Solid State Logic Spring Bundle

What Harrison Vocal Intensity Processor Is For

Harrison Vocal Intensity Processor is a plug-in designed to polish and stabilize a vocal take without spending hours adjusting a complex chain. It is suitable for music production (singing, rap, spoken voice) as well as content creator uses: podcasting, streaming, voice-over. The goal is simple: to achieve a more consistent, clearer, and better-placed voice in the mix while preserving the naturalness of the performance.

Main Features

Simplified Vocal Leveling (Intensity + Leveler)

The core of the plug-in relies on a very straightforward workflow: by increasing Intensity, you control the Leveler to apply gentle and progressive compression, ideal for evening out differences between phrases, breaths, and attacks. The adjacent gain reduction meter provides immediate feedback to precisely dose smoothing without crushing the dynamics.

Precise Frequency Shaping with 32C DNA

The high-pass (HP) and low-pass (LP) filters, derived from the Harrison 32C, allow eliminating rumble, excessive proximity effect, or conversely softening harsh highs. The RTA (real-time analyzer) facilitates decisions by showing the spectrum evolution before/after filtering, aiming for a clearer and warmer sound depending on the voice and microphone used.

Quick Tonal Enhancements: Bump and Bright

To go beyond simple "cleaning," two musical tools speed up enhancement: Bump adds a subtle boost in the low spectrum to bring density and warmth, while Bright enhances the high spectrum for more presence and articulation. Combined with the filters, these settings allow adapting the voice to the style (punchy rap, bright pop, intimate spoken voice) in seconds.

Professional Level Management: K-12 + Limiter

The output module relies on a K-12 meter designed to maintain a consistent average level regardless of the listening system. A built-in limiter secures the signal by preventing clipping, useful for delivering a "clean" and controlled track, especially when the voice needs to stay upfront.

Included SSL De-Ess: Modern and Controlled De-Essing

The SSL De-Ess module perfectly complements the vocal chain with a relative threshold approach: the processing remains consistent even if the vocal level changes in your session. The filter section allows precise targeting of the sibilant area with independently activatable high-pass/low-pass sidechain filters, while the split (attenuation limited to a range) and wideband (global attenuation) modes offer fine control over the result. For demanding cases, lookahead improves responsiveness (at the cost of slight latency) and oversampling reduces aliasing for superior quality. Visualizations (sidechain FFT, compression history, multi-shade waveform) make adjustment faster and more reliable, even on difficult vocals.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Operating Systems	Mac macOS Monterey 12, Big Sur 11, Catalina 10.15; Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit)	Mac	AU, VST2, VST3, AAX Native
Processor	Mac M1/ARM or Mac Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHz or higher; Windows Intel Core 2 (or comparable) 2.4 GHz or higher	Windows	VST2 (64-bit), VST3 (64-bit), AAX Native (64-bit)
RAM	8 GB recommended	Multi-shade waveform visualization	heavily attenuated, lightly attenuated, and intact signals