Does Audio Limiter upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Audio Limiter runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Audio only. alimiter 0.9. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.

Should I use Audio Soft Clip instead of Audio Limiter?

Use Audio Limiter when you need Peak limiter, then MP3. Use Audio Soft Clip when you need Soft-clip peaks, then MP3. They share a category (Audio) but not the same job.

Audio Limiter

Peak limiter, then MP3.

Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.

What Audio Limiter does

Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.

This URL is only for Audio Limiter (audio · limiter audio). Peak limiter, then MP3. Other Audio tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Audio Limiter alone: Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.

How to use Audio Limiter

Stay on this Audio Limiter page (/audio/limiter-audio). Do not switch to Audio Soft Clip unless you actually want Soft-clip peaks, then MP3..
Add the file type Audio Limiter accepts. Hint from the path: audio · limiter audio. Peak limiter, then MP3.
Set only the options that match Audio Limiter. Neighbor Audio Compressor does something else (Dynamic range compress, then MP3.). Tool note: Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.
Run Audio Limiter in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Audio only. alimiter 0.9. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.
Download or copy the result from Audio Limiter. If it is the wrong job, open Audio Soft Clip instead.

When not to use Audio Limiter

Skip Audio Limiter when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Audio Soft Clip or Audio Compressor — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.

Questions about Audio Limiter

What does Audio Limiter do that other Audio pages on this site do not?: Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine. Short version: Peak limiter, then MP3.
Does Audio Limiter upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Audio Limiter runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Audio only. alimiter 0.9. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.
Should I use Audio Soft Clip instead of Audio Limiter?: Use Audio Limiter when you need Peak limiter, then MP3. Use Audio Soft Clip when you need Soft-clip peaks, then MP3. They share a category (Audio) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Audio Limiter?: Audio only. alimiter 0.9. Output MP3. Max 100 MB. Also: Applies alimiter limit=0.9, then MP3. Unlike Soft Clip Audio this is a true limiter, not asoftclip. Unlike Compress Audio this caps peaks, not full dynamics. First run downloads the engine.