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How do I apply Hard Limiter to the master track?

Community Beginner ,
Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025

I mix music for a living, this is a stupid simple task in the audio world. 

 

I'm trying to apply a hard limiter to the master track. How do I do this? I've been trying to drag and drop the Hard Limiter effect from the Effects panel --> Audio Track Mixer master track. It won't let me do that. 

 

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Adobe Employee , Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025

Hi @lindy_4185 - To add the “Hard Limiter” effect to the Master track:
Open the Audio Track Mixer, then click the white triangle in the upper left corner to expand the effects panel. Scroll to the Master track, click in one of the effect slots, and choose Hard Limiter from the Amplitude and Compression dropdown menu.

Screenshot 2025-07-09 at 11.40.45 AM.png

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025

Hi @lindy_4185 - To add the “Hard Limiter” effect to the Master track:
Open the Audio Track Mixer, then click the white triangle in the upper left corner to expand the effects panel. Scroll to the Master track, click in one of the effect slots, and choose Hard Limiter from the Amplitude and Compression dropdown menu.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025

My Audio Track Mixer doesn't have a little white triangle. Where can I find that?

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Adobe Employee ,
Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025

Hi @lindy_4185 - Click the Arrow directly below the "S" where it says source in your screenshot.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025
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That worked. Thank you, I was looking for that for hours. It was collapsed this whole time. 

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