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Allen & Heath Mini-Limiter

Compact semi-professional limiter. Hugh Padgham says Phil Collins always sang through one, and it was also used across the mix.

Source, read 15 Nov 2026

Records it appears on · 1

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    Phil Collins · Album, 1985

    • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedLimiter Collins always sang through when tracking vocals; his guttural delivery made it grip hard, most audibly on the rockier songs.

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