T-De-Esser Pro
- Premium
- Lifetime License
- No iLok Required
- M1 Native
You want to pass the limits and make the brightest sounds clean and smooth, with no artifacts. You want more control over the sibilances. It’s time to upgrade the way you clean your hi-frequencies. Let the T-De-Esser Pro fix any harshness and sibilances in a whole new way for you. Forget about the fear of lisping or artifacts when you have this powerful tool.
Designed for professionals
The T-De-Esser Pro has all the advanced industry-standard features you need for a professional sound. It uses cutting-edge technology to help you make significant sound quality improvements.
Less is more, so to avoid getting caught in the trap of making infinite, minuscule tweaks, we made sure only to have the essential options available for you on the GUI. The options available are put together in a way to quickly give you a pleasant sound with just a few tweaks.
Common usage
- Create and add a unique character for your sounds
- Make your vocal tracks sound bright without any harshness
- Glue your backing vocals together in a mix
- Create more depth in your mix by controlling the top end of your tracks
- Prepare a more balanced mix for the audio mastering process by smoothing the high frequency sounds
- Control loud sibilant consonants, i.e., “s”, “z”, “ch”, “j”, soft “c”, and “sh”, in voice recordings or instrument tracking
- Make your reverbs blend in more nicely in the context of your mix
- Warm up your drum tracks without sacrificing the overall punch
- Clear muddiness, boominess, and proximity effects
Features
Side Chain Frequency Modes
Side Chain Frequency Modes include four specific side-chained frequency bands to detect harsh sounds.
CPU Optimized
Well optimized for low CPU usage on both Windows and macOS.
Oversampling
Oversampling in T-De-Esser Pro helps you decrease aliasing by executing the internal process at a higher sample rate than the host, up to 16 times higher. (In other words, it will improve the quality of your audio.)
GUI Scale
Scale up/down the GUI from 80% to 150% according to your preferences.
Undo/Redo
Undo and redo options are built inside the plugin, you no longer need to worry about losing setting values.
Mid/side Mode
T-De-Esser Pro's Mid/side option lets you process a stereo track's center and side signals individually.
Stereo Link
This option balances the depth of processing between the left and right or mid and side channels, as determined by the stereo Mode toggle.
A/B Switch
Compare different options fast and easily to see which might work best.
Audition
This feature allows you to quickly listen to the De-Esser filter's frequency range or just the effect of the De-Esser on your signal.
Lookahead
The Lookahead function allows the de-esser to “see” the input signal before it is processed, allowing it to handle transitory information better and make the attack smoother.
Mix
The "Mix" option regulates the mix of the two input and output signals, making it ideal for parallel processing.
Attack/Release Control
The attack setting controls how long it takes for the de-esser to engage, while the release setting controls how long it takes to let go.
Custom Frequency Range
This feature allows you to choose your custom frequency range in high frequencies for a more accurate result.
Saturation
The saturation feature in T-De-Esser Pro adds a unique color and texture to the sound, helping the de-esser in some cases to make a smoother sound.
Saturation Filter
This option allows you to add saturation only to the specific selected high-frequency range.
Hi-cut
It's a very gentle filter that may fade away some of the harsh frequencies, resulting in a more pleasing sound when used in conjunction with the de-esser.
Available as
Windows 7 and up as 32 / 64-bit VST and VST3, and 64-bit AAX (PT11 and up).
Mac OS X 10.11 (OS X El Capitan) and up as 64bit VST, VST3, and AU, and 64-bit AAX, Intel, and Native M1
Fast, and powerful
T-De-Esser Pro follows up with the minimal and easy-to-use interface of T-De-Esser, yet it is much more powerful. De-Essers are usually built as audio repairing tools, but that is just one of the several options that T-De-Esser Pro gives you.
More Unique
Whether you want your snare drum to sound more unique with a special character, or your guitars to have more depth in the mix, or the back vocals to sound bigger, etc. T-De-Esser Pro has got your back.
The main purpose of every mix is not just to have the sounds repaired and polished, but to create an artistic, musical, and unique sound to connect with the listener’s feeling. In T-De-Esser Pro you repair and fix the harsh sounds while creating a unique feel out of them.
More Precise
Why not add some special character to the frequency range that you’re focusing on for de-essing? Or making that kick sound more audible on smaller speakers? You got it.
It is not usual to find “Attack” and “Release” controls in a De-Esser, but you have it T-De-Esser Pro. Why? Just try and see how necessary these controls can be in a mix. It gives you more room for being more creative. Imaging you want to de-ess your hi-hats and you want them to sound punchy, while controlled. Then, go with a slower attack and a slower release, and adjust to find that perfect spot.
More Versatile
The versatility of T-De-Esser Pro can help you avoid using too many plugins on your DAW channels. As an example, you don’t need to insert an EQ in the chain when you need a hi-cut filter applied to a track, as you can use the built-in one in T-De-Esser Pro, as well as warming up your audio with saturation and a bit of clipping. This will save you a lot of CPU power and time.
More Dynamic
Although T-De-Esser Pro isn’t designed as an audio mastering tool, it helps your mixes sound louder and cleaner after the mastering process. It can help you get the harsh transients in your mix warmed up without sacrificing the overall punch and keep your sounds in good balance. A smooth and clean mix gives your mastering engineer more control over things like loudness, or punchiness.
In Action
Turning the processing knob starts the smoothing operation, and you can set how intense you want to go according to your taste using the “Intensity” and “Sharpness” knobs. T-De-Esser Pro’s custom-frequency feature allows you to set your frequency range from 1kHz to 20kHz. The more attention you pay to the details in a mix, the more it will stand out from others, and that’s exactly why we created the custom frequency range section.
The magical Lookahead button in the T-De-Esser Pro makes it operate smooth as butter, so you can be more precise with a faster “Attack” setting while keeping the audio clean with no distortion. Use the powerful oversampling (up to 16X) in T-De-Esser Pro and avoid aliasing artifacts from heavy processing.
Plugin Activation
You can activate your paid Techivation plugins by signing in to your account inside the plugin using your Techivation account’s email and password.
14-Day Free Trial
Create a Techivation account, receive the installers and your password, sign in and activate the Free Trial. Your T-De-Esser Plus will be upgraded to T-De-Esser Pro for 14 days for free!
Try for FreeComparison table
| Features | T-De-Esser | T-De-Esser Plus | T-De-Esser Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sound | |||
| Scalable GUI | |||
| Audition | |||
| Oversampling up to X16 | |||
| Lookahead | |||
| Wet/Dry Mix | |||
| Attack/Release Control | |||
| Custom Frequency Range | |||
| Mid/side Mode | |||
| Stereo Link | |||
| Saturation | |||
| High-cut Filter | |||
| Saturation Filter |
Let's hear it in action
Sound Examples
Artist feedback
"The T-De-Esser Pro, is an incredible De-Esser.. but it’s also so much more, yet the GUI makes it so intuitive. It lets you audition, hone in on and correct troublesome areas, but it’s as equally an amazing tool for colouring or adding character to a track or instrument. It’s a multi-tool in my opinion. "
"Love it when a company makes existing tools better and Techivation did just that with T-De-Esser Pro. It's the swiss knife of de-essers with all the added extra features. Not only does it sound smooth and natural, it's super flexible and easy to use. A must have in your mixing toolbox!!"
"The T-De-Esser Pro is a great-sounding plugin. All the features they packed into this thing make it a powerful tool even beyond de-essing! The team at Techivation nailed it."
"I always avoided using de-essers as they felt like a compromise to the precision of manual clip-gaining and automation. However, the T-De-Esser Pro is the exception. It’s musical, undetectable, easy to use, and offers plenty of parameters for tweaking. Don’t get me started on the slick UI. That’s how all de-essers should look and perform."
"“The T-De-Esser Pro is an important tool for any studio/engineer/producer/or artist. They have added more detailed features, at the same time keeping it simple and intuitive to get the exact result you wish. It’s a great utilitarian tool and at the same time a super creative tool with so many possibilities. The ability to automate so many features is amazing! Techivation has a bright future ahead."
"The T-De-Esser Pro has become one of my go to plugins! With an impressive ease of use and a very intuitive interface, I can get great results in a very short amount of time. Features as mid-side processing and saturation that help to remove the more harsh sounds really make the difference from any other De-Essers."
"When I first tried the T-De-Esser, I loved how it sounded. Now they have added control of additional features, and it will put this in a league of its own. I especially love the new audition feature and the ability to control the attack. The saturation option is also very unique. I can see this being used a lot as an audiosuite plugin in Pro Tools. You should definitely try this plugin if you haven't already!"
"T-De-Esser Pro is easy to use yet comprehensive enough to dial in the best tone for the vocals. I love the grittier tone I can get out of this de-esser. If I push hard enough, it adds that extra flavor to the vocal besides doing what it is supposed to do. T-De-Esser Pro will be part of my desert island tool kit from now on!"
"T-De-Esser Pro is one of the best de esser plugins out there. The multiple frequency selection range helps to isolate the problem areas fast. Not only does it sound transparent but the saturation can be used creatively as well!.” "
"The T-De-Esser Pro, is an incredible De-Esser.. but it’s also so much more, yet the GUI makes it so intuitive. It lets you audition, hone in on and correct troublesome areas, but it’s as equally an amazing tool for colouring or adding character to a track or instrument. It’s a multi-tool in my opinion. "
"Love it when a company makes existing tools better and Techivation did just that with T-De-Esser Pro. It's the swiss knife of de-essers with all the added extra features. Not only does it sound smooth and natural, it's super flexible and easy to use. A must have in your mixing toolbox!!"
Community feedback
FAQ
De-essing is the process of lowering harshness and sibilances of high frequencies of a sound. A De-esser is typically designed for this task. However, de-essing can cause a lot of unwanted artefacts and lips in sounds unless you're using the T-De-Esser plug-ins. Specially the T-De-Esser Pro, as it is designed not only to remove the harshness and fix sound issues, but also to enhance the overall sound quality.
Learn MoreThe high frequencies of vocal sounds, particularly "s" and "sh," are referred to as sibilance. Sibilance exists in the frequency range of 5 to 10 kHz which may cause issues in recordings if it is over-emphasized.
A great solution to fix sibilance issues in your recordings is using the T-De-Esser Pro plugin.
The T-De-Esser Pro free trial allows you to use the audio plugin for 14 days for free, without any functionality limits.
There is no particular rule on this, however, it's normally preferred to have a de esser inserted before EQ and Compressor in the first spots of the chain.