How to use Attack and Release on a Limiter, Mastering Fabfilter Pro L2

Today I'm going to show you step by step; how I set my final limiter up in my mastering chain using Fab Filter Pro-L2; dial in attack & release times; as well as option in oversampling, lookahead and style of limiting; if you don't use Fab-Filter Pro-L2 everything I'm going to talk to you about will universally apply to most professional limiter's with the exception of the style algorithms Fab-Filter has for this processor;

00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Style of Limiting
01:46 - Oversampling
03:05 - The Mike Stavrou Way
03:42 - Attack Setting
04:36 - Release Setting
07:00 - Gain setting
08:40 - Outro

Resources
Bob Katz, Mastering Audio - https://amzn.to/3AQk7ad
This is spinal tap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKZMTtepmTM&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies
Fab Filter Pro L & L2 Manuals
L: https://www.fabfilter.com/help/ffprol-manual.pdf
L2: https://www.fabfilter.com/downloads/pdf/help/ffprol2-manual.pdf
Audio Aliasing Explained, Melda Production: https://youtu.be/Ic4bVbXfdW4
Compression the Mike Stavrou Way: https://sites.google.com/site/lpgsmusictech/focus-on/technique/stavroucompression
Mixing with your Mind: https://www.mixingwithyourmind.com/
Music by MorningMaxwell; Stream on Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/track/6kaNYDjx9kCULMWI4FSOoW?si=dd4b8bd4453447b5

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Hello, I'm Nicholas Di Lorenzo, Studio Owner, Mixing and Mastering engineer at Panorama Studios.

I'm an Italian-Australian born and raised in Melbourne. I've been a creative professional for 10 years managing some pretty awesome projects for artists, labels and producers all around the globe.

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