BF76 Limiter?

[danika]

The documentation on the Bomb Factory BF76 says:

When compressing, use the slowest attack you can that preserves the desired dynamic range.
...
When limiting, use the fastest attack time you can before you start to hear signal distortion in the low end.

So how do I know when I'm compressing or limiting or both? There's no way to switch a limiter in or out like I've seen on some compressor/limiter combinations. I tried setting the attack at the minimum and the input at maximum and doing a bounce. The resulting waveform looks like its being compressed but not limited. There's certainly no brickwall limiting going on.

[MrJoshua]

The difference between compression or limiting is the ratio. Limiting is just very-high-ratio compression, essentially.

[bblue]

Generally speaking, any ratio 10:1 or higher is considered limiting. Below that, is compression.

Brickwall limiters and some of the unique characteristics associated with them are in a slightly different category than 'just' limiters.

--Bill