Which Limiter is Better and How to Fix a Distorted Recording — Zoom H5 Internal vs Post Processing

Can you fix a distorted signal in post-processing? Should you use the internal limiter of the Zoom H5? And what can you do if you end up with a clipped recording?

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Zoom F5 — Audio Recorder: https://crsp.li/zoomh5

iZotope RX 8 — Audio Post Processing which includes De-Clip: https://crsp.li/iZotopeRX8

🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:

00:00 Intro
00:33 About the Zoom H5
00:58 Why use a Limiter?
01:40 What you SHOULD be doing…
02:10 Options for when you don't have a second person…
02:52 The Limiter in the Zoom H5
03:43 Testing the Zoom H5 Limiter
04:20 Good Signal vs Good Signal with Limiter
05:27 Good Signal vs Clipped Signal with Internal Limiter
07:06 Clipped Signal vs Clipped Signal with Internal Limiter
08:25 Post Processing Solutions
08:57 Hard Limiter
10:01 Dynamics Processing
10:53 iZotope RX De-Clip
12:42 Conclusion Time
13:55 Outro

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