L3 Multimaximizer: Multiband Limiter Plugin by Waves

The core of the L3 Multimaximizer is multiband peak limiting. Each of the five bands is optimized on its own, which lets you raise overall level while keeping the balance between low, mid and high content. Waves says the design maximizes levels while retaining musicality.

The release options are intended to give a fluid maximizing character. Release times are variable, so you can adjust how quickly the limiter recovers after a peak. The crossover frequencies are also variable, allowing you to place the band divisions where they suit the material.

An informative display shows what the limiter is doing during the maximizing process, which helps when setting thresholds by eye.

The band splits use linear-phase crossovers, which the developer describes as maintaining artifact-free purity. Linear-phase filtering keeps the phase relationship between bands intact, which matters when the bands are recombined after limiting.

Five-band parametric equalization sits alongside the limiter, so corrective or tonal EQ can be applied within the same plugin. This makes it possible to shape the frequency response and control dynamics in one stage.

For final output, the plugin includes advanced dithering, noise shaping and bit-reduction processing for converting to a lower bit depth.

The L3 Multimaximizer is aimed at mastering work, where precise control over level and frequency balance is needed on a full mix. Its combination of multiband limiting, EQ and bit-depth conversion covers several steps of a mastering chain in one plugin.

The plugin is listed in the Effects category under Limiter, so it fits producers and engineers who need a dedicated limiter with multiband control rather than a general dynamics processor.