Free limiter like the Waves L2? If you download the trial version; it works completely as the full paid version for as long as you like as it is non-timebombed. I personally use George Yohng's free W1 limiter (clone of the Waves L1) and it's always worked well for me. Might be of interest even though it's not. “ I've been using Waves plugins for years, especially the Renaissance EQ, the Renaissance Compressor and the L2 Ultramaximizer. I do most of my recording to tape, but once I transfer it into Pro Tools, the Waves plugins are an instrumental tool for me.L1 Ultramaximizer
“W1 Limiter is a clone of Waves L1, with identical output.
This was accomplished without reverse engineering Waves products, and the result was obtained by adjusting 4Front YLimiter, by doing the following:
*Simplifying release curve
*Increasing release time 3 times (see notes below)
*Altering softening circuit filter
Waves L1 famous limiter (and thus W1 – for compatibility reasons) uses three times longer actual release time than standard RT60 metric. This means that if you set 50ms release in the limiter, it will actually yield with 150ms standard RT60 release time.
Different engineers recommend different values for release time, the default value is chosen reasonably to provide a smooth limiting for most typical usage of the limiter. If one is not experienced with limiters, it is recommended to keep the default release time.”
Old Version Video:Waves L1 Ultramaximizer
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