Voxengo Elephant

Voxengo Elephant is hands down my favorite limiter.  I own a lot of different limiters, and prior to purchasing Elephant, found myself having to test several per song in an attempt to find the one that did the least damage with its limited features and distinct characteristics.  Eventually I'd find something that worked OK but I never felt as satisfied with the sound as I do with Elephant.  I'm grateful to Aleksey for adding in a lot of important features, features that many others seem content on leaving out, and for giving us the ability to tinker around under the hood for more complex setups.  It can be a little daunting at first trying to understand what everything does, but with a little perseverance, it all begins to make sense and then you truly realize how powerful and flexible this limiter really is.  It excels at remaining transparent even at extreme levels and with a bit of fine tuning, is the best limiter I have in my arsenal for those clients looking for maximum level with as much of the transient clarity intact.  Of course there's a point where it all begins to fall apart, but Elephant has the ability to go farther than the rest.

Shawn Hatfield - www.audibleoddities.com

I've tried every mastering eq and limiter, and find Elephant and Gliss are absolute beasts in mastering.  Elephant is easily as transparent as the L2 or ProL, and is priced super competitively.  Also, I find the numeric 'crest factor' readout to be very helpful.  Gliss has a great analyzer and is very aesthetic even for deep mid range cuts.  These two get regular use in my mastering studio.

Jeremy Cox Mastering

I love the fact that Aleksey doesn't assume which platform his users are making music on.  Instead, he offers plugins for several platforms, including Vista x64, which is a big plus for me.  Thanks, Voxengo!

Ian Anderson