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The sa 2 Black Friday deal from McDSP puts the SA-2 Dialog Processor HD v7 at $69, 30% off, until Nov 23, 2026. This is the HD version for AAX DSP users, and a Native version exists separately.
The SA-2 is a five-band active equalizer built to improve recorded speech. It started as hardware designed by Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Mike Minkler and has been used on over 100 major motion pictures.
Each of the five bands is an active equalizer with its own threshold control. That threshold sets the signal level where the band starts to act on the audio.
Every band also has an enable button, so you can switch a single band in and out to hear what it is doing.
Two mode selectors shape the behaviour. One controls the ballistics of the active equalization. The other places the five bands at set points in the frequency spectrum.
Input and output gain controls handle overall level.
McDSP says the SA-2 is not limited to dialogue. They also pitch it for vocals, for adjusting the timbre of any track, as a de-esser and as a multi-frequency compressor.
Other features include multiple process modes for different applications, unique signal reduction metering, and both mono and stereo versions.
McDSP HD plugins support AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU and VST3. Starting with v7.0, the VST format is dropped entirely, so any VST builds of the v6 McDSP plugins get no further updates and are removed during installation.
On Mac, the requirement is macOS 10.13 or higher, 64-bit only, and the plugins run natively on Intel and M1 Apple Silicon. On Windows, it is Windows 7, 8 or 10, 64-bit only.
McDSP lists Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One as compatible, along with other DAWs that support AAX, AU or VST3. The HD plugins also support VENUE S6L systems through a separate VENUE installer on the McDSP website.
Activation needs an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. Each v7 plugin includes two activations per authorisation.
Yes. The SA-2 Dialog Processor HD v7 from McDSP is 30% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $69. The offer runs until Nov 23, 2026. This listing is the HD version for AAX DSP users.
McDSP HD plugins support AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU and VST3. VST is no longer supported as of v7.0, and VST versions of v6 plugins will not be updated and will be uninstalled.
It is built to improve the sound of recorded speech, using five bands of active equalization with threshold controls. McDSP also says it works on vocals, for adjusting the timbre of any track, as a de-esser and as a multi-frequency compressor.
Yes. McDSP plugins need an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. Each v7 plugin includes two activations per authorisation.
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