FabFilter Pro-DS De-esser Plug-in

Stop Sibilance with This Must-have Plug-in

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At Sweetwater, sibilance is a bad word. Even if you deploy the best mics, preamps, and converters, your recordings can be afflicted with this irksome scourge, which is often exacerbated in post production. Luckily, we have an excellent De-esser plug-in at our disposal: FabFilter Pro-DS. Rocking the super-intelligent "Single Vocal" detection algorithm, Pro-DS accurately nails sibilance in vocal recordings and attenuates it transparently. "Allround" mode is also a great tool that gives you high-frequency limiting of any material, even drums or complete mixes.

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FabFilter Pro-DS gives you everything you need to get the best possible results, and it's all instantly available to you in a streamlined, user-friendly interface. Wide-band or linear-phase split-band processing, switchable look-ahead of up to 15ms, adjustable stereo linking with optional mid-only or side-only processing, up to four times linear-phase oversampling — you've got it all. Naturally, you also get all the usual FabFilter extras, including precision-tuned controls, MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, and more. Stop sibilance cold, with FabFilter Pro-DS.

FabFilter Pro-DS De-esser plug-in Features:

• Highly intelligent "Single Vocal" detection, and classic "Allround" detection
• Transparent program-dependent compression/limiting
• Adjustable Threshold, Range and detection HP and LP filtering settings
• Wide-band or linear-phase Split-band processing
• Optional look-ahead time up to 15ms
• Freely adjustable stereo linking
• Optional mid-only or side-only processing
• Up to four times linear-phase oversampling
• Real-time de-essing display, clearly showing the affected parts of processed audio
• Side-chain input meter, making it easy to choose a good Threshold value
• Real-time spectrum analyzer built into the HP/LP filter controller
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• High-quality 64-bit internal processing
• Double-click text entry of parameter values
• Large and compact interface sizes
• Stereo and mono plug-ins available
• Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
• MIDI Learn
• Undo/redo and A/B comparison
• Smart Parameter Interpolation
• Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints