Waves’ first-ever limiter L1 quickly became a favorite among audio engineers whether to control peaks change the dynamics and character of musical instruments or make louder masters that explode out of the speakers. Transparent and punchy L1 offers true peak limiting that eliminates inter-sample clipping. It maximizes both the?level?of the digital signal and the?resolution of the final file. It offers superb re-quantization for all bit depths. Its look-ahead peak limiter enables you to increase sound file resolution and production master levels with precise control and dithering options. L1’s limiter section is capable of a very fast overshoot-free response. Because a typical music signal contains many high-intensity short-duration peaks simple normalization of the file may result in a low average signal level. L1 can significantly increase the average signal level of an audio file without introducing audible side effects.

Features:

• True Peak limiting accommodates streaming services’ needs
• Look-ahead for instantaneous attack time
• IDR dithering for increased digital resolution
• Low-latency processing for live sound mixing
• Fast overshoot-free response to minimize distortion
• Auto-release optimizes response to changes in dynamics
• Multiple dithering and noise-shaping options
• Single-band limiting for traditional dynamics effect

Requirements:

Platform	CPU	RAM	Disk	Notes	Additional Requirement	Audio Card	Ports	Internet Required	32 Bit Support	64 Bit Support	Plugins
mac	Intel or Silicon Architecture	8	16		Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024 USB displays are not supported as the primary display			0	0	0
windows	X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU	8	16		Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024			0	0	0