Omnisphere crashed! My ears got hurt 😪

My volume wasn’t loud at all, but when Omnisphere suddenly crashed while playing a melody in my project, it caused a massive volume spike.

For those who may not know, this can be extremely dangerous for both your ears and your gear. Make sure to have a safety limiter on your master bus to prevent unexpected volume surges!

To set up a safety limiter in Cubase Pro 13 to prevent volume spikes from a crashing VST.

Here’s how you can do it:

1. Use a Brickwall Limiter on the Master Bus

Cubase comes with Brickwall Limiter and Maximizer, which you can place on your master output to prevent sudden volume spikes.

Open the MixConsole (F3).
Insert Brickwall Limiter as the last plugin on your Stereo Out (Master Bus).
Set the Ceiling to -0.1 dB or slightly lower.
Keep Release relatively fast to react quickly to spikes.

This ensures that no signal exceeds the threshold and protects your ears and equipment.

I'm sure there is a similar setup in other DAWs.

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