How Does Dynamic Grading Fare When Working With Dialogue?

Last updated: August 22, 2025

We’re excited to share that the renowned audio production website, Production Expert, recently took an in-depth look at Dynamic Grading 2 – from the perspective of audio post-production.

Their article explores how our unique dynamics processor fares when used on different types of dialogue, highlighting how Dynamic Grading’s unique three-band approach – Floor, Body, and Punch – offers precise control over different parts of the dynamic spectrum. They particularly valued the live histograms, which provide instant visual feedback on dynamic range and help guide creative decisions. 

Features such as the Source Learn function, intuitive ratio and gain controls, and the ability to work seamlessly across mono, stereo, and immersive formats up to 9.1.6 stood out as making the plugin versatile and approachable in a post-production workflow.

Their verdict? In writer Paul Maunder’s words:

“I’ve used Dynamic Grading 2 on dialogue, sound design and even a whole mix when I needed to re-purpose a feature film mix for YouTube. It’s efficient on CPU usage, and, even more importantly, sounds great. It’s a refreshing approach to dynamics processing and its intuitive user interface with dynamic histograms makes it very easy to use. Of all the dynamics processors I own, I only actually use a handful. This is now one of them.”

Check out Paul’s video below…

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Read the article in full here:
https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/playfair-audio-dynamic-grading-2-an-audio-post-perspective

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