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Ceiling

A true-peak limiter that makes your master loud and tells you, in plain words, if it is ready for streaming.

Made for Harmonic Pro Studio

Editions and pricing are announced at launch. Every new installation can try it free for 60 days.

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Harmonic Pro Studio Ceiling true-peak limiter plugin

  • Loud and safe

    Push the loudness up while the peaks stay under your ceiling, including the peaks between samples that ordinary meters miss.

  • Ready for streaming

    Pick a target and Ceiling tells you whether your master will be turned down, and can glide your level to the target for you.

  • Simple or deep

    Four controls on the Simple face, or every part of the limiter, the clipper and the meters on the Advanced face.

What makes it different

Ceiling does the two jobs of a master limiter at once: it raises the loudness and guarantees the true-peak ceiling. It measures loudness to the broadcast standard, compares it to your streaming target and says in plain words whether the master is safe, so you can finish a song without guessing.

Features

  • True-peak ceiling from −10 to 0 dBTP
  • Clean, Punchy and Aggressive voicings
  • Stereo or Mid-Side limiting
  • Lookahead, punch, stereo link and a two-stage, automatic release
  • Optional soft-knee clipper before the limiter
  • Streaming and club loudness targets, or your own
  • Ride to Target: glides your level to the target, slowly and without pumping
  • Loudness meters: momentary, short-term, integrated, range, crest and true-peak
  • Gain reduction, loudness and true-peak history
  • Dither to 16 or 24 bit
  • Simple and Advanced faces; full automation

Requirements

Harmonic Pro Studio 1.0 or later, on Windows or macOS. Editions and pricing are announced at launch.

Questions

Where does it go?
Last in the chain on your master, or on a bus you want to cap.
What ceiling should I use?
−1.0 dBTP is a safe start for streaming and for anything encoded to MP3 or AAC.
Will my master be turned down on streaming services?
Choose a target and Ceiling tells you. With Ride to Target on, it brings your level to the target for you.
Where can I learn every control?
The user manual has a full page on Ceiling.