In order to make the best use of the L2-Ultramaximizer, it is important that we explain some of the less obvious implications of digital audio. It will not show under mono inserts and to process mono data you will have to make it stereo or bus it to a stereo Auxiliary input.Ĭhapter 2 - Some secrets of digital audio The L2 is available as a stereo processor only. Failure to observe this will not prevent L2 from working, but you should be aware that both the absolute brickwall limitingĪND the benefits of IDR requantization will be compromised and will need relimiting to maintain the original level. In order to ensure the maximum possible resolution of a processed signal, it is very highly recommended that the L2 be used last in the processing chain. The Ultramaximizer is specifically designed for mastering, digital editing, multimedia, and any application that requires limiting and/or requantization of the digital signal with highest quality. In the event that a deliberately limited sound is required however, there is more than adequate range of the limiter parameters to recreate ‘vintage’ effects such as level pumping or severely limited dynamic range. Using the L2-Ultramaximizer however, it is generally possible to significantly increase the average signal level of a typical audio file without introducing any audible side effects. Because a typical digital audio file of music contains many high intensity, short duration peaks, simple normalization of the file may still result in a low average signal level. Once set, limiting and level re-scaling becomes a one-shot process.įor mastering purposes, the peak level of the processed signal would normally be set to 0dB, or just below 0dB. While the operation of conventional limiters is well understood, the limiter section of the L2-Ultramaximizer is capable of a very fast, overshoot-free response, and once the limiter threshold has been set, the user can then go on to define the actual peak level that the processed signal will reach. IDR offers two dither types and three noiseshaping curves for optimal processing in a wide variety of applications and with a wide choice of source material.
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Waves IDR™ process brings more choices, greater control, and unmatched compatibility to the mastering environment, whether for high-resolution CD or low-resolution multimedia. The development of L2’s lookahead peak limiter provides the mastering engineer with the capability to increase sound file resolution and production master levels with precise control and dithering options.
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The L2 offers superb requantization for all bitdepths, including 24, 22, 20, 18, and 16-bit outputs.
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Processing in the L2 is 48-bit (double precision) processing, offering improvements for all resolutions, and the opportunity to dither to a 24-bit output for archives and DVD.
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In addition, the L2 software processor includes Waves' ARC Auto-Release Control system, and ninth-order noise-shaping in the IDR implementation. The L2-Ultramaximizer is the third-generation software processor, combining an advanced peak limiter, level maximizer and a high performance requantizer and dithering system called IDR (Increased Digital Resolution).