The limiter does not use the same principle. Now feed that into the Inflator with the effect set at max and listen to the result - you may be amazed :-) It can do this even after the event! Feed a 100Hz sine, then clip it off at around 70 - 80% and it sounds horrible as you would expect. One of the best illustrations of this is in the LF bass regions - if you listen to a sine at these freqs is seems almost inconceivable that a bass instrument put through it remains apparently 'clean' - but just fatter instead of distorted.Д«ut it does not even stop there: It also ameliorates the sound of clipped signals - and makes them sound like they were not clipped. This is why in the special case of a sine wave you can hear it, but in Music it's much less intrusive. It has a distortion profile that is designed to be least perceptible when we are listening to complex and familiar sounds (i.e. However it was not conceived as a fully fledged programme limiter at all - it is an effect. When the effect is at max it will also prevent overs, not by limiting, but by continuing the law into overdrive space. I can hear difference on a sine wave, but not on a musical track with lots of frequencies.The Oxford Inflator is increasing the volume - and the RMS level reading, you are right :-) It's changing the distribution of levels in favour of higher ones - following a very specific law - therefore it produces more power in the reproduction amps and speakers. You'll be impressed with your self!Д«ut when you reduce the plugins output stage then I can't hear any difference between wet & dry. Try mixing with just EQ and compression on individual tracks for now. (You'll put too much salt and ruin it without noticing.) Don't get obsessed with this one unique tool. The Inflator is not always the right tool, and it can be a crutch in a bad way if you're still learning. Also, as mentioned earlier, if you're lacking good monitoring, it's easy to add bad distortion that you won't hear until it's too late. Try level matching (perceived loudness) and A/Bing. If your mix is balanced, curve should work well in middle. The Inflator adds harmonic distortion to the audio, positive curve works more on getting bloated, negative curve works more on focusing the sound. I can hear difference on a sine wave, but not on a musical track with lots of frequencies.I think you might have missed the perceived volume vs peak level part. I don't understand, in the video on Sonnox's website they say that it's creating an effect by not increasing volume, but volume does increase though, both peak and RMS go up as you drive the effect and curve upwardsД«ut when you reduce the plugins output stage then I can't hear any difference between wet & dry.

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