CEDAR DNS 2 / DNS 8D / DNS One

by CEDAR Audio

CEDAR's Dialogue Noise Suppression hardware + plugin line — production-set staple.

TL;DR

CEDAR's Dialogue Noise Suppression hardware + plugin line — production-set staple.

Best for production sound mixers killing HVAC, traffic, and crowd noise on-set in real time. Pricing: per-module quote · standalone hardware also available.

Category
Desktop apps
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
per-module quote · standalone hardware also available
Platforms
macOS, Windows

What it is

DNS is CEDAR's family of dialogue noise suppressors — DNS 2 plugin, DNS 8D hardware, DNS One historical units. Pretty much every prestige TV drama has CEDAR DNS in the dialogue chain.

Best for: Production sound mixers killing HVAC, traffic, and crowd noise on-set in real time.
Watch out for: Premium pricing; specialist support model.

Install / use

cedar-audio.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

CEDAR DNS 2 / DNS 8D / DNS One vs Whipscribe

FeatureCEDAR DNS 2 / DNS 8D / DNS OneWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingper-module quote · standalone hardware also availablefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsmacOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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