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Originally Posted by richiebee  I use compressors on individual channels, then a really light amount of compression on the main outs, and a limiter with as heavy a setting as needed to do the job.
I guess you want to balance the quality of sound with the amount of loudness. We can all squeeze the shit out of the music, but when you do, it sounds like shit.
There are different schools of thought on when you should add your limiter (lets call it the master limiter) into the mix. I do it first. I find that over using a limiter during mixing really helps to bring out problems in your mix (EQ/balance)... fix the problems, end up with a really nice balanced mix, then ease of the limiting so that the artifacts aren't so noticeable/objectionable.
I picked up Voxengo's Elephant a couple of months back. It's a very transparent limiter in my opinion. Excellent results.
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That is great. Thank you richiebee. That clues me in a little more than where I started. So, basically you can apply that "mastering limiter" as much as you need as long as the "pumping effect" (and other undesirables) doesn't seep in.
I have checked out some of the literature on that Voxengo Elephant Limiter since I saw it as a prize the runner ups can win through the Halloween Song Contest. Sounds pretty neat. So, by "transparent," does that mean that theoretically, you can apply
more of the "limiting" before actually hearing any of those undesirables? If so, sounds amazing. Thanks again.