CEDAR Audio Launches APEX - The Next Generation of Adaptive Limiters.
Cambridge, UK, 1st December 2025: CEDAR Audio - the pioneer of audio noise reduction and restoration - is today pleased to announce the launch of APEX, the new flagship model in its range of adaptive and spectral limiter solutions. APEX has been designed for audio professionals who want to push the limits of their audio even further while still retaining precise control over transparency and depth of soundstage. It offers higher resolution processing at low frequencies which enables more precise limiting, and the innovative continuously-variable Link capability helps users improve the warmth and vibrancy of the audio.
APEX is suitable for a wide range of applications and genres; it can help add richness and power to classical music without affecting transparency, as well as providing extra energy and depth to electronic dance music. A small increase in latency provides significant processing benefits, enabling you to shape audio to your preferred taste without any of the artefacts normally associated with limiter products.
Conventional limiters control the loudness of signals by suppressing peak amplitudes when they would otherwise exceed user-defined thresholds. Unlike these, APEX uses a unique adaptive algorithm that calculates continuingly varying EQ profiles for each audio channel that constrain the amplitude of the output while retaining the integrity of the input signal. This gives engineers precise control over audio, enabling them to increase the apparent loudness in a very transparent fashion without increasing the peak signal level. In addition, engineers can use APEX’s Spectral and Temporal controls to obtain a wide range of ‘colours’ ranging from richer, weightier sounds without unwanted distortion at higher settings, to brighter or smoother sounds. APEX can also limit loud instruments or voices with prominent high frequency content while leaving the bass end of the track unaffected.
“We’re very pleased to announce the launch of APEX”, notes Paul Alexander, Head of Sales at CEDAR Audio. “It offers unprecedented levels of precision and control, especially when working with music where lower-range frequencies can dominate. We know it will play a valuable role in helping engineers build impactful masters more quickly and efficiently. We’re very proud of APEX and we’re sure it will quickly establish itself as a ‘go to’ for mixing and mastering professionals everywhere”.
You can obtain a 14-day free trial or purchase APEX immediately from our online store and from authorised partners/dealers at a price of £199 + tax. For a limited time, existing customers using CEDAR’s Adaptive Limiter 2 solution can get access to APEX at no additional cost - visit www.cedaraudio.com for more information.
About CEDAR Audio:
CEDAR Audio are the inventors of digital dialogue noise suppression, spectral editing and real-time audio restoration. Based in Cambridge, UK - a city synonymous with world-leading innovation - our expert team helps creators, engineers and other professionals to clean and enhance their valuable audio. With nearly four decades of experience and a host of industry accolades including an Academy Award® and an Emmy®, CEDAR develops gold-standard hardware and software solutions that are used globally in film/TV studios, live broadcast including sports and newsrooms, recording studios, mastering suites, sound archives, theatres, live concert venues and on location. For more information visit us at www.cedaraudio.com
For further information:
- CEDAR Audio Limited, 20 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5BS, United Kingdom.
- t: +44 1223 881771 • e: sales@cedaraudio.com
