Scorpio bitten by CEDAR’s sdnx

Having supplied a small number of products to location sound recordists over 15 years, CEDAR Audio technology is available for the first time in a portable mixer/recorder.

The development of sdnx noise suppression technology has been specifically created for Sound Devices’ Scorpio and other 8-Series mixer/recorders. Sound Devices believes the enhancement ensures the capture of dialogue in noisy environments. Available in 2-, 4- and 8- instance configurations, sdnx can be run on any combination of channels and busses selected at sample rates up to and including 96kHz.

sdnx differs from hardware solutions such as the CEDAR DNS 2 and DNS 8D dialogue noise suppressors by offering a modified algorithm optimised for Sound Devices systems and a simplified user interface with just a single attenuation control per instance. Together with its near-zero latency making it ideal for use in the field, clean audio can be recorded for dailies and confidence checking, in addition to providing viable alternatives to the mixes and isos supplied for postproduction.

In brief, CEDAR Audio has also announced its approval of the Dante Virtual Soundcard for CEDAR Cambridge, with the hope of providing a cost-effective way to connect its flagship system to Dante networks.