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The SA-2 Dialog Processor Native v7 sa 2 Black Friday deal takes 37% off McDSP's five-band active EQ for speech and vocals, which comes to $49 until Nov 23, 2026.
This is the Native version of the plugin. An HD version for AAX DSP users is sold separately.
According to McDSP, the SA-2 draws on a hardware design by Mike Minkler, a re-recording mixer who has won an Oscar, and that original unit has been put to work across more than 100 big-budget films.
It is built to improve the sound of recorded speech, and the maker says it works just as well on vocals.
McDSP also describes it as a way to adjust the timbre of any track, a de-esser and a multi-frequency compressor.
The processor is made of 5 bands of active equalization. Each band has its own threshold control, which sets the signal level where that band starts to act on the audio.
Enable buttons on every band let you switch one in and out to audition what it is doing.
Two mode selectors shape the behavior. One controls the ballistics of the active EQ, and the other places the five bands at set points in the frequency spectrum. Input and output gain controls handle overall level.
The v7 plugins come in AAX Native, AU and VST3. VST is no longer supported as of v7.0, so v6 VST versions will not be updated and get uninstalled.
McDSP lists compatibility with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One. Other DAWs that support AAX, AU or VST3 should also load it.
On Mac, the plugin needs macOS 10.13 or higher, 64-bit only. Windows needs 7, 8 or 10, 64-bit only.
Activation runs through an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. Each v7 license carries two activations.
Yes. The SA-2 Dialog Processor Native v7 Black Friday deal takes 37% off, so it comes to $49 until Nov 23, 2026. This listing is the Native version, not the HD version for AAX DSP.
McDSP built it to improve recorded speech. It uses five bands of active equalization, each with a threshold control. The maker also says it works on vocals, as a de-esser, as a multi-frequency compressor and for adjusting the timbre of any track.
It ships as AAX Native, AU and VST3, with VST dropped as of v7.0. McDSP lists Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One, plus other DAWs that load AAX, AU or VST3.
Yes. Activation needs an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. Each McDSP v7 plugin license includes two activations.
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