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DeEsser Black Friday pricing brings this Waves de-esser plugin to $29.99, 69% off, until Nov 26, 2026.
It removes or reduces harsh "s" sounds in vocals and other material. According to the developer, DeEsser draws on classic hardware that engineers relied on to tame harsh sibilance and to restrain top-end peaks.
DeEsser tames "ess" and "shh" sounds. The maker points out that recordings often push the highs for intelligibility, which matters on narration, audiobooks, vocals and podcasts.
That boost is why sibilance shows up so often on spoken and sung material.
It isn't only a voice tool. The maker says its gentle action can reduce amp sim harshness, tame cymbals in drum loops and sweeten digital synthesizers.
The preview is the quickest way to confirm you are catching the sibilance and not the body of the voice. Dial in the range first, then back off the amount until the esses sit in the mix without the hiss.
On full mixes, the preset for that job gives you a starting point before you adjust the range.
On Mac, DeEsser runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes as VST and AAX. There is no AU on Windows.
If you want a de-esser VST for a podcast chain, a vocal bus or a bounce of loops, the 69% off Black Friday deal covers this plugin until Nov 26, 2026.
Yes. The DeEsser Black Friday deal takes 69% off this Waves plugin, bringing it to $29.99. The deal ends Nov 26, 2026. DeEsser is a de-esser VST built to reduce harsh "ess" and "shh" sounds in vocals and other audio.
On Mac, DeEsser is available as VST, AU and AAX and supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 or later, it comes as VST and AAX.
Yes. According to the developer, DeEsser can soften the fizzy edge of amp sims, calm bright hi-hats and cymbals in drum loops, and give digital synths a smoother top end. It also has a preset for full mixes alongside the male and female voice presets.
You can vary the range from 2kHz to 16kHz, pick wideband or split mode, and choose a bandpass or highpass filter for the sidechain. A preview mode lets you hear what is being removed.
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