---
name: "zita-dpl1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zita-dpl1"
version: "0.3.3-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zita-dpl1"
---

# zita-dpl1(1)

digital peak level limiter

## NAME

zita-dpl1 - digital peak level limiter

## SYNOPSIS

**zita-dpl1** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

DPL1 is an look-ahead digital peak limiter, the kind you would use as the final step to avoid clipping when mastering or mixing. It can be used as an effect on individual instrument tracks as well.

Latency is 1.2 ms rounded up to the nearest multiple of 8, 16 or 32 samples depending on sampling frequency. This amounts to 56 samples at 44.1 kHz, 64 samples at 48 kHz, and twice those values for 88.2 or 96 kHz.

In most cases you only need -k number\_of\_channels, which can be 1 to 16. The same gain reduction is applied to all channels.

## OPTIONS

- **-k** channels

  Number of channels

- **-name** name

  Jack client name

- **-s** server

  Jack server name

- **-g** geometry

  Window position

- **-h**

  Display this text

## SEE ALSO

A quick guide is available at \<http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/zita-dpl1-doc/quickguide.html\>

## AUTHOR

zita-dpl1 was written by Fons Adriaensen \<fons@linuxaudio.org\>.

This manual page was written by Dennis Braun \<d\_braun@kabelmail.de\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).