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M OT I O N P I CTU R E S O U N D E D I TO R S 11 Solid State Logic/Harrison DeNoiser current pricing: $49 USD The recent Harrison DeNoiser plugin is an expansion of the denoiser section which was originally implemented in the Harrison MPC as a part of its channel strip architecture. For those who either worked directly on the MPC or worked with mixers driving the MPC, it was always considered to be a superior digital console which featured some highly sophisticated features that were not available on competing platforms. The original denoiser section of the channel strip tended to focus on the outer frequency ranges of the spectrum and was a very musical and pleasing processor which allowed for the first automated control of denoising functionality on a modern film mixing console. Harrison's DeNoiser expands upon that functionality by providing both more band control with six control faders vs the two on both the original DFC channel strip, as well as the plugin implementation of the MPC channel strip, as well as adding five denoising ranges and four signal-to-noise-ratio modes. It also provides latency-free processing, allowing it to be used on input signals, as well as disk track audio. The quality of the denoiser functions is very high, and its user interface will be immediately familiar to anyone who has used processors of this type. Both the CEDAR and Harrison processors are more traditional interfaces which editors and mixers who have worked with similar processors will find immediately comfortable, and understandable to interact with. Both plugin software cost several thousands of dollars, and was revered on dubbing stages worldwide. Recently, CEDAR released their "ICON" versions of a number of the noise-suppression tools, including DNS One, as well as several others ranging from declipper to debuzzing tools. The DNS One sounds like the earlier versions of the DNS system but costs a fraction of the price of the original processors. It also has extremely low latency and can be run in multiple instantiations across your dialogue tracks. The ICON DNS One's user interface is immediately recognizable as a subtle evolution of the original DNS plugin (and hardware controller)—it features six faders for band-specific attenuation, a master slider for thresholds for expansion, and eight buttons which control the band settings: low, medium, and high, as well as combo selections of low & medium, medium & high, full range, Also included is a learn function, which adjusts the setting in real time, and finally, a bypass control—all of these functions are automation capable within your DAW. If you haven't used DNS One but are familiar with similar denoisers such as Waves WNS or Native Instruments/ iZotopes' RX De-noiser, it is quickly apparent that the DNS One tends to sound cleaner, and less "boxlike" in its output. CEDAR's process is well developed and well used around the world and its quality has been well established.