K. J.

Somaiya Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, Mumbai

Department of ELECTRONICS AND

TELECOMMUNICATION

LIC SEM IV (CASE STUDY)

Academic Year 2020-21
AUDIO LIMITER CIRCUIT
Shashwat Dhone(05) 
Aniket Ghotankar(06) 
Aashutosh Gupta(07)
Samiksha Joshi(08)
Supervisor
Prof. Sandeep Mishra
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 Outline of Project

□ Introduction
□ System design
□ Result
□ Advantages / Disadvantages
□ Applications
□ Conclusion
□ References

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INTRODUCTION:

• A limiter is a type of compressor designed for a specific purpose to limit the

level of a signal to a certain threshold.

• In studio recording, music mastering, and mixing it's an indispensable tool that
saves our sounds from the menace of peaking and clipping.

• A limiter is a tool for signal processing (like mixing music) that applies a type of
dynamic range compression. That means that it can take an input signal,
evaluate its amplitude (volume), and attenuate (lower) the peaks of the
waveform if those peaks reach and exceed a threshold value.

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System design
Result
Advantages / Disadvantages
Advantages:
They prevent occasional signal peaks which would be too loud or distorted. Limiters are often used in
conjunction with a compressor — the compressor provides a smooth roll-off of higher levels and the
limiter provides a final safety net against very strong peaks.

Disadvantages:
Pushing a limiter too hard can cause a variety of unpleasant effects on the audio:
Blunt, flat sound
Loss of impact
A dull, “airless” mix
Gritty, fizzy distortion
Applications

Application
• Music Boxes
• Recording Studios
• In AGC’s (Automatic Gain Control)
• Studio Microphones
Conclusion
An audio limiter is a powerful tool, if and when used correctly. Remember that limiting should take place
only after you’re done mixing. Otherwise, you risk killing the musicality of your song. You’ll also probably waste
more time, in the end, fighting your own mix.  The former adjusts loudness across the frequency spectrum while
the latter takes into account different frequency bands. If you want your perfect mix to rest at the
perfect loudness level and beam with clarity, be sure to utilize an audio limiter. 
 References

• https://www.masteringbox.com/audio-limiter

• https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/an-op-amp-limiter-how-to-limit-the-amplitude-of-a
mplified-signals
/

• https://ledgernote.com/columns/mixing-mastering/what-is-a-limiter/

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 Thank You

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