Clean and place the signal
A DC filter removes sub-sonic offset, then Width and transparent Mid/Side are applied before the engine, so widening never pushes the master past the ceiling.
Mastering clipper × limiter
LIMITRON: Mastering Maximizer
Three loudness engines in one processor — an oversampled clipper, a transient-aware hybrid and a true look-ahead limiter — with clean 3-band multiband, true-peak-safe output, ITU-R BS.1770-4 metering and one-click streaming targets.
945,00 CZK1.430,00 CZK
3
distinct loudness engines: Clip, Hybrid and Limit
9
tuned limiter styles, or let Auto choose
6
one-click streaming loudness targets
64x
oversampling with true-peak-safe output
Follow the whole path
From clean input to true-peak-safe master
LIMITRON sits at the end of your master or on a bus and raises loudness while protecting the peak. Every stage stays visible, from DC filter and tilt through the engine to the true-peak ceiling, gain match and dither.
Tilt what drives hardest
A gentle Baxandall Spectral Tilt aims energy at the lows or the highs, choosing which part of the spectrum hits the engine hardest before any gain reduction.
Drive with Threshold
Threshold (-48 to 0 dBFS) is the amount: lower drives the engine harder for more loudness and gain reduction, and Auto Loudness can set it for you toward a target.
Oversample and split
The signal is oversampled up to 64x and, with Multiband on, split into three phase-aligned bands at 120 Hz and 2.5 kHz so a loud low end never ducks the highs.
Clip, Hybrid or Limit
Each band runs your chosen engine: an oversampled variable-knee clipper, a transient-splitting hybrid, or a dual-stage look-ahead limiter with program-dependent release.
Ceiling, match and dither
Bands recombine and the true-peak Ceiling is enforced last on the real output; Gain Match gives an honest A/B and optional TPDF dither prepares 16- or 24-bit delivery.
Interface focus
See exactly what each control does
Threshold, Character and Ceiling drive a fast waveshaping clipper, a transient-shaving hybrid or a transparent look-ahead limiter with nine tuned profiles.
Fixed 120 Hz and 2.5 kHz Linkwitz-Riley crossovers split HIGH, MID and LOW with per-band gain reduction, then reconstruct flat. Switch it off for full-band limiting.
ITU-R BS.1770-4 Integrated, Short and Momentary LUFS sit beside true peak, gain reduction, Punch transient retained, correlation and PLR / PSR / LRA.
Auto Loudness analyses the track and matches Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, Club or Broadcast, while Spectral Tilt and Transient / Sustain shape how hard it pushes.
Three real engines, not presets
Clip is an oversampled variable-knee clipper for density and edge with zero pumping; Hybrid shaves transients into the clipper while the limiter holds the body; Limit is the safest, cleanest look-ahead catch.
Loud without the pump
Hybrid routes only the peaks into the clipper so the sustained body stays steady. You go louder than a limiter alone with far less pumping, and Punch shows how much transient survives.
Clean, honest multiband
Three phase-aligned bands on 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley crossovers at 120 Hz and 2.5 kHz stop a loud low end ducking the highs. Turn it off for the most glued full-range behaviour.
Nine limiter styles
Transparent, Punchy, Dynamic, Allround, Aggressive, Modern, Bus and Safe voice the look-ahead, attack, release and true-peak margin, or Auto matches a style to the mode.
Streaming-ready in one click
Press Analyze, play fifteen seconds, and LIMITRON moves Threshold to land on Spotify -14, Apple -16, YouTube, Tidal, Club -9 or Broadcast -23 LUFS.
Transparent Mid/Side and width
Level-calibrated M/S limits at exactly the same point as Stereo, and width from 0 to 200% is applied before the engine so it never breaches the ceiling.
Judge it honestly
Gain Match and Unity strip the loudness illusion for true A/B, while Delta Solo plays only what the engine removes so you hear whether you are shaving peaks or eating the music.
Reference metering
ITU-R BS.1770-4 Integrated, Short and Momentary LUFS sit with true peak, gain reduction, Punch, PLR/PSR, LRA and correlation, across Level, Curve, Spectrum and 3D scopes.
Control where it counts
An external sidechain can trigger the detector, Channel and Release Link keep the stereo image locked, and up to 64x oversampling keeps the clip pristine on the brightest material.
Dial it in fast
Four starting points from the manual
Proven recipes to get close in seconds — then trust your ears with Gain Match engaged for an honest A/B.
Transparent streaming master
Hybrid · Transparent style · Multiband on · Ceiling −1 dBTP · TP on. Load Spotify −14, Analyze, then trim Character to taste — aim for 2–4 dB GR on peaks.
Loud & punchy
Hybrid with the Aggressive style, or Clip mode. Push Threshold and raise Transient / Sustain to 70–85 to keep drums snapping, watching Punch stay above ~85%.
Drum-bus glue
Clip · Shape ~35 · Multiband on · split high. A little goes a long way — check with Delta Solo that you are only kissing the peaks.
Broadcast delivery
Limit · Safe style · Ceiling −2 dBTP · TP on · target Broadcast −23. Long release, minimal gain reduction, maximum transparency.
Delivery and compatibility
Everything under the hood
FormatsVST3 for Windows and macOS, and Audio Unit (AUv2) for macOS, in any compatible DAW.
PlatformsWindows 10/11 x64 and macOS 11+ — Universal, native on Apple Silicon and Intel.
Three enginesClip (variable-knee clipper), Hybrid (transient-split) and Limit (dual-stage look-ahead) — each a real engine.
Context knobThe third knob is Shape (Clip), Character (Hybrid) or Release (Limit), and each value is remembered per mode.
Drive and ceilingThreshold -48 to 0 dBFS drives the engine; Ceiling -6 to 0 dBTP sets the true-peak output cap.
Multiband3 bands on 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley crossovers at 120 Hz and 2.5 kHz, phase-aligned, with per-band gain reduction.
Limiter stylesNine voicings — Transparent, Punchy, Dynamic, Allround, Aggressive, Modern, Bus, Safe — plus Auto.
Oversampling1x to 64x internal (default 16x); True-Peak forces at least 4x with a style-dependent margin.
Loudness meteringITU-R BS.1770-4 Integrated, Short and Momentary LUFS, plus LRA, true peak, GR, Punch, PLR/PSR and correlation.
Streaming targetsAuto Loudness lands on Spotify -14, Apple -16, YouTube -14, Tidal -14, Club -9 or Broadcast -23 LUFS.
Stereo controlStereo and transparent Mid/Side, width 0-200%, and Channel and Release Link from 0 to 100%.
Spectral TiltA Baxandall-style tilt (plus/minus 100) before the engine aims the drive at the lows or the highs.
Transient / SustainIn Hybrid, a 0-100 split sends more transient energy to the clipper or more body to the limiter.
SidechainAn external side-chain can trigger the detector in Hybrid and Limit for keyed loudness control.
DitherTPDF dither at 16 or 24-bit with three noise-shaping curves (Basic, Optimized, Weighted) for final delivery.
UtilityDC filter, Delta Solo, Gain Match, Unity, and a latency-aligned soft bypass of the whole chain.
VisualizerLevel, Curve, Spectrum and 3D views, with a per-band HIGH/MID/LOW gain-reduction scope.
InterfaceWebView UI scalable 70-200% with tooltips and accent themes; latency is reported for full delay compensation.
Version 1.0.0
Pick your engine, hit your target, and deliver true-peak-safe loudness from one window.
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