Limiter

ROGER MAYER: RM58 Limiter, Schematic

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I saw this pop-up in a GroupDIY audio forum and thought it looked interesting.   It’s a FET based limiter from Roger Mayer that he designed way back in the day, and is still in production in various forms at the moment.   There’s also a version posted where someone redesigned it using TL074 quad opamps, which much be a more practical endeavour considering the … Read more

Baja Optical Limiter

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Here’s one of Bajaman’s non-amp emulating circuits, the Optical Limiter. It’s based on the Demeter Compulator, but is not a compressor but a limiter. What’s the difference? The ratio is the main difference between a compressor and a limiter. A compressor has a low ratio that turns down SOME of the volume when it goes above the threshold. A limiter has a … Read more