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Renaissance DeEsser Black Friday deal: 69% off this Waves de-esser plugin, $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
It tames the harsh "ess" and "shh" sounds in vocals, voiceover, audiobooks and podcasts. Waves says it works with laser-like precision on the ess itself, with no artifacts and a transparent result.
Excess high-frequency energy from sibilance can cause distortion and splatter. It also makes EQ moves harder to dial in.
The maker pitches this plugin as the fix for all three problems on spoken and sung material.
Split mode works on a band of the signal, while wideband acts on the whole signal. Listening to the sidechain lets you find the exact ess frequency before you set the range.
On Mac, it supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX.
Yes. The Renaissance DeEsser Black Friday deal takes 69% off, bringing the Waves plugin to $29.99. The offer ends Nov 26, 2026.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX and supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On PC it comes as VST and AAX and requires Windows 10 or later.
It uses a phase-compensated crossover and precision filtering to target the ess range while limiting the effect on neighbouring frequencies. You can choose strong or gentle de-essing in wideband or split modes, and monitor the sidechain to tune in.
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