Originally Posted by DrDan
A bit of a surprized from Isotope. But it is relatievely cheap (~$50) and you can download and use for free for 10days. Let us know who gives it a try first and what you find....

$49 unless you qualify for a $39 Loyalty Upgrade after logging into your iZotope account. or buying from Sweetwater.

I'm going to pass. iZotope nickels and dimes us in between major releases, often for functionality we've already purchased in other tools. In this case, I suspect that Velvet is actually this module from Nectar 4 and since I already have that…

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De-esser
Tame sibilant vocal sounds in seconds with Nectar’s new De-esser module.

A good de-esser allows inexpensive microphones to be viable in today's studios. The high end anomalies in many mics are particularly cruel to sibilants—not an issue with my ribbons and my go-to Neumanns but otherwise indispensable.

$49/$39 for Velvet is an excellent bargain if it a) performs as advertised and b) you don't already have something as good.

That said, I'm of the opinion that very few de-essers perform as advertised. This one, however, is a major exception and I'm quite glad to have picked it up at an introductory price — lot more expensive now.
eiosis e²DEESSER

Next time I have the need, I'll run an A/B comparison between the two.

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