On Wed, 2011-10-19 at 19:00 +0000, linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org wrote: If a special synth sound or e.g. an effect like a phaser should cause such peaks, I would use a compressor for the channel(s) not a limiter for the master bus. IMO a limiter can be used the way Fons was suggesting, to protect against a maximum credible accident and yes, than it should be used for the master bus. But my philosophy differs. Compress critical sound material for the channels, if needed. Good usage of EQs very often could help, so that there isn't the need to compress those signals. When we don't had computers and analog equipment was expensive, we need to find other solutions. Today there are some easy solutions, but we risk that this over-processing became audible. Again, the usage Fons was suggesting is uncritical, but using a limiter instead of a compressor, for often repeating peaks isn't good, since the limiter would cause distortion. 2 cents, Ralf