Sound on Sound Review: Korneff Audio Talkback Limiter

Sound on Sound gave our Talkback Limiter a really good review in the August 2020 Issue. It goes into a lot of detail about the plugin, with a full explanation of controls, a a bit of history regarding its origin, and some of its more well-known uses. However, the review is pretty clear that our Talkback Limiter goes well beyond its origins and is its own beast:

It's more configurable and way more vibey. I had expected to fire it up, play with some drums and see how easily it can create 'that' effect (very easily, as it turns out), but I found myself drawn to it to add girth and attitude to a whole range of different sources. It's a thick, punchy, vibey processor that oozes analogue-like charm, and synth and bass guitar parts seemed to love it.

An Analog button tweaks the frequency response and adds harmonic distortion to mimic analogue circuitry; there's no cheap 'hiss' trick or anything like that, and it sounds good to me. An input level selector chooses between Line (no boost) or Mic (30dB boost), and this makes a huge difference to the sound and to the behaviour of the compressor. Set to Line, the meter's needle typically dances around, while at Mic it's usually almost pinned to maximum. Having determined the character of the sound and compression, the dry/wet Blend and output level can be tweaked to taste. Though simple, the controls give access to a broad, pleasing sonic palette.

You can read the full review here. And you can find out more about the Talkback Limiter below.