When the output volume gets higher than the maximum possible level, and distortion would be
audiable, the final limiter briefly reduces the output volume to avoid the distortion.
The available settings are:
ON
Turns the final limiter on.
DIFF
Plays the sound that is removed by turning the volume down.
x (amplification value)
Amplifies the sound before processing it in the final limiter.
If the final limiter is combined with the final pre-limiter,
keep this value at or below 1 to get the most benefit from using the final pre-limiter.
To avoid geting an unpleasant, restless and fatigueing sound, make sure that the amount of
volume reduction stays low. The black bars in the output displays show how much of the total
volume is removed. If your goal is loudness, try to keep the black bars at less than 1/4th of
the signal, otherwise keep them below 1/10th. Sporadic louder peaks are no problem.
(time) s
Final limiter response time, in seconds.
Lowering the volume will start this amount of time before the peak is present, and end this amount
of time after the peak.
Note that, because the final limiter has to look ahead for future peaks, using high values will
introduce a large delay in the playback.
Very low values (0.01 s, 0.02 s) may introduce some artifacts in low bass sounds when the volume
is dropped a lot.
Using the final limiter may introduce unwanted effects, such as pumping. The
final pre-limiter can be used in combination
with the final limiter to avoid such unwanted effects.
If the maximum amount of volume reduction is near 1/10th of the signal, using the
final pre-limiter is not necessary.
