Limiter — User Guide

Praat script.

Author: Shai Cohen Affiliation: Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Version: 0.1 (2025) License: MIT License Repo: https://github.com/ShaiCohen-ops/Praat-plugin_AudioTools

Contents:

What this does Quick start Parameters Outputs

What this does

Praat script.

Process Description: This script implements a Hard Limiter, a fundamental dynamic range compression technique used to ensure that no sample in a sound object exceeds a user-defined maximum amplitude (the Threshold). This is primarily used for mastering and loudness normalization to maximize the overall volume without introducing digital distortion or clipping.

Quick start

In Praat, select a Sound object.
Run script… → Limiter.praat.
Set parameters and click OK.
Output object appears (see Outputs).

Parameters (form fields)

Name (GUI)	Type	Default
Threshold_(0-1)	real	0.75

Outputs

Object name: output
Sample rate: unknown
Normalization: No automatic normalization