I'm trying the DMG limiter.
Very cool one.
Very powerfull, with a lot of options!!!
This is the first limiter for which I've looked for tutorials!
I have found Elevate, it's the next on my list but i'm very happy at the moment with Limitless !

 

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I recommend you check out the “Deux Clipper.” It's two clippers in one.


https://www.audioloom.com/maciel-audio/deux-clipper

 

I really like Standard Clip
For me, it's not a problem to use it twice on a track. It's not due to any shortcomings in the tool.
It has many very interesting options and, above all, it's quite transparent regarding the amount of clipped material.
I've tried quite a few clippers, and it's in the top three best on the market!
It's not very expensive and doesn't have a flashy interface, but it's really great.

 

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That deux clipper link is an Audioloom plugin. Stick with Standard Clip, if you want transparent loudness with no overshoot. Schwabe GoldClip is more of a “make it loud and finished quickly clipper with a built-in musical thickness, so it gets you to a finished track sound fast. KClip 3 is a more flexible toolbox for shaping the clipping behavior, and StandardCLIP is the most neutral and transparent for precise peak control with minimal color.

You can demo GoldClip (and also OrangeClip) easily via iLok. That Audioloom stuff is a hard pass. It's like the 2026 version of SynthEdit.

 

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The Kazrog is also very cool; it's also in my top 3.
The third, and probably the best, is Ash from Acustica Audio.
But Standard Clip is my favorite, very light in CPU and $€.

 

Last edited: May 31, 2026 at 9:54 AM

I gotta agree 100% with OP and Clone. I see myself using StandardClip all the time because it works without guess. Ash and KClip are tools i use a lot as well, but when i want something more than peak control. Ash on the Lavry Gold IR does a nice transient rounding and KClip can emulate a decent set of analog tools without even touching the threshold. Apart from those, my secret weapon for individual channels with sharp transients is the OG JST Clip.

 

I use clippers early in the chain. Not late.
There's also FFT transient designers, to make up for what has been lost in translation inbetween processors.
I also run things through transformers for color, glue, sound, character, whatever.

But we all do it differently, so there is no right or wrong way (which makes all this mastering stuff that I've been doing, for 30 years or so, so exciting - still).

 

Be careful with your gain staging into the Elysia 500 modules. The XMAX (and Xpressor, btw) you're gonna purchase has an input level of only +21 dBu, so if your pushing any of your Wes gear too hard, e.g. for its vibe (up to +24 dBu), then you're gonna clip that XMAX.

Personally, I'm waiting for Elysia to release an XMAX Mastering version with higher headroom (Fingers crossed) - especially when you use it at the end of a chain. Just letting you know in case you haven't researched that yet.

 

That's a good point.
I saw this gain difference in a Mixbus TV video.
Since I haven't received the XMax yet, I don't know if it will be a problem.

What's certain is that I've configured each device with its own I/O and I use them as inserts each time.
This means I can control the gain at each stage, before and after each device.
So it shouldn't be an issue
Ex: My Neve 542s have a much higher sensitivity and I have no problems thanks to my setup.

 

Last edited: Jun 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM