Plugin Boutique has launched a promotion on NUGEN Audio’s DialogCheck, an audio plugin designed to provide an objective measure of speech clarity. Regularly priced at $399 USD, DialogCheck is on sale for $279 USD for the next few weeks, with the offer valid until June 11th, 2026.
Poor dialog intelligibility ranks among the top complaints from film and television audiences. Studies indicate that almost half of viewers prefer watching with subtitles. For audio engineers who have worked on a scene for hours or days, repeatedly hearing the same dialog makes it difficult to predict how the mix will sound to someone experiencing it for the first time.
DialogCheck combines ‘Listening Effort’ technology developed by Fraunhofer IDMT with a history view inspired by NUGEN Audio’s iconic VisLM loudness meter. Driven by dual AI neural networks and developed alongside Netflix, the plugin delivers clear and intuitive data. This serves as a “second opinion” to help audio engineers make informed decisions for their dialog mix.
DialogCheck analyzes speech clarity by providing metrics on listening effort and historical trends in a mix. It processes audio in real-time, offering visual feedback that highlights issues affecting intelligibility.
Audio engineers working on film, television, and related media projects would use DialogCheck to verify dialog quality objectively.
This deal matters as it reduces the cost of a specialized tool by approximately 30%, making advanced clarity analysis more attainable during post-production workflows.
DialogCheck supports VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for both Windows and Mac systems.
More information: NUGEN Audio / DialogCheck
