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Originally Posted by
Solar
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Alright, had to chime in and I won't be going technical at all. First Kudos to @
Xilentch
for such a stunning peak Mastering Limiter.
As a mix engineer /ME as well as being really lucky and blessed to be a Beta tester for years for different many highgly respected plugin developers here that we know, I mean, a week ago when I stumbled into V2 thread, i decided to give V2 a try and Lord have mercy ansd blessed my ears but I couldn't believe my ears.
I was like, something might be playing tricks to my ears because the more i was dialing the two knobs and clarity of being able to push the Limiter without artifacts, without altering the sound nor feeling like you're crashing the sound of the mix, really blow my mind period.
I had to trake a break and come back a bit later cuz I was like, there is no in hell this is happening and that this guy whatever Guru magic coding his doing behind this plugin that it is really happenning to have a such a transparent and yet be able to not crush the transient in a very drastic way.
And here we are, while I was preparing to leave my comment on V2, I read that V3 was on the work and voila, V3 just raised the bar and I can definitely say with condifence that XMlimiter V3 iks on the major league side. I hate using the word "compete" because these are tools and we use the ones we find fit well out needs on different scenarios but everytime I dial XMlimiter now, I just got that condifence and smile that XMlimiter can lift my final Mix to the level I wish while maintaining the true vibe of the music I'm mixing.
Anyways, enough talk, I think Xmlimiter has been well praised and is pleased by many already and congrats again to @
Xilentch
to an amazing work, now of to go try your Mastering EQ.
Serious job and your plugin development needs and deserves attention and mostly to be used by many. (secret weapon period)
Cheers ;-)
Hey Solar,
This is exactly the kind of review I was hoping for! Thank you so much for taking the time.
That said—I’d absolutely love to hear your technical evaluation as well!
Thank you again. I'm also a sound engineer, specializing in the mastering stage. The final limiting process has always been something I was obsessively focused on. I could never quite get what I wanted. Other tools in the same category always tended to “clip” in some way. So I rolled up my sleeves...
I wanted to develop a final limiting plugin that is transparent, maintains an "analog" feel, and is so subtle that you can barely tell it’s even working. No spectral coloration, no transient loss, no collapse of the 3D space.
And now—with your confirmation as a beta tester—I think it’s finally there!
XMLimiter, XMEQ, and XMCompressor were actually all developed in parallel, starting about a year ago. That’s why updates for XMLimiter came quickly. The roadmap was always clear. (Next up: a mastering compressor—and the philosophy stays the same!)
It’s truly an honor to know XMLimiter gave you that little spark of confidence. I think, within both physical and conceptual boundaries, this is as far as one can go—short of some very specific exceptions.
Like I’ve said before, it’s now just waiting to be discovered.
It really is a “secret weapon.” In the right hands and the right context—maybe even most of the time—I believe it will do the job better than expected.
Here’s another personal usage tip:
After bouncing your mix, normalize the resulting file to 0.0 dB.
Then insert XMLimiter, and raise it +1.0 dB… then another +1.0 dB...
You will be surprised.
Thank you again for your support.
I’d love to see your thoughts on XMEQ in the dedicated thread as well—I have a feeling you’ll be surprised by that one too, especially what it adds in the air region.
Please keep in touch. Once the mastering compressor is complete, I’d love to send you a link so you can try it before anyone else.
Best regards