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Also this limiter wouldn't have hold value. It would somehow check samples before and after samples that peak until they reach value from which limiting should begin.

This wouldn't affect anything that doesn't peak unlike "Hard Limit" and "Soft Limit" settings in Audacity's Limiter.

Hi. I have an idea for a limiter based on old Hard Limiter. Maybe something like this already exists. This limiter would have dB limit value / slider like the old Hard Limiter. From that value it would start limiting, but only peaks that exceed the new desired dB limit, down to that limit. This way ...

Envelope Tool is good but does it have some sort of numeric indication to see the exact numbers (time and amplitude)?

Thanks for all replays. I tried all combinations on compressor but I wasn't satisfied completely. I'll try envelope tool and chris's dynamic compressor. I might also try adobe audition for even more compressor options.

I don't want to normalize all tracks independently because songs are gapless and I do want to add a little compression.
If someone can explain what is each option represents in practical situations.
What is long attack time for and what is short?
When to set release time higher?
And stuff like that

Hi. I have a concert recording from old laserdisc and it sounds great but I want to make songs volume more even and keep nice dynamic range it has also. Some songs, especially at the beginning, are way more quiet than similar songs later in set-list. Maybe they were performed that way I don't know b...