Wavesfactory Introduces Re-Esser Plugin for Advanced Sibilance Control

Wavesfactory has announced the release of Re-Esser, a new audio plugin designed to tackle the long-standing challenge of de-essing vocals and dialogue without sacrificing clarity. Known for innovations like Trackspacer and Spectre, the company aims to set a new standard in vocal processing with this latest offering.

Audio engineers have long faced a compromise when de-essing: reducing the harshness of sibilance often meant a noticeable loss of brightness, air, or openness in the audio. Sharp 'S' and 'T' sounds were tamed, but often at the cost of overall fidelity. Re-Esser aims to put an end to this trade-off.

The plugin employs a novel approach that intelligently separates sibilant content from tonal content. This distinction allows each element to be shaped independently, providing engineers with greater control over sibilance without degrading the underlying vocal or dialogue. Wavesfactory states that Re-Esser's detection system is precise enough to potentially replace traditional de-essers in an audio chain, offering more precision and creative freedom.

Re-Esser's Key Features

With Re-Esser, users gain capabilities beyond standard de-essing:

• Compressing the sibilance band in a conventional manner.

• Shifting offending sibilance to a more usable frequency instead of merely cutting it.

• Applying reverb or other effects exclusively to the tonal layer.

• Inserting third-party plugins into each band for enhanced flexibility.

• Pitch-shifting only the tonal part while preserving natural sibilance.

• Restoring recordings that have been over-processed or over-de-essed.

• Boosting top-end frequencies without re-introducing harshness.Beyond its primary de-essing function, Re-Esser is designed for speed and precision, offering new ways to shape and balance vocals. It is equally effective on sung vocals as it is on spoken word, controlling sibilance in music without diminishing the energy of a performance and maintaining natural, clear, and consistent dialogue in post-production.

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Pricing and Availability

Wavesfactory Re-Esser is available now for an introductory price of €69, normally €99, in VST, VST3, AAX and Audio Units formats. A free demo version is available, with limitations including no preset saving, an audio watermark every 90 seconds, and parameters not being recalled.

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