Waves Renaissance DeEsser

Your vocals, resurrected.

What it is: 
State-of-the-art sibilance attenuator from Waves. 

How we use it: 
Remove excess 'ess' and 'shh' sounds from a track. 

Why it's cool: 
With a simplistic interface and high-quality sound, Renaissance DeEsser is sure to be your go-to for all sibilance issues. Nothing ruins a great vocal track like excess “ess” and “shh” sounds. The solution is Renaissance DeEsser, a state-of-the-art sibilance attenuator which reduces undesirable high frequencies while preserving the integrity of your source. With a variety of presets for both male and female voices, Renaissance DeEsser makes it simple to zero in on the problem spots and clean them up with accuracy and ease.

Features:

• Ideal for tracking, mastering, live sound, and broadcast
• Adaptive threshold and adjustable gain reduction
• Phase compensated crossover
• Audio or side-chain monitoring

Compatibility
Mac:

CPU

• Intel Core i5 / i7 / Xeon

Memory

• 8 GB RAM
  
• 8 GB free disk space on the system drive

Operating System

• 10.10.5 - 10.13.3

Screen Resolution

• Minimum: 1024x768
  
• Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
  
• USB displays are not supported as the primary display.

Support for Visually Impaired Users

• Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4
  
• VoiceOver Utility enabled
  
• Pro Tools 12.7
  
• Logic 10.3.1

Windows:

CPU

• Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon / AMD Quad-Core

Memory

• 4 GB RAM
  
• 8 GB free disk space on the system drive

Operating System

• Windows 7 with SP1 64 bit
  
• Windows 8.1 64 bit
  
• Windows 10 64 bit

Screen Resolution

• Minimum: 1024x768
  
• Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
  

Installation Instructions

1. Create an account: https://www.waves.com/create-account (if you have an account, skip this step)
2. Register the serial number we emailed: https://www.waves.com/account/register
3. Download and install Waves Central for Mac | Windows.
    - If you already have Waves Central installed, skip to step 4.
4. Launch Waves Central.
      - Windows: via the desktop shortcut or Start Menu > All Programs > Waves.
      - Mac: Applications > Waves Central.
5. Log into Waves Central using your Waves account information.
6. Click on Easy Install & Activate.
7. Select the products you wish to install & activate on this computer.
8. Click on the Install & Activate button.