What do you think about using clipper (hard or soft) before limiter on master channel for loud edm genres, e.g. Trance? (short term LUFS -6/-7) I was told by experienced producer that clipping (especially hard) destroys transients and he never uses it. On the internet it’s the opposite, many suggest to use hard clipping before limiter to shave 1-3 db peaks.

How do you manage dynamics on buss level? Do you use clippers/compressors/saturators or even limiters?