Wavesfactory releases Re-Esser

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Re-Esser reimagines what a de-esser can be — it's the new evolution of vocal control.
It separates sibilance from tonal, letting you shape vocals and dialogue
with a precision and creativity no de-esser has ever offered.

Beyond the de-esser
Re-Esser is the next generation of de-essing. By intelligently separating sibilance from the tonal elements of your audio, it lets you process each layer independently. You gain surgical control to tame harshness while preserving — or even enhancing — the sparkle and detail that make vocals shine.

It also does the simple things better. Re-Esser can do what the best de-essers do in a fraction of the time — just turn down the sibilance level with a single control. No thresholds, no tweaking, no guesswork. And when you’re ready to go further, it unlocks a world of possibilities that no traditional de-esser could ever offer.



A World of Possibilities
Re-Esser isn’t limited to basic de-essing — though it excels at that — it’s a versatile powerhouse that opens creative doors you never knew existed. It transforms a routine corrective process into a canvas for sonic innovation, thanks to the 16 built-in effects.

‣ Compress sibilance without touching the tone.
‣ Add reverb only to the tonal layer.
‣ Shift tonal pitch while keeping sibilance natural.
‣ Pitch shift the sibilance to complete re-shape the character of the sound.
‣ Restore over-de-essed recordings.
‣ Boost top-end without reintroducing harshness.
‣ Saturate vocals without sacrificing intelligibility.
‣ Sculpt sibilance with EQ exactly how you want it.
‣ Create dreamy, characterful textures with modulation and ambience.
Once you separate the signal, you’ll start seeing creative opportunities you never thought possible.

Use your favorite plugins
Thanks to its powerful grouping function, Re-Esser can synchronize sibilance detection across multiple instances in your DAW. That means you can split the tonal and sibilant parts of a voice onto separate tracks — perfectly aligned so their sum is always identical to the original. Once separated, you’re free to use any plug-ins you like on each part independently, unlocking creative possibilities far beyond Re-Esser’s built-in effects.

Perfect for Music and Post
Because it’s so tuned for the voice, Re-Esser works brilliantly on sung vocals. It tames sibilance without dulling the emotion, so the top end stays open and alive.
It’s just as powerful in post. Dialogue mixers can keep speech intelligible and natural, without nasty whistling S sounds or lisp-like artefacts.

More info
Website: https://www.wavesfactory.com/audio-plugins/re-esser
Plugin formats: AAX, AU, VST and VST3.
Platforms: Mac and Windows.
Regular price: €99.
Intro price: €69.

Loyalty discounts
If you go to https://www.wavesfactory.com/my-purchases
and enter your email, you’ll receive an email listing all the plugins you own — and at the bottom, you’ll find a custom loyalty discount code just for you.
Depending on how many plugins you already own, you can get up to an extra 25% off on top of the intro price.

In the website you'll be able to find more information.

We encourage you to download the demo and try it for yourself.

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Fantastic stuff. Love the syncing of instances.

Sold!

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This is absolutely fire. Grouping alone makes it worth buying.

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This solves a lot of issues.

One of them being being able to send the tonal part to reverbs/delays and leaving the sibilances drier or excluded. I often encounter issues with certain vocalists where the esses over excite the reverb and it can get quite messy.

Also being able to compress the tonal part without esses popping due to recovery during the release stage. It also allows you to be more aggressive with attack without the harshness that can come from having the esses being too forward.

The detection is witchcraft. I tried different vocals and it managed to be nearly perfect in every case. It does also catch some voiceless plosives (hard t's, K sounds) but that's not a bad thing at all.

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impressive (altho perhaps overkill for me...).

i would love to see a simplified version, perhaps with the ability to split the signal? so i could send the non-sibilance signal to my preferred reverbs etc. anyway, just a thought. will demo this today...
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fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:52 pm impressive (altho perhaps overkill for me...).

i would love to see a simplified version, perhaps with the ability to split the signal? so i could send the non-sibilance signal to my preferred reverbs etc. anyway, just a thought. will demo this today...
per their site.. they recommend duplicating the track, putting another instance of re-esser on the duplicated track and you can sync the instances between the tracks as a function of the plug in. it's made to do that i guess. so you put whatever plug ins you want on the tonal part and whatever plug ins you want on the transient part.

i've spoke to other devs about splitting outs from and effect plug in and it's not possible due to DAW + vst/au spec for multi outs from effect plug ins. i guess it's difficult to address outputs in this way or something.

^^^^^ take that w/a grain of salt. it was a year or more ago when i had that chat so i don't remember the details but it basically came down to "our hands are currently tied" and it doesn't work the same way as multi outs from instrument plug ins.

w/o doing surround version or 'immersive' type plug ins i think 2 outputs is where things are w/fx plug ins. i'd love to hear the details though.. from a dev who can explain it and what the road block is.
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seems like re-esser is one part wavesfactory Quantum and some parts eventide physion/split eq

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dayjob wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 5:19 pm
fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:52 pm impressive (altho perhaps overkill for me...).

i would love to see a simplified version, perhaps with the ability to split the signal? so i could send the non-sibilance signal to my preferred reverbs etc. anyway, just a thought. will demo this today...
per their site.. they recommend duplicating the track, putting another instance of re-esser on the duplicated track and you can sync the instances between the tracks as a function of the plug in. it's made to do that i guess. so you put whatever plug ins you want on the tonal part and whatever plug ins you want on the transient part.

i've spoke to other devs about splitting outs from and effect plug in and it's not possible due to DAW + vst/au spec for multi outs from effect plug ins. i guess it's difficult to address outputs in this way or something.

^^^^^ take that w/a grain of salt. it was a year or more ago when i had that chat so i don't remember the details but it basically came down to "our hands are currently tied" and it doesn't work the same way as multi outs from instrument plug ins.

w/o doing surround version or 'immersive' type plug ins i think 2 outputs is where things are w/fx plug ins. i'd love to hear the details though.. from a dev who can explain it and what the road block is.
not unreasonable (considering the built-in limitations), altho... not going to do that (a duplicate track). anyway going to check out the plugin, so may just go with it :D
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fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 5:28 pm
dayjob wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 5:19 pm
fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:52 pm impressive (altho perhaps overkill for me...).

i would love to see a simplified version, perhaps with the ability to split the signal? so i could send the non-sibilance signal to my preferred reverbs etc. anyway, just a thought. will demo this today...
per their site.. they recommend duplicating the track, putting another instance of re-esser on the duplicated track and you can sync the instances between the tracks as a function of the plug in. it's made to do that i guess. so you put whatever plug ins you want on the tonal part and whatever plug ins you want on the transient part.

i've spoke to other devs about splitting outs from and effect plug in and it's not possible due to DAW + vst/au spec for multi outs from effect plug ins. i guess it's difficult to address outputs in this way or something.

^^^^^ take that w/a grain of salt. it was a year or more ago when i had that chat so i don't remember the details but it basically came down to "our hands are currently tied" and it doesn't work the same way as multi outs from instrument plug ins.

w/o doing surround version or 'immersive' type plug ins i think 2 outputs is where things are w/fx plug ins. i'd love to hear the details though.. from a dev who can explain it and what the road block is.
not unreasonable (considering the built-in limitations), altho... not going to do that (a duplicate track). anyway going to check out the plugin, so may just go with it :D
yeah.. more tracks = more complexity in a project. i avoid it when i can but sometimes it's a fun/useful way to process stuff. he goes over it in the video.. time stamped

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it's pretty great, but i still will use my preferred comps, reverbs, eq... anyway will play with this for a few days (it's only been 20 minutes so far!)
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trying the demo now. i don't do much with vocals. on drums it sounds good. but other than tweaked algorithm and the group function i don't know what differentiates it from their Quantum plug in??? could this have been a new mode for Quantum? i guess from a marketing perspective it makes more sense to have it be its own thing.

all the FX sound nice. the saturation is juicy on bass end of a drum loop.

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Great, but overkill for me.

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it's reasonably-priced, and quite effective. but am suggesting a scaled-down version without the effects options; i'd buy that in an instant.
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fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:14 pm it's reasonably-priced, and quite effective. but am suggesting a scaled-down version without the effects options; i'd buy that in an instant.
that probably exists already. i'm sure there's options for that.

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dayjob wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:50 pm
fisherKing wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:14 pm it's reasonably-priced, and quite effective. but am suggesting a scaled-down version without the effects options; i'd buy that in an instant.
that probably exists already. i'm sure there's options for that.
there are, but i like the design & functionality of this :tu:
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