How to use Fruity Limiter
Control your dynamics and prevent clipping with Fruity Limiter in FL Studio. This tutorial covers using it for compression, limiting, and gating to achieve a tight, loud, and professionally polished sound.
Mixing & Effects · intermediate level
Steps
Insert Fruity Limiter into a Mixer Track
Open the Mixer (F9) and select the desired mixer track (often the Master track). In an empty effect slot, click and choose 'Fruity Limiter' from the 'Select effect' list. This adds the limiter plugin.
Configure Limiter for Loudness
Switch to the 'Limiter' tab. Set 'Ceil' (Ceiling) to 0.0 dB for no clipping. Slowly increase the 'Gain' knob to raise the overall loudness of your track while the limiter prevents peaks from exceeding the ceiling.
Apply Compression for Dynamic Control
Switch to the 'Comp' (Compressor) tab. Adjust 'Threshold' to determine when compression begins, 'Ratio' for the amount of gain reduction, 'Attack' for how fast it acts, and 'Release' for how long it holds.
Utilize the Gate Function
Switch to the 'Gate' tab. Set 'Threshold' to eliminate unwanted noise below a certain level. Adjust 'Attack', 'Release', and 'Hold' to control how the gate opens and closes, cleaning up silent parts of your audio.