Apollo
Precision De-Esser

Precision De-Esser

4.8 (345)

Get specialized with transparent de-essing and high-end control.

  • Easily de-ess vocals and tame high-end problems on your sources
  • Use Split mode to minimize darkening and lisping
  • Choose between Modern band-pass or traditional high-pass de-essing
  • Isolate and monitor the target sibilant frequencies with Solo mode

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

Precision De-Esser

$149

$149

Hear It In Action

Plug-In:

Hear It In Action

Hear It In Action

Plug-In:

Hear It In Action

Plug-In:

Get Specialized with Transparent De-essing and High-end Control

The Precision De-Esser plug-in lets you easily remove unwanted sibilance and high-end problems from individual audio tracks or even mixes. With smart, easy-to-use controls, Precision De-Esser has sophisticated, yet transparent filter processing to fix vocals, drum overheads, or hi-hats.

What They Say

I use the Universal Audio Precision De-Esser in preference to any outboard de-esser.

Joe Zook

Katy Perry, The Hives, Pink

[I pick] the Precision De-Esser for rounding and smoothing out the hi-end!

Eddy Schreyer

Oasis Mastering

Reviews

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 345 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 301 Total 4 star reviews: 31 Total 3 star reviews: 7 Total 2 star reviews: 4 Total 1 star reviews: 2
96%would recommend this product
Write a Review (Opens in a new window)
345 reviews
  • TT
    T. T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    3 months ago
    Super Useful

    So useful to have decent de-essing in DSP, so your vocalist's cue monitoring can be kept in check as well as the recoding. Wish it had a couple of bands for both esses and tees, but I can just stack a couple up on my Mic channel because of the low DSP

    Was this helpful?
  • GT
    G. T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    Perfect De-Esser

    Tried it on a spoken text so far... and it's just gorgeous!!! Will try on classical opera voice soon... Thank you!

    Was this helpful?
  • ES
    E. S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 months ago
    Great solution

    I believe that all plugins from UAD are the best, so I really wanted all of them to be in the native version for Windows. And this de-esser is a great solution.

    Was this helpful?
  • MG
    M. G.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    7 months ago
    Great De-Esser

    This is the best de-esser I have ever used. Would highly recommend.

    Was this helpful?
  • RO
    R. O.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 months ago
    Perfecto

    Lo uso a la hora de grabar voces, me ayuda mucho a controlar la voz en tiempo real

    Was this helpful?
Show More

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

This refers to the number of SHARC DSP processors in Apollo and UAD-2 hardware. A DUO core system has twice the amount of processing power compared to a SOLO core system. More SHARC DSP cores increases the number of UAD-2 plug-ins you can run on the hardware.

No, Satellites provide DSP to run UAD-2 plug-ins in your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorisation of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

You Might Also Like