Instant Tonal Improvement for Recorded Speech
The primary design goal in the development of McDSP's SA-2 dialogue processor plug-in was to improve the sound of recorded speech. While it does this quite effectively, producers at Sweetwater have discovered other areas where the SA-2 excels. It's ideal for tweaking the timbre of just about any track and is also a superb de-esser and handy multi-frequency compressor. Versatile, indeed! Version 7 introduces several optimizations to this powerful plug-in, with full support for Apple Silicon and the latest Intel processors, a high-definition user interface, over 1,500 studio-quality presets, Range and Monitor controls for deeper sonic shaping, and so much more. When you've got a massive cinematic musical score and hundreds of sound effects tracks, getting every word of dialogue to come through the mix intelligibly is not easy. That's where the McDSP SA-2 dialogue processor plug-in comes in.
Note: The Native version of McDSP SA-2 is compatible with non-Avid HDX systems. Avid HDX users should purchase the HD version. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for more information.
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Academy Award-winning genesis
The McDSP SA-2 is the software expression of hardware originally conceived by Academy Award-winning rerecording mixer Mike Minkler. This dialogue processor (fabled in industry circles) has been employed by Mike on over 100 feature films. Drawing from its hardware inspiration, the SA-2 gives you five bands of strategically active EQ, with a choice of modes that lets you efficiently address typical dialogue problems. Each band sports a threshold control that determines the level at which the active equalizer starts to affect your signal. Enable buttons for each band make it easy to audition the effect contributed by that band. Also onboard are selectors for controlling the ballistics of the active EQ, and for placing the five bands at crucial locations in the frequency spectrum.
McDSP SA-2 Dialogue Processor Native v7 Plug-in Features:
- 7th iteration of McDSP's dialogue processor plug-in
- 5 independent bands of strategically active EQ
- Multiple process modes to suit a variety of applications
- Helpful signal-reduction metering
- Range and Monitor controls offer additional layers of tonal tweakage
- Double-precision processing
- Mono and stereo components included
- V7 introduces high-def user interface, zero-latency algorithms, 1,500+ presets, and more