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Limiters are a form of compressors but with a threshold that does not have any give. Whereas a compressor's threshold will have some give.

All limiters are compressors, but not all compressors are limiters.

• Ceiling - Also known as the output. This sets the maximum possible output.
• Gain - Lets you add gain to the incoming signal. The limiter will “limit” the output signal to the max level.
• Release - Sets how fast it takes for the limiting to stop after the signal drops below the ceiling. Shorter release times can be punchier & louder, while faster release times can give a cleaner result.
• Attack - Not all limiters have an attack parameter, but it is connected to the behavior of the release parameter & it sets how quickly the release behavior will set in. With fast attack times the release will build up quickly; with slow attack times, it will slowly build up.
• Look ahead - This sets how quickly the limiter will respond to sudden peaks. You are basically letting the limiter "lookahead" into the future. Giving your limiter a heads up to what is about to happen.
• Oversampling - Reduces the amount of aliasing & inter sampling peaks. Oversampling can help you push your limiter more.
• True Peak - Ensures audio will match the output when the digital signal is converted to analogue.
• Dither - Increases the overall noise floor of your audio. If you are mastering for streaming platforms, you probably will not need to do this.
• LUFS Meter - Loudness Units Full Scale. This is the most common meter when mastering. It does a really good job displaying the overall perceived loudness.