How to get Loud Masters with Cubase Limiters

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How to get Loud Masters with Cubase Limiters

In today’s video, I’m sharing one of my favorite tricks for increasing the volume of a track without getting the artifacts, or pumping, over compressed sound that sometimes comes with limiters.
How do I do it?
With two limiters!

Have you ever tried this?
Let me know what you think and what kind of results you got!

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Some of the gear and plugins I use in the studio:

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Video gear shared in this video

[DomSigalas]

Great video man! The new studio looks epic! (Aaaand thank you for the shoutout ❤️❤️❤️)

[simonboyd]

Hi Chris, good to see the "Raiser" in use with the standard Cubase Limiter; its visual graphing of the signal is I find a very good way of understanding just how often and how much the limiter is having an effect which was difficult to assess with the standard limiter. Will definitely give your technique a try but will listen carefully too as well as watching!!

[NRSOGK]

Been looking for this information for days - just wanted to say a huge thank you!

[kissofkaos]

Hi Chris !
Very very nice. Thank you so much for your video.
I use a pretty similar technique here : in a mix with peaks at around -6dB, I put a first limiter and add few -dBs, maybe 2 or 3. After that, I put a soft clipper, just to catch the peaks at around -3dB. And a second limiter, to achieve the job.
And ... very important detail : the two limiters and the soft clipper works in dual mono, not stereo link. It adds a little sense of wide.
Very nice and cool trick Chris. And the track used in this tutorial is just amazing.
Greatings from France. 🇨🇵😉

[MT]

I've been playing with Raiser these last few days, enjoying mainly the aggressive mode. This tip is the ice on top of the cake :) Greeting from France!

[johncostigan]

Thanks Chris, I always tried to avoid using consecutive limiters. (I just thought I was trying to fool Mother Nature...) But, with polite limiting followed by Raiser, you still had transients and a sense of dynamic range. This trick is going in my Tool Box!

[markleyland]

Thanks Chris. I personally use the T-Racks clipper first, then I use the Fabfilter Pro L2. Would love to get your take on your fav clipper and Limiters for this purpose and how you approach this using a clipper.

[Cefshah]

Yes!! What you describe here generally works for me. As always for me, any moves I make are screened for overall musicality. If the music vibes properly, then I'm happy. 🙂💛

[mesabog]

What is the advantage of two limiters versus using a compressor first then a limiter?

[daksunhabila]

Hi Chris, your mixes really sound smooth and great. Your tips have been so helpful.

[markhensonguitarist-composer]

Hi Chris, great video, would love to see a video on your favorite limiters for mastering !

[ASHFOURTWO]

Dope video, could you do a using a Limiter vs a clipper comparison?

[ricotibo]

eric de québec 🙂. je n'avais jamais pensé mettre 2 limiters . Je vais essayer ça. Oui pour une vidéo sur ton limiter préféré. thanks

[GiuseppeCorcella]

Hi Chris,

Can I ask you what long term loudness level you usually master to using 2 limiters?

[JohnR]

Thanks for this video Chris. Is there a reason you didn't also show Maximizer?

[sysxtem]

thanks for the video!

any suggestions on how would you limit while avoiding pumping and (noticeable) artefacts?

[nicneill]

Hi Chris, thanks for this video. I'm a cubase user myself, and master my own Techno music. I've been using the cubase Limiter & brickwall limiter for mastering, What would be best for the release time, fast release or halfway?
By the looks for things, most mastering has a fast release time on limiters.

[jean-pierrebeauchamp]

Très interessant Chris je doit t’avouer que je commence de plus en plus a utiliser les plugins cubase merci de nous faire découvrir leur plugins moins dur aussi sur le cpu ☺️

[hakankutlu]

Emekleriniz için Teşekkür ederiz Selim Bey.

[trevornokesmusicltd]

Hi Chris. when Mastering at the moment I use Steinberg Multiband Compressor 'just tickeling', then into Maximiser again tastefully applied, then into a Fab Filter Pro L2 Pre Fader and a Steinberg Limiter set to -1db Post fader