Signal limiter suggestions

[randythoades]

Hi chaps, I don't know what it is I am asking for or what I actually need but I have a problem that I haven't managed to solve so far. I play with a pick and vary my attack according to the dynamics of each song or parts of songs which works well overall, as well as using a lot of palm muting and 'tic' 'tac' type playing, but occasionally I get a bit carried away pinging open strings which tend to resonate louder than my fretted notes (particularly open E) which then distorts.

I play a violin bass direct into PA (Behringer XR16) through Tech 21 VT Bass DI with only a TC Electronic Sub n Up octave pedal for occasional use and use In ear Monitors, no amp at all for the most part which probably doesn't help as the signal is distorting digitally I suspect rather than causing a nice warm distortion through amp. I have adjusted the gain on the PA input to what I think is appropriate for most things but unless I have the level set much too low for most uses, I can't get rid of the spike I get from the open E (and A too, but mostly E).

Is there any pedal that I can use to tame the maximum input whilst leaving the rest unaffected for me to vary my dynamic? I did try playing with around TC Electronic Spectracomp but it seemed to squash what I was already doing too much even with very minor use.

Otherwise it will be me having to knuckle down and control my exuberance on my playing...

Kind regards Simon

[randythoades]

Looks like I have answered my own question in that the Boss LMB-3 seems to do what I need. I assumed it was a compressor that squished both ends but doing a search on here (oops should have done it before...) you should be able to limit the top volume  without squeezing the lower notes.

Thanks for looking!

[dannybuoy]

The Spectracomp will do it but will require finding the right Toneprint or putting in the effort to make your own.

The Keeley Bassist work really well as a clean transparent limiter since it has a ratio control that goes up to infinity for brick wall limiting, and threshold and output controls.