Limo is a limiter plug with auto makeup gain. NEW! saving parameters.
Pluggo is an extraordinary set of multiplatform audio plugins. (AU/RTAS/VST) I'm sharing several free ones made with MAX/MSP . You must have Pluggo, Pluggo Demo, or a free Pluggo Runtime installed to use it. Installation will create a Pluggo folder inside /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST (OSX) - or - /Digidesign/ProTools (OS9). To install my pluggos - simply drop it into Pluggo folder and start your Cubase/Logic/ProTools.
free vst plugin, pc.
blitz:
a limiter effect i stumbled upon.. has two parameters; a threshold, past which the effect starts working, and a limit. the amplitude of incoming signals is reduced exponentially as it nears the limit, which means it should have kind of a nice sound to it. note that due to the nature of the technique, incredibly loud sounds (ie. 2x ceiling) are actually amplified, not attenuated... hah! used it on a few mixes, pleased with transparency.
includes a peak storage function for mixing down. the multiband version would be even cooler if i got around to gain controls for each band.. multiband limiting ain't quite as dramatic.
JB BroadcastProcessor is a free multi-band dynamics processor (comprising automatic gain control, gate, compressor and limiter), combined with sub-band 'stereo width' processing.