Limiter vs Compressor Explained by a VST Engineer

Limiter and Compressors - both the VST and analog versions - have a number of similarities. They both manipulate audio dynamics, however they have different purposes. The difference between the two is incredibly important and luckily we had Alex Wankhammer - the co-founder of sonible aand a legit VST plugin engineer on our stream to tell us everything we need to know about these incredibly powerful plugins.

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[Newmediasupply]

How I would describe it, as I use compressors and limiters:
Compressor:
a)shape the sound and/or b)decrease the dynamic range and
Limiter:
a) control the loudness and/or b) prevent clipping

[garrettjrussell]

A someone who understands compression, this is a GREAT video to show beginners. Bookmark it

[anhellehna]

I had a better idea of compressors and limiters before I watched this video. :D

[conflictdiamondz]

Ty for your Straight Forward Explanation. G.O.A.T.'d

[marcofsw]

Typically french black and white art movies are lacking compression. One moment they are whispering over a cigarette and the next someone is screaming.

[mattwoodman]

so where would you put the Limiter in the Master chain or effects chain? would you place the Limiter at the very end of the chain??

[paulmertens]

Bit of a shame how this starts off. Compressors do not reduce the dynamic range of the signal, because their effect isn’t instantaneous. Compressors can be used to increase the dynamic range of a signal just as well, by letting through an initial transient uncompressed while compressing the tail.

[micpep]

The gate coming on and off all the time is anoying and tear out your credibility... Just saying!