Just bought the IK Multimedia Amplitude 4 Brian May Amp Sim, just fantastic if you like that sort of thing, just kept smiling and dreaming. The closest thing to an Air Guitar I've experienced, no need to buy a BM guitar. ...Now where to use it?...any thoughts? https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/brianmay/

Limiters are rather special and can also be rather dangerous for you sound, they act like a compressor, but as the name suggests they stop anything going above a threshold, but why would you use one. Where there is a high Dynamic Range, it's very useful, Dynamic Range is the distance between the LOUDEST and quietest parts of the track, and you can see this from the waveform, if there are huge peaks and troughs, then it usually has a high DR, some rock has a very small DR and the waveform just looks like a solid line. Small DR's tend to be boring to the listener, so good mixing is essential to achieve this, part of this is to limit some of the louder instruments, so they don't go over a certain level, "Why don't you just turn it down on the fader?" You could do that, but you might just make it quieter, what we are after is to keep it well in the mix, and hear it, this is where a compressor comes in, anything over a threshold will be compressed and the volume not reduced, a limiter can be more vicious, it stops anything going over the threshold, nowadays, limiters can be very clever, I use the Waves L3 maximiser limiters on many of my tracks and it just gives it some oomph, and brings it alive. Place it on the last plugin slot on your master buss and hear the difference, use it sparingly, when applied to the Master buss, it's applied to the whole song.

This was something that really surprised me, I tried Two Notes wall of Sound with little expectation, you know how it is, give it a try, but Blimey, it knocked me over. This is what it looks like... It simulates speaker cabinets, nope not very exciting, but if you are a guitarist, that is one thing you'll definitely take for granted, the impact of your speaker on your sound. You get a few free cabinets with the free software, then if you want any more you have to pay about 6 quid each, and if you sign up you'll get some excellent discount offers. The Wall of Sound will make you realise how important that cone thing is in your live setup. Here's how to use it... Record your track, maybe just DI into your Audio Interface Apply your Amp Sim, such as Amplitude, Plugin Alliance Rock Rack, Bias Amp, Scuffham Turn off the Speaker in the Amp Sim Add the Speaker Cab Sim after the Amp Sim. I use the Wall of Sound on very many Guitar tracks, very often it does the trick better than EQ, and naturally changes the sound. I thorough recommend it. Let me know if you try this, I would be very interested in hearing your opinions and your exepriences. I can also recommend some cabinets.