#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING MANUAL#
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#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING PRO#
#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING SOFTWARE#
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I installed it along with other Waves plug-ins, which is an easy process and shouldn't be much different than installing any other software. The plug-in is still available to buy, but it's probably not as good as it's followers in the L2 and е…ѓ.

#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING SOFTWARE#

The Waves L1 Ultramaximizer is the first of it's kind in being a look ahead peak limiting software plug-in. Then at least you have it if you wanna try it.

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Not that bad deal I guess, but probably still more bang for your buck if you get the Mercury bundle deal and upgrade to something much better. Although I wouldn't endorse it, the Native version which was originally $150, it is now on sale for $64 on the Waves website. My recommendation is to get something more recent, but if you are a true aficionado, you can pick the L1 up in its Native version, or in the Mercury bundle deal. Though limited compared to today's standards, I still use the L1 as a temporary device if I need a brick-wall limiter to keep a production in the works from clipping before it is mastered.

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Overall you can definitely pick up something in the Waves series that is a much better plug-in for loudness, but you will be hard pressed to find something more classic. al, I certainly don't regret my purchase. I've had the L1 Ultramaximizer for almost four months now and although it has been far surpassed by the L2, е…ѓ, MaxxVolume et. As far as performance is concerned, I just through the L1 on either an individual track, my sends, or my master, and set the parameters to boost the mix without clipping. Being fairly light with regards to overall CPU usage, it is stable and reliable even in situations where many other effects and VSTs are operating simultaneously.

#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING PRO#

Running in Ableton Live 8 on my MacBook Pro with a 2.7Ghz Intel Core i7 processor and 4GBs of RAM, Waves' L1 Ultramaximizer is as smooth as clockwork, but worry not Windows users as this plug-in is cross compatible.

#L2 ULTRAMAXIMIZER SHAPING MANUAL#

Although I have never required its assistance, I'm sure the manual for the L1, as with all of the other Waves plug-ins I have used, is well indexed and helpful. The display is fairly simple and the parameters (input, output ceiling, threshold, release, etc.) are largely self-explanatory. Although outdated today, the L1 was the original adaptive limiter released by Waves and is certainly an effective way of boosting your signal without blowing up/distorting the mix.

There were no compatibility or installation issues getting Waves' L1 Ultramaximizer up and running. This is a necessary processing step if you have recorded a signal at a bit rate (like 24 bits) but your mix down needs to be a different bit rate (16 bits). The 'L1' can also be used for dithering a signal. If you are going to use the 'L1', I would recommend only using it subtly. I notice that this plug-in doesn't sound very good when I have to really squash a signal. I don't recommend using the 'L1' for heavy compression. The 'L1' limiter was one of the first plug-ins to utilize this kind of processing. This means that the processor knows what it is going to 'limit' prior to having to process it. At this time, I would definitely recommend checking out some never digital limiters (L2, е…ѓ) if you are specifically looking to get a mix bus limiter.Дigital limiting with a plug-in has a unique feature - 'look ahead' limiting.

The 'L1' has been around a long time, and digital limiting techniques have significantly advanced since it was released. The 'L1' is definitely not my 'go-to' limiter on my mix bus. I have several other limiters (Maxim, FG-X, MaxxVolume, etc.). I received the L1 plug-in because I purchased the 'Gold' bundle from Waves.

If you set your output ceiling to be less than 0.0, then the inter-sample clipping can be prevented. Because of this, the digital to analog converter will 'clip'. However, when the digital signal is converter to analog, it is possible that the digital samples do not occur at the true 'peaks' of your signal. Digital limiting prevents the digital samples of a signal from exceeding a particular amplitude. The main reason to do this is to prevent inter-sample peaks. If you are using a limiter as the final plug-in on your mix bus, I definitely recommend setting the output ceiling to -0.3 or -0.5. There is an 'output ceiling' slider if you want the signal to be limiter at a particular amplitude level. There is 'threshold' slider to adjust how much limiting is occurring. The 'L1' plug-in has been around a long time and has been tried and tested in all popular DAWs. Waves plug-ins are know for being stable, and rarely have any bugs. Authorization is completed using a USB stick as a dongle, or using an authorization manager application if your computer connects to the internet. All Waves plug-ins can be installed by downloading them off the Waves website. Waves L1 is a software effects plug-in to be used in a DAW.

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