Waves Sibilance: Sibilance Reduction Plugin

Sibilance breaks down sound into basic individual components prior to processing. When Sibilance recognizes unwated “ess” and “shh” vocal sounds it reduces only their levels without affecting other components—even ones with high frequencies. The result: ultra-precise de-essing. For vocals dialogue voiceover and podcasting no other de-esser maintains the original timbre duration and resonance of the human voice as well—or as effectively—as Sibilance.

Remove Harshness: Keep Original Brightness and Tone Sibilance bypasses conventional de-essing by identifying the various vocal components—not just the frequencies—that create harsh “s” and “sh” sounds. It then removes only these components: this way you can retain all of the vocal’s original brightness—and even add brightness with additional EQ if needed—without making the vocal harsher.

Customize Your Criteria for De-Essing Choose the width of the sound to be minimized—narrow for ess transients wide for shh sounds. Mode determines the frequency range being affected from the full bandwidth to just the highs. Real-Time Visual Analysis The sibilance detection graph provides real-time visual confirmation of your edits. You’ll see de-essing as it occurs overlaid on the waveform as well as the amount of de-essing that’s being applied.