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DSR - Get it free with the Artist Pass
Start Artist Pass ➔Quick. Clean. Effortless.
Fix the problem and get back to what matters.
Most de-essers make you work for it. Complicated controls, confusing parameters, and a lot of second-guessing. DSR makes the problem disappear.
Harsh sibilance that used to derail a mix now takes seconds to fix - transparently, musically, without touching the tone you fought to get or hunting for frequencies.
Hear the difference
Take a listen.
Hip Hop
Pop
Cinematic
What it does
De-essing should be simple.
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One less thing to think about.
De-essing is the kind of task that eats session time without adding anything creative. DSR handles it in seconds so you stop thinking about it and get back to the music.
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Nobody hears your de-esser. That's the point.
Great de-essing is the work that disappears. No pumping, no dulling, no telltale artifacts - just a vocal that sits right and a mix that keeps moving. DSR does the job and gets out of the way.
03
Subtle or surgical. You decide.
Some mixes need a gentle touch. Some need the sibilance gone completely. DSR gives you a single control to dial in exactly how much reduction you want - and a real-time readout so you can trust what you're hearing.
04
Kill the sibilance, keep the sparkle.
DSR uses an intelligent detection algorithm that targets only the harsh sibilance, leaving the character and clarity of your vocal untouched. It's the precision of a master engineer, distilled into a single dial.
Under the hood
How it works.
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The Threshold acts on an internally fine-tuned sidechain signal, which pinpoints the harsh sibilance. Set the threshold to catch sibilance; bring it down for more aggressive reduction.
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Choose your vibe. Looks as good as it sounds.
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The Gain Reduction Meter shows how much sibilance-reduction is happening.
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The Range sets a limit for how much reduction can occur. Dial in the perfect amount of Sss.
What pros are saying
Trusted by the best.
★★★★★
"Alright there's some kind of magic going on here. When I compare it to some of my go-to de-essers, whatever it's doing, it gives it a more preferable sound!!"
Forrester Savell
Karnivool, Skyharbor, Dead Letter Circus
★★★★★
"Black Salt Audio continues to shock and impress me with their simple, practical, and useable plugins. A De-Esser should be 2 things: SIMPLE, and TRANSPARENT. That's exactly what BSA achieved with DSR!"
Tommee Profitt
NF, Apex Legends, Assassin's Creed
★★★★★
"A very transparent and useful tool that takes care of all the 'S's in a great way, without it feeling like it does damage to them like other de-essers on the market."
Henrik Udd
Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, Dayseeker
Simple pricing
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Everything below is included with your Artist Pass - plus anything we release next, so your pass gets more valuable every year.
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Technical details
System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.15 or higher
- Windows 10 or higher
- 64-bit only
- 200 MB free drive space
Plugin Formats
- AAX (Pro Tools)
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- VST3 (Mac & PC)
- 64-bit compatible
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