You have just recorded vocals, you did not forget the anti-pop filter BUT
some harsh sounds still remain. sss
How to get rid of those annoying sibilances, harsh sound on “s” “ss” “sh” “ch” “z” ?

=> You can edit by hand if you have time, but it can be very tedioussss !

Or you can use a DE-ESSER, for automatically remove those annoying “s” in your vocal.
We have selected 3 FREE VST plugins you can use in Wavosaur or any audio editor or sequencer, that does the job ! let’s go :

1. Spitfish

This one comes with VST2 and VST3 version, as well as a 64 bit version! Like spitfish, it has a stereo mode, and you can adjust the frequency for detecting the sibilant parts. There are not so much freeware de-esser, this one is nice! Just like classic analog de-essers, this unit dynamically filters out harsh, annoying s-like sounds that would otherwise 'spit' in your face. FLOORFISH is a simple expander / gate device, easy to set up and offers a broad variety of processing, ranging from slight expansion, backgound noise attenuation to extreme gating effects. Explore & download the best free De-Esser plugins (VST, AU, RTAS, AAX). Visit and discover thousands of pro audio and music freewares!

download for free ! Sound studio 3 mac download. => http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=5

The gool old VST by DigitalFishPhones, it’s dead simple, and nothing prevents you from using two Spitfish in serie. It removes efficiently the “sss” sound.

2. Lisp

Sleepy Time List VST

Information and download : http://sleepytimedsp.com/software/lisp/ Play vst plugins in browser.

This one comes with VST2 and VST3 version, as well as a 64 bit version!
Like spitfish, it has a stereo mode, and you can adjust the frequency for detecting the sibilant parts.
There are not so much freeware de-esser, this one is nice!

3. Tonmann de-esser

Free 64 Bit Deesser Vst

Direct download => http://www.tonmann.com/temp/Tonmann_DeEsser11.rar

Free De Esser Vst 64 Bit Mac

Free De Esser Vst 64 Bits

This one has been made with synthedit surely. We didn’t give so much test but it seems to do the job! It has a clean and simple interface.