This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] True peak limiter

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] True peak limiter

This cannot be done as you describe.

You WILL need to mess with the files if there are short peaks, one way or another.

(and in your case you probably need a brick wall limiter...)
What country are you delivering? Most countries nowadays have the R128 norm, that is way relaxter...

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----- Original Message -----

From: 'Mike Parsons.tv@gmail.com' mikeparsons.tv@gmail.com [Avid-L2]

To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:39 PM

Subject: [Avid-L2] True peak limiter

I'm sure a lot of people here do a lot more audio than me, so I need
some advice.

I am creating MXF OP1a masters for digital distribution in a country
where the louder a spot is the better the mix is considered.
I receive fully mixed 'approved' tracks from clients that vary wildly in
peak levels. I need to be able to guarantee -9dBFS on the final mxf.

Audacity used to have a soft clip called RFT-Limiter-II which I used a
while ago but it seems to be no more...

I thought I could do this using Reaper, just play it through and tweak
slightly but it becomes apparent that the 'peak' indicated in reaper
isn't a 'true peak' so I decided to look online for a solution. I dont
want to be remixing, or messing with approved tracks I want a 'fix this'
one button kind of solution.

I looked at the Avid pro limiter, but its got more than one button and I
dont want to make choices. Smae with all the audio pro stuff Waves,
Ozone, and the rest - I don't want to do any creative audio, I just want
the audio equivalent of a video broadcast safe filter.

More investigation led me to
http://www.nugenaudio.com/store.php?pcode=
which seemed ideal especially as it can work on already encoded mxfs...
but the price for LMB and the LMB MXF extension is 2 grand. Not really
sensible for me when Im making not a lot on mastering.

Next I came across
http://www.grimmshop.com/DetailServlet?detailID=1702
and grabbed a demo of level one. Wow suddenly felt like I didnt know
audio anymore. QPPM - what happened to PPM? lots more standards on a
drop down but no mention of how to just limit real peak to 9.
There is a plugin for AVid and protools though called level norm which
at 140 euros might be what Im looking for - anyone used it?

Came back to nugen and this
http://www.nugenaudio.com/isl-true-peak-tp-limiter-loudness-compatible-plugin-aax-au-vst_10

Ive downloaded it now for testing but is there anything that the wisdom
of the L recommends.

My plan is to use it as a set and forget kind of deal, load clients
audio, whack the setting on - export and put on my masters.

Ideas anyone?

best regards

Mike

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