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UNDERSTANDING: Limiters

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WHAT ARE THEY?

Compressors even out a signal's dynamic range or shape its dynamic response, but can't always act quickly enough to catch the fastest peaks. A limiter is a compressor that reduces the fastest peaks via a very fast attack, release and a ratio of

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