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EA-DS interfaceEA-DS · v1.2.2 · VST3 · AU · AAX

Vocal · one of the 34

EA-DS

Esses gone. Two knobs. Next take.

THRESHOLD and FREQUENCY — a fixed-voicing de-esser with split-band precision, a RANGE cap so it can never over-ess, and a MONITOR button that proves it.

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Hear it · one instance · level-matched

Program
Drill / rap — level-matched, one instance
Spectrum · EA-DS smooth
Processing
Two knobs: Threshold + Frequency · SPLIT mode ducks only the band · Range caps it at 12 dB
Δ Top end
-4.4 dB
Δ Crest
-1.3 dB

Measured on this demo · method

Δ loudness0.0 dBΔ crest-1.3 dBΔ sibilance-4.4 dBTrue peak-2.0 dB

Bench receipts · what shipped had to prove

  • 8/8 battery checks green · auval PASS
  • Sibilance-band reduction engages within 0.5 ms
  • SPLIT mode leaves below-crossover content within 0.1 dB · RANGE hard-caps reduction exactly
  • Zero latency (PDC 0) · bypass null

Why it exists

Surgical de-essers earn their place on the difficult take. On the other forty takes, you just need the esses handled before the compressor — without a spectrum analyzer's worth of decisions.

EA-DS is that box. Find the ess with FREQUENCY, pull THRESHOLD until the meter moves, and RANGE hard-caps the reduction so lisping is impossible by design. Hit MONITOR to hear exactly what's leaving. Zero latency, so it goes anywhere in the chain.

In the session

  • Kill sibilance before the compressor makes it worse.
  • Cap reduction with RANGE — over-essing is off the table.
  • MONITOR the sidechain and de-ess with proof, not faith.
  • Split mode leaves everything below the ess untouched.

Under the hood

Two-knob workflow — THRESHOLD + FREQUENCY
Split or wideband modes, zero latency
RANGE caps reduction — never over-essed
MONITOR auditions the sidechain

System requirements

Versionv1.2.2
FormatsVST3 · AU · AAX
macOSmacOS 11+ · Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal)
WindowsWindows 10/11 · 64-bit · VST3 + AAX
LicensingiLok · machine, cloud or USB
DeliveryEchelon Audio Hub