Sonnox Oxford Limiter - Manual (Page 36)

12.2 WorkflowwiththeAAX version 12 SUGGESTED WORKFLOWS
12.2 WorkflowwiththeAAX version
Pointstoremember
• If you enable SAFE MODE, you will never see a clip.
• If you enable AUTO COMP with TruePeak Mode, you will never see a clip.
• If you enable Dither Mode, youwillneverseeanymoreclipsthanyoualreadyhave.
Here’s a suggestion for setting up the AAX Oxford Limiter for a clean, transparent output
that is suitable for output to a file or a DAC:
1. Set the attack and release times to relatively slow (for example about midway) so
that you like the sound. (Try starting with the preset ‘Clean gentle no enh’).
2. If you want maximum loudness, push the input gain to about +6dB. If you want to
simply prevent overs, leave input gain at 0dB.
3. Set SAFE MODE Off, and ENHANCE fader to 0%.
4. Set Dither to None.
5. Set PEAK HOLD On, AUTO COMP off, RECON Off.
6. Run through your entire material. At the end, note how much over unity your peak
value is.
You now have four methods to eliminate the clips, which can be used individually or in
combination:
Choice1–ChangetheOUTPUT GAIN
Reduce the Output Fader by the same amount, enable Dithering with noise shaping
(if needed), enable Auto-Comp in DAC Simulation mode, and replay your mix to
check if you reduced enough, repeating until there are no clips. If there were no over
unity peaks, you can increase your input gain by the amount the peak value was
under unity prior to replaying. This produces a louder sounding mix, at the expense
of sounding more compressed.
Choice2–ChangetheINPUT GAIN
Reduce the Input fader by the same amount, enable dithering with noise shaping (if
needed) and auto-comp in DAC Simulation mode, and replay your mix to check if
you reduced enough, repeating until there are no clips. Changing the input level will
have non-linear consequences to the output level, so you may need to reduce more.
The less you try to push the input gain, the less compressed the sound (or the more
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