Multiband Limiter

The Multiband Limiter section has two primary functions.

The first is to control audio peaks and transients in individual parts of the audio spectrum.

The second is to provide additional density and define the texture of the processed audio.

• Density: Intelligently adjusts multiple parameters including the Drive and Threshold of all bands of the Multiband Limiter.

  • Higher settings increase the overall activity and density while maintaining approximately the same level of perceived loudness.

• Spectral Tradeoff: Depending upon the nature of the program material (and of course various settings) traditional multiband limiters can significantly alter the "EQ curve" created by the multiband AGCs that precede them in an effort to produce additional density or better control peaks and transients to keep from over-working any downstream processing stages. Forza's multiband limiters can operate in this fashion, but also offer the ability to apply a varying degree of spectral correction to bring the balance more in line with what has been created in the multiband AGCs. The Spectral Tradeoff control adjusts how much spectral re-alignment occurs.

  • Moving the control to the right mimics the behavior of a traditional multiband limiter, allowing more overall spectral variation to achieve increased density and a cleaner sound but with more potential to change the frequency balance set by the Multiband AGCs.

  • Moving the control to the left reduces the amount of allowable spectral variation and better preserves the balance set by the Multiband AGCs but at the expense of density or cleanliness with some program material.

• Per-Band Density: Available by expanding the "More" menu, these controls adjust the Drive and Threshold of the Multiband Limiters on a per-band basis.

Figure 1 - Multiband Limiter controls