I like the limiter. Some folk bad mouth it. But, used properly, it gives me a few more dB of musical signal, and allows me to safely hammer the audience into the musical ceiling. In acoustic ambient recording, the audience is always the signal limiting factor, so, the limiter function is a great advntage in some situations.
I liked it too, found it necessary for the work I did. PA Tapes arent dripping with dynamic range anyway, , so Id probably just run conservatively , having peaks around -10, leaving the limiter out. in 24 bit recording, clipping or being near it is beyond unnecessary...
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