder mixes without increasing peak level. Unlike a limiter, it increases loudness while avoiding squashed pumping effects.

  • bx_limiter
    Plugin Alliance

    Limiter plugin designed to be used on multiple busses to smoothen peaks and transients and glue them together prior to running through a full mastering limiter. Gets mixes loud and punchy without unwanted distortion.

  • bx_limiter True Peak
    Plugin Alliance

    True peak limiter designed from the ground up to hit loudness targets without intersample peaks or compromised sound quality. Avoids the shortcomings of other true peak limiters.

  • bx_XL V3

    bx_XL V3

    $49.99

    Plugin Alliance

    Mid/side mastering limiter with four limiters controlling mid-low, mid-high, and side channels independently. Achieves loud mixes without sacrificing clarity, with enhanced punch and fewer artifacts.

  • LAAL

    LAAL

    $39.99

    Plugin Alliance

    Look-ahead analog limiter that delivers loudness without brickwall deadness. Based on a fully analog look-ahead delay line placed into a discrete circuit of the highest quality modern analog components, preserving and enhancing micro dynamics.

  • OCELOT Limiter
    Plugin Alliance

    True peak limiter that intelligently adapts to any source, maximizing loudness while minimizing distortion. Its soft clipper and true peak features ensure precise peak management and clarity.

  • Vac Attack
    Plugin Alliance

    Analog-modeled optical limiter with vacuum tube saturation circuit. Provides smooth optical compression for tracks and groups with harmonically-rich warmth.

  • Twin-L
    PSP Audioware

    The aim of PSP Twin-L plug-in is to provide a wide variety of shaping options. PSP Twin-L is able to emulate the main features of two types of limiter: VCA-limiters, which is a modern type of analog limiter, and Opto-limiters which are vintage optical limiters.

  • Xenon

    Xenon

    $199

    PSP Audioware

    PSP Xenon is a full band, dual-stage limiter plug-in featuring an integrated leveler, advanced K-System metering, and psychoacoustically optimized word-length reduction. It delivers pristine 64-bit precision processing and operates at sample rates up to 192kHz.

  • Chandler Limited Zener Limiter
    Softube

    A British classic reincarnated. Expertly emulated vintage limiter descended from Abbey Road Studios equipment used on Pink Floyd and The Beatles recordings.

  • Clipper
    Softube

    Analytical and vibey peak limiting plugin designed for the final push needed to match loudness expectations in mixing and mastering. Features dual clipping stages and analog color option.

  • pure:limit
    sonible

    pure:limit is an AI-powered limiter plug-in that tames peaks, balances dynamics and finds the right level for a mix at the touch of one button. Automatic parametrization and genre-based profiles deliver a finished level without detailed manual setup.

  • smart:limit
    sonible

    smart:limit is a content-aware limiter plug-in that finds limiter settings in a few seconds and lets a mix breathe. It pairs that automatic parametrization with extensive loudness and dynamics monitoring for confident publishing.

  • Oxford Limiter
    Sonnox

    Oxford Limiter controls peak levels while preserving detail and dynamics. It adds an Enhance section for perceived loudness, True Peak limiting to catch inter-sample overs for streaming and broadcast delivery, and Enhanced Transient Control to keep fast attacks intact.

  • UBERLOUD
    Sonuscore

    UBERLOUD makes your sounds go loud, insanely loud. This plug-in is a true beast with sharp edges and extraordinary character — a loudness maximizer with dynamic processing, a clipper for harmonics, and an integrated denoiser for floor noise reduction.

  • Limiter 6 GE
    Tokyo Dawn Labs

    A modern dynamics compression and limiting toolkit featuring six specialized modules in variable order. Designed for loudness control, brick-walling, and creative mix bus processing.

  • Barricade 4
    Toneboosters

    Professional studio-quality true-peak limiter that tames peaks and digital overs transparently, with manual control or automatic signal-adaptive modes. Adds dithering with noise shaping for digital masters, a non-linear input modeller for analog, tape and digital-clipping character, and an EBU and ITU compliant loudness meter.

  • BasicLimiter
    Uhhyou

    Notes macOS build is experimental. Linux build only works on ubuntu 22.04. Build instruction is available for other distributions.

  • RedClip

    RedClip

    $59.90

    WA Production

    RedClip is a multiband clipping plugin that separates audio into 4 user controllable bands before processing, with Fat, Punch and Bone controls shaping the character of each band. Crossovers can be switched between linear phase and analog minimum phase.

  • Vocal Limiter
    WA Production

    Vocal Limiter is a limiter built for the last stage of a vocal chain, tuned to target the frequency range of vocal performances. It offers a threshold control, four auto-release speed modes, input and output faders and real-time VU metering.

  • FinalPlug 7
    WaveArts

    FinalPlug combines a lookahead peak limiter with ITU BS.1770 loudness metering, making it an ideal plugin for audio mastering. It can be used as an insert effect to provide limiting for gain staging or volume maximization, or placed at the end of a mastering chain to meet loudness and true peak delivery requirements.

  • Waves

    Transparent look-ahead brickwall limiter for mastering and peak level control.

  • Infected Mushroom Pusher
    Waves

    Created with electronic duo Infected Mushroom, Pusher is an innovative multiband sonic enhancer and limiter/clipper designed to push your tracks to the max.

  • Waves

    Advanced level maximizer, look-ahead peak limiter and high-resolution re-quantizer, all in one powerful industry-standard plugin for mastering and mixing.

  • Waves

    With look-ahead brickwall peak limiting, level maximization, and ultra high resolution, the L2 peak limiter plugin is a powerful tool for mixing, mastering, and more.

  • Waves

    Like its big brother the Multimaximizer, the L3 Ultramaximizer delivers state-of-the-art peak limiting and level maximization, controlled by an intuitive, streamlined interface.

  • Waves

    Like its sibling the Multimaximizer, the low-latency L3-LL Ultramaximizer delivers top quality level maximization and peak limiting, controlled by an intuitive, streamlined interface.

  • L360 Surround Limiter
    Waves

    The industry’s most popular surround limiter plugin, the L360’s combination of peak limiting, dithering, and noise shaping delivers the ultimate surround experience.

  • Waves

    Professional loudness maximizer delivering transparent peak limiting for mastering applications.

  • OneKnob Louder
    Waves

    Using a combination of peak limiting and low-level compression with automatic makeup, OneKnob Louder effectively makes tracks louder, increasing RMS by up to 24 dB.

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