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Optimod "Limiter Attack" settings

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I've been reading the manual for the Optimod PC-1101 card and I don't understand how the "limiter attack" settings work. If a preset has the limiter attack settings for all bands set to 100%, then how do I get more limiter action going on? I don't have the card in front of me to experiment yet, planning on buying one soon.

I'm confused because according to this post by Mr. Orban ( http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=105562.msg834600#msg834600 ), the limiters can be defeated by setting them to 0%.
 
What exactly do you mean by "more limiter action"? What sound are you looking for?
 
So - you don't have the processor yet at all. BUT, you would want "more limiter action". Interesting situation...

In Orban processors, the multiband compressor and the multiband limiter are integrated together. They sort-of exchange the energy between each other, quite naturally (if you ask me). The limiter attack control lets you control the sensitivity of the limiter part. If you reduce it below 100% you are reducing the faster limiter action in that band and the slower compressor part compensates. There's more slower gain eduction and more transients can fly through to the final look-ahead limiter. This might be what you want, or not. On some material (like 80s) I personally liked setting it to 80%, but most of the time I prefer it at a 100%.

If you want "more limiter action" you probably want to drive the final look-ahead limiter harder. In a multiband you can achieve more aggressive processing by increasing the release times and driving it harder (possibly use faster attack times as well) which will give you that "wall-of-sound" effect.


Regards,
Goran Tomas
 
Yeah, sorry if I wasn't clear. I forgot to mention that I have heard the card, just wasn't aloud to tweak the settings because it was somebody else's card and is in use 24/7. I've been studying the manual from the Orban site getting ready for when my own card arrives.

I meant I'd like the band 3 and 4 multiband limiters to limit some of the peaks more than they are at the 100% limiter attack setting to make the audio a little more dense. I was wondering if this were possible with the limiter attack controls but I guess not. Thanks for the help though guys.
 
Not with the limiter attack control. You can achieve more density in a particular band by increasing the release time for that band (possibly re-adjusting the threshold control slightly).


Regards,
Goran Tomas
 
Goran Tomas said:
In Orban processors, the multiband compressor and the multiband limiter are integrated together. They sort-of exchange the energy between each other, quite naturally (if you ask me). The limiter attack control lets you control the sensitivity of the limiter part. If you reduce it below 100% you are reducing the faster limiter action in that band and the slower compressor part compensates. There's more slower gain eduction and more transients can fly through to the final look-ahead limiter. This might be what you want, or not. On some material (like 80s) I personally liked setting it to 80%, but most of the time I prefer it at a 100%.
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Correct.

Bob Orban
 
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