A safety net for your sound. It makes sure the audio never pushes past a maximum level, so all your boosts and effects can't "clip" — the nasty crackle and distortion you get when sound is driven too hard. It can also make music feel louder and fuller.
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How it works
When you stack up EQ boosts, bass and other effects, the combined sound can momentarily spike past what the device can cleanly play. That overshoot is called clipping, and it sounds like harsh crackle or distortion.
A limiter sits at the very end of the chain and acts like a firm ceiling: the instant a peak tries to go over the maximum, the limiter holds it down — instantly and cleanly. Nothing gets through above the ceiling, so the output stays clean no matter what you did earlier. Pushed gently, it also makes the overall sound a little louder and denser.
What you can use it for on your phone
- A safety net any time you use EQ boosts or Bass Boost.
- Make quiet tracks feel louder and fuller without distortion.
- Protect your ears and your headphones from sudden peaks.
How to use it
In Basic mode there's a single Loudness Boost knob — turning it up drives the sound harder into the limiter for a louder, denser result. Pro mode lets you set the exact ceiling and timing. Leave the limiter on as a safety net even if you don't push it. (Advanced interface for the Pro controls.)
Why it helps
It prevents the harsh clipping that stacked boosts can cause, and lets you make a track louder without it ever distorting.
Settings explained
- Loudness Boost (Basic) — Pushes the sound harder into the limiter for more loudness and density.
- Ceiling — The absolute maximum output level; nothing is ever allowed past it (−12 to 0 dB; default 0).
- Threshold — The level at which the limiter starts working. Lower it to catch more peaks and add more loudness.
- Attack — How fast it grabs a rising peak (0.1–10 ms; default 1 ms). Faster is safer.
- Release — How fast it lets go after catching a peak (10–500 ms; default 100 ms). A smoother (slower) release is less noticeable.
What the live display shows
The output meter shows the final level after the limiter. Once it's engaged, watch the peaks stay neatly below the ceiling — that's the limiter keeping everything safe.