L3-LL User Manual
1.2 Product Overview
The Waves L3-LL Multimaximizer is a Low Latency 5-band auto-summing peak limiter, the fifth processor in Waves’ acclaimed L-Series of Ultramaximizers and Multimaximizers. With the L3 Multimaximizer, Waves revolutionized the world of mastering. For the first time, producers and engineers could shape their final mixes with unprecedented precision. Now, Waves is proud to present the L3-LL, a multiband peak limiter that lets you maximize your mix, track by track, instrument by instrument.
Powered by the Waves PLMixer™ Peak Limiting Mixer engine, the L3-LL offers Gain, Priority and Release controls arranged in a 5 band interface. The L3-LL features a phase-compensated crossover network that splits the signal into 5 adjustable frequency bands while maintaining minimal phase distortion.
The L3-LL uses the same Profiles presets as its predecessor the L3, offering a wide variety of sonic flavors ranging from analog warm to digital cool. Release Characters affect the behavior of the L3-LL’s ARC™ Automatic Release Control across the split-band spectrum.
The L3-LL offers two different plug-in interfaces to control the same essential algorithm.
The L3-LL Ultramaximizer maintains the general control surface of its predecessors the L1 and L2. It adds a Profile selection that controls different internal settings of the multiband engine.
The L3-LL Multimaximizer allows full parametric control over Gain, Priority and Release factors for each frequency band, for equalization and fine tuning. In fact, the L3-LL offers much more than just limiting; it can be used as a fully self-contained mastering chain.
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