{"product_id":"nugen-isl-2st","title":"NUGEN Audio - ISL 2st","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISL 2st\u003c\/strong\u003e is NUGEN Audio's True Peak limiter for mono and stereo material: a transparent, look-ahead brick wall that sits at the end of the chain and makes sure nothing clips once your track has been converted to MP3 or AAC. It's the stereo edition of ISL, the limiter used in broadcast and post, packaged for music mastering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/nugen-isl-2st-plugin.png?v=1794501099\" alt=\"NUGEN Audio ISL 2st True Peak limiter plugin interface\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy True Peak matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sample-peak limiter set to -0.1 dBFS can still produce overs. The waveform between the samples can swing higher than the samples themselves, and lossy codecs make it worse. ISL uses the standardised True Peak detection of ITU-R BS.1770, plus Apple's afclip measurement, so the ceiling you set is the ceiling you get after encoding, not just inside your DAW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it behaves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than a traditional threshold, ISL has a TPlim control: set the True Peak limit and it adjusts the transfer curve for the least invasive limiting that will hold it. Auto-release watches the low end and adapts to stop bass-heavy material distorting, and the steering and ducking meters show exactly how hard it's working and where. The result is clean, honest peak control rather than a loudness maximiser with a character of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast plugin on the master bus, after your main limiter or as the only one on a dynamic master. It's just the ticket for streaming delivery, podcasts and anything that has to pass a technical spec. If you want colour and density, use something else first and let ISL guard the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Peak limiting to ITU-R BS.1770-4, with Apple afclip detection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTPlim control for minimally invasive brick-wall limiting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook-ahead processing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuto-release that adapts to low-frequency content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteering and ducking meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtects against distortion from MP3, AAC and other codecs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMono and stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSystem requirements\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac: macOS 10.9 or later (64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows: Windows 7 or later (64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAAX, VST3 and AU (Mac only), plus AudioSuite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised NUGEN Audio reseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzZyWUc-1Cg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"NUGEN Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57760858145141,"sku":"1246-28","price":109.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/nugen-isl-2st-plugin.png?v=1794501099","url":"https:\/\/sound7.com\/products\/nugen-isl-2st","provider":"SOUND7","version":"1.0","type":"link"}