Product Detail
DeEsser, inspired by vintage precision de-essing gear, easily removes or reduces harsh vocal 'S' and 'SH' sounds. In modern recordings where high frequencies are boosted for better clarity in narration, audiobooks, vocals, and podcasts, de-essing is crucial. But it's not just for voices! It can also soften amp sim harshness, tame drum loop cymbals, and sweeten digital synthesizer sounds.
Features:
- Preview removed sounds to target 'ess' and 'shh' noises.
- A fast and efficient UI simplifies the de-essing process.
- Adjust the range from 2kHz to 16kHz to suppress high frequencies.
- Comes with presets for male and female voices and full mixes.
- Use wideband or split modes to focus de-essing as needed.
- Select bandpass or highpass filters for the sidechain.
Choose from two ways to suppress 'ess' sounds: The highpass sidechain mode reduces objectionable sibilants across a wide range, while the bandpass mode targets specific problematic frequencies. With a hard-knee compressor, after choosing the frequencies to minimize, simply adjust the Threshold. The Attenuation meter confirms the suppression. Split mode focuses on high frequencies for maximum 'ess' rejection, while wideband mode is gentler and ideal for voice-only de-essing, eliminating processing path crossovers.
Using Waves DeEsser is easy. First, if you want to get rid of those annoying 'S' and 'SH' sounds in your recordings, you can preview what will be removed. This helps you zero in on the specific sounds you want to tackle. The user interface is designed to be fast and efficient, so you won't have a hard time navigating through it. You can vary the range from 2kHz to 16kHz to control which high frequencies are suppressed. There are presets for male and female voices as well as full mixes, so you can quickly get a good starting point. You can choose between wideband and split modes depending on whether you want a gentler de-essing or maximum rejection of 'ess' sounds. Also, you can pick a bandpass or highpass filter for the sidechain. When it comes to suppressing the sounds, the highpass sidechain mode is great for reducing sibilants over a wide range, and the bandpass mode is for targeting specific frequencies. After you've chosen the frequencies you want to minimize, just adjust the Threshold. You can check the Attenuation meter to see how much suppression is happening. For voice-only de-essing, the wideband mode is a good choice as it removes some processing path issues. As for maintenance, make sure your software is up-to-date to ensure the best performance. Also, keep your computer's system requirements in check as specified by the software to avoid any glitches.
