Best DeEsser Plugin?
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Best DeEsser Plugin?
So I've made the switch to PT12 Native and loving the AAX and UAD plugins; after being on PT HD3 Accel since 6.9 was new and stopped updating at 7.4. The stock PT7.4 TDM DeEsser worked fine-enough for me, but now the stock PT12 Native one and the two that come in the Waves Diamond are damn-near useless to me. Who has the best one?
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I don't think I've found a better one than the Massey De-esser. It does the job, and does it right. Transparent and lots of tweakability without getting too complicated.
I've used 4 of them in serial on a live mix to tame an acoustic guitar that was all over the room mics and you couldn't even hear it, but it was working. Sibilant vocals are a snap.
Plus it's 64 bit AAX, and is super affordable. Also you can demo a nearly full version for as long as you please. Try it out.
http://www.masseyplugins.com/plugins/deesser
Also, if you have UAD, try out theirs. I've heard it is pretty solid too...and with the that you can use it while tracking.
I've used 4 of them in serial on a live mix to tame an acoustic guitar that was all over the room mics and you couldn't even hear it, but it was working. Sibilant vocals are a snap.
Plus it's 64 bit AAX, and is super affordable. Also you can demo a nearly full version for as long as you please. Try it out.
http://www.masseyplugins.com/plugins/deesser
Also, if you have UAD, try out theirs. I've heard it is pretty solid too...and with the that you can use it while tracking.
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spit fish is a classic but won't run on modern macs. it WILL run on 64 bit PCs if you use j-bridge. a little wonky but it works.
the DMG essence is unbelievably good. i can't recommend it enough. besides regular old de-essing, it'll do pretty much any other dynamic eq task you can think up. i've used it to:
tame hihats/cymbals without touching the snare
reduce snare mud in a mix
reduce kick mud and/or boom in a mix
tame harsh guitars in a mix
i keep saying 'in a mix' because that's how great this thing is...fixing stuff on individual tracks is easy...with this you can grab elements in a mix without messing up anything else.
the DMG essence is unbelievably good. i can't recommend it enough. besides regular old de-essing, it'll do pretty much any other dynamic eq task you can think up. i've used it to:
tame hihats/cymbals without touching the snare
reduce snare mud in a mix
reduce kick mud and/or boom in a mix
tame harsh guitars in a mix
i keep saying 'in a mix' because that's how great this thing is...fixing stuff on individual tracks is easy...with this you can grab elements in a mix without messing up anything else.
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A mastering friend of mine recently hipped me to the DMG Essence. I tried the demo for 10 minutes then purchased it.MoreSpaceEcho wrote:spit fish is a classic but won't run on modern macs. it WILL run on 64 bit PCs if you use j-bridge. a little wonky but it works.
the DMG essence is unbelievably good. i can't recommend it enough. besides regular old de-essing, it'll do pretty much any other dynamic eq task you can think up. i've used it to:
tame hihats/cymbals without touching the snare
reduce snare mud in a mix
reduce kick mud and/or boom in a mix
tame harsh guitars in a mix
i keep saying 'in a mix' because that's how great this thing is...fixing stuff on individual tracks is easy...with this you can grab elements in a mix without messing up anything else.
I was having some trouble mixing tracks that hadn't been recorded at my studio and to get the vocal going there was no way it was going to work without a de-esser.
The guy who recorded the tracks had the pro tools de-esser on every vocal and it was a real soul sucker.
The DMG is terrific. In addition to what More Space Echo described it also does a great job with finger squeaks on acoustic guitar and you can set it up to tame 'plosives' also. The full version has an amazing batch of pre-sets for starting points on all kinds of stuff.
I hear their EQ is fantastic also.
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the DMG? they must've raised the price, intro price was like $149. or maybe the exchange rate changed to our disadvantage.
it's worth it though. you can do so much more than regular de-essing with it, in a very transparent fashion.
sorry if i sound like i'm on the payroll. i just think it's great.
another one i like is the brainworx dyn-eq, i don't use it that often, but that thing can be really good at grabbing the occasional ear piercing telecaster note, or some singers can get really pierce-y when they get into a certain range/sing louder, and there'll be a couple notes that are just laser beams...the brainworx can grab just those and nothing else. so can the DMG but the brainworx' interface makes it quicker to set up sometimes.
i think that goes for like $300, but they have sales all the time on plugin alliance, if you keep an eye out you can get it for way less, i think i got it for $99.
it's worth it though. you can do so much more than regular de-essing with it, in a very transparent fashion.
sorry if i sound like i'm on the payroll. i just think it's great.
another one i like is the brainworx dyn-eq, i don't use it that often, but that thing can be really good at grabbing the occasional ear piercing telecaster note, or some singers can get really pierce-y when they get into a certain range/sing louder, and there'll be a couple notes that are just laser beams...the brainworx can grab just those and nothing else. so can the DMG but the brainworx' interface makes it quicker to set up sometimes.
i think that goes for like $300, but they have sales all the time on plugin alliance, if you keep an eye out you can get it for way less, i think i got it for $99.
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