Faraday Limiter

Name: Faraday Limiter
Price: 79 USD
Author: Goodhertz

by Goodhertz · Limiter · Transformer-colored peak limiter

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Faraday Limiter is an analog-modeled peak limiter with input and output transformers, meant to add color rather than stay transparent.

It has Color and Warmth controls, four ratios and flexible stereo linking, and costs $79.

Best for: Vocals, Drums, Drum Bus, Mix Bus, Bass. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: transformer, colored, vocals, analog-sounding, bass, drums, built-in mix knob, stereo-linked, bus processing, metering, piano, sidechain input, dialogue, drum bus, external sidechain, full mix, mid/side, mix bus, mixing, single-band, tape, transparent, visual feedback.

What it does

Faraday Limiter is described as a "peak limiter w/ a powerful magnetic field." Goodhertz built it as an alternative to transparent limiters: modeled transformers and tape-like saturation make it as much a tone tool as a level control.

Transformers: analog-modeled input and output transformers.
Vibe section: Color sets the amount of transformer saturation (0 to 200%, per Mix), and Warmth tilts the attack and release timing according to the spectral balance.
Dynamics: Threshold, Output Level and four ratios: 2:1, 4:1, 8:1 and 20:1.
Speed section: adaptive attack and release, each with a 0.1x to 8x multiplier.
Stereo and sidechain: variable stereo linking in L/R or M/S, internal or external sidechain, and a sidechain highpass filter.
Mix and metering: a wet/dry Mix control and a gain reduction history meter showing the last few seconds.

Goodhertz's downloads page lists version 3.14.1 (June 2026) for its plugin line. A 30-day free trial is available.

Source: Goodhertz product page

When to use it

Faraday Limiter is closer to a colored compressor-limiter than a mastering limiter. Compared with Pro-L 2, L2 Ultramaximizer or Elephant, it has no true-peak ceiling or loudness metering, but it adds transformer warmth, a Mix control and ratios down to 2:1, so it can work gently as well as hard. Mix found it works better at extreme settings than most plugins. Use it on buses, instruments, vocals or reverb returns when you want peaks controlled with some punch and colour added.

Best for: colored peak control on drums, buses, bass, piano, vocals and dialogue.
Genres: rock, pop, hip-hop and electronic; anywhere color is welcome.
Look elsewhere if: you need transparent, true-peak-safe mastering limiting; Pro-L 2 is the better fit.
Tip: Mix suggests the HQ mode and trying it on stereo buses and reverb returns, but warns that very high Color settings can turn thin and distorted.

What producers say

Reviewers treat it as a character tool rather than a conventional limiter, and recommend it on that basis.

Mix (version 2 review) praised its tone shaping and stereo imaging, and got a "classic rock 'n' roll piano sound" from it with good sustain.
Criticisms: Mix disliked the "plain-Jane look of the GUI" and found extreme Color settings could become a thin, distorted mess.

Mix review

Where to buy

Goodhertz: $79

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