Metric Halo Precision De-Esser AAX|Native, AAX|DSP, AU, VST, Mac / Win

Metric Halo Precision De-Esser AAX|Native, AAX|DSP, AU, VST, Mac / Win

The Metric Halo Precision De-Esser AAX|Native, AAX|DSP, AU, VST, Mac / Win is a plug-in that is professionally designed allowing its users to manipulate their tracks and remove excessive high frequency content. It is designed for combining the high precision filter technology and dynamics processing of ChannelStrip with the metering and analysis of SpectraFoo for allowing the users to zero in on offending frequencies and correct them efficiently and quickly.

The Metric Halo Precision De-Esser comes featuring comprehensive listening controls allowing the users to hear exactly what is (or isn't) being removed; the user may choose five different points in the processing chain for monitoring. As with all Metric Halo plug-ins, parameters are fully automatable for giving the users the full control of the processing during mixdown.

The Metric Halo Precision De-Esser is an very important tool for vocal tracks, but is also possible to be used for sound design and other audio processing.

Producer and Composer Andy Price notes that “Precision DeEsser is the only DeEsser that I’ll use now. It gives all of my vocals a noticeably warmer output, which is something that I’ve never considered or experienced with any other DeEsser. I sometimes even throw it on the master bus together with ChannelStrip 3 to clear out anything edgy or grating. ChannelStrip 3 comes first with an overall high-end boost, followed by Precision DeEsser to give a crisp, but warm, sound to the overall mix.”

Mix Engineer Billy Decker says, “I use Metric Halo’s Precision DeEsser plug-in to do the de-essing; actually, I use two instances. One for traditional de-essing and the second for what I call 'de-honking.' Using so much compression brings a lot of junk to the surface, including the nasty nasal sound that pretty much every voice has between 1.5kHz and 2kHz. By setting the second Precision DeEsser to that frequency, everything smooths out and sounds much nicer. I've used a lot of de-esser plug-ins, but I find that Metric Halo’s version is noticeably smoother and more transparent. Where other plug-ins can sound grainy and degrade the signal, Precision DeEsser is colorless and pleasant.”

Key Features

• High precision linear-phase filter block with:
  • Center, Bandwidth and Sharpness controls
• Ess-Compressor with:
  • Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release controls
• Comprehensive Listening Control
• SpectraFoo™ spectrum analysis, with selectable displays
• Scalable gain reduction meter
• Adjustable UI size
• MH Preset Manager - Provides cross-platform presets