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Sonible smart:limit Plug-in

AI-powered Brickwall Limiter Plug-in - AAX Native, AU, VST, VST3
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Sonible smart:limit Plug-in
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The Content-aware Brickwall Limiter

Sonible smart:limit pumps up your mix's loudness while infusing it with the dynamics it needs to breathe. This brickwall limiter plug-in deploys AI-powered parametrization, safeguarding your mix's nuance and detail as it yields you transparent, uncompromising limiting. You can choose a genre-based profile to get up and running fast or upload a reference track. And of course, you can always manipulate the plug-in manually without AI-assisted processing. With smart:limit, you get extensive real-time loudness and dynamics monitoring — no additional metering plug-ins required. This plug-in also accommodates the safe zone requirements of popular streaming platforms, as well as those of common industry loudness standards. If you demand worry-free limiting, Sonible smart:limit supplies everything you need for producing high-quality final masters.

smart:limit: brickwall limiting goes AI

Limiting is one of those skills that can take a lifetime to master. That said, even the best tools at our disposal can potentially squeeze the life out of a mix. At Sweetwater, that's why we like Sonible smart:limit. This plug-in leverages intelligent processing to analyze your signal and determine the best possible limiting parameters for your mix. And it works in seconds with a mere click of your mouse. You can choose a genre-based profile to prime the plug-in for different limiting characteristics, or you can upload a reference track to replicate the limiting style of your favorite commercial release. You can use smart:limit with or without the AI-powered parametrization, or you can go for a combination of both. Of course, there's no magic elixir for all sources. But we can say with confidence that smart:limit is a tool that will save you time and headaches when it comes to your mastering sessions.

Sonible smart:limit Plug-in Features:

  • Automatically pumps up your mix's loudness, while also infusing it with the dynamics it needs to breathe
  • AI-powered parametrization safeguards nuance and detail as it yields transparent, uncompromising limiting
  • Choose a genre-based profile to get up and running fast
  • Upload a reference track to replicate the limiting style of your favorite commercial release
  • Can be used with or without the AI-powered parametrization
  • Provides extensive real-time loudness and dynamics monitoring
  • Accommodates the safe zone requirements of popular streaming platforms and common industry loudness standards
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Tech Specs

  • Software Type: Compressor
  • Platform: Mac, PC
  • Upgrade/Full: Full
  • Download/Boxed: Download
  • Bit Depth: 64-bit
  • Plug-in Formats: AAX, AU, VST
  • Authorization Type: iLok Account Required
  • Hardware Requirements - Mac: Intel Core i5 or higher, 4GB RAM minimum
  • Hardware Requirements - PC: Intel Core i5 or higher, 4GB RAM minimum
  • OS Requirements - Mac: macOS 10.13 or later
  • OS Requirements - PC: Windows 10 or later
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 11-30693

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Reviews

Works Great
This plugin in works great. Super easy , which is a good thing. I'm not in an idea sounding room. So a plugin like this helps.
Sonible smart:limit
Love it!!! I had an issue with the installation link and contacted both Sweetwater and Sonible. Sweetwater's response time was much faster and more helpful than Sonible's. I'm always very happy doing business with Sweetwater. Jeff and Brett treat you like both a friend and customer.
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Sonible smart:limit rocks!
Probably the best possible software for digital limiting for now.
Works Great
Works as intended. Sounds great. No issues so far.
A Very Useful and Fascinating Limiter
First off, I should explain that I beta-tested smart:limit for sonible, and experienced it improving from a great concept to a really fine, effective tool. As such, I did not purchase it from my favorite audio gear supplier, but I've bought a lot here over the years, pretty much all of it still in use.

Smart:limit is a new approach to limiting that is designed for a specific task: satisfying the complicated balancing act of loudness and dynamics required for today's broadcast and streaming services. It is also a very flexible limiter if you just want an excellent limiting tool. As with other sonible audio processors, there is a Learn mode which helps optimize settings for a range of musical styles. Or you can just "grab" knobs and sliders and set it the way you want. But the real benefit is optimizing a final mix for a given streaming or broadcast platform. The unique Loudness and Dynamics Grid provides a real-time view of both loudness and dynamics (thus the name!) and you can change settings as music plays and see the results change immediately on the grid.

It also provides EBU R128 loudness standards metrics as well as a new dynamic range measure that sonible has developed which I find very informative. And there are additional sound-shaping controls to enhance the resulting audio in several ways. This is a great tool to use if you are producing music for broadcast or streaming services, and even if you are just looking for a flexible limiter.