Fabfilter Pro-DS, an Exceptional De-esser

The Fabfilter Pro-DS plugin is excellent for removing sibilance from participants recordings. I’ve been using it for years and it’s great. It’s not the most inexpensive de-esser plugin on the market but it’s exceptional. Try it for 30 days for free if you desire.

From Fabfilter’s website:

• Intelligent and transparent — Even when using the best mics, pre-amps and converters, sibilance in vocal recordings can easily get over-accentuated during post-processing like compression or saturation. But don’t worry, FabFilter Pro-DS comes to the rescue!
• Accurate detection: With its highly intelligent ‘Single Vocal’ detection algorithm, FabFilter Pro-DS accurately identifies sibilance in vocal recordings and attenuates it transparently. When using the ‘Allround’ mode, Pro-DS becomes a great tool for high-frequency limiting of any material, like drums or even full mixes.
• Wide band or linear-phase split band processing, an optional look-ahead of up to 15 ms, adjustable stereo linking with optional mid-only or side-only processing, up to four times linear-phase oversampling.

Have you tried the Pro-DS yet?

Also remember — Be Delicate When De-essing 😉

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