Thanks to our neural networks, it just takes a few seconds for pure:deess to analyze your vocal’s sibilance. During that time, it builds a ‘voiceprint’ – a profile of the sibilance characteristics for that particular voice, ready to use as a target for how the voice should sound when balanced properly. And pure:deess doesn’t just detect “Ess” sounds to build the profile; it computes the target profiles for Z, Sh, Ch and T phonemes individually, leading to a more natural sound that varies with the source content.

Intuitive interface meets complex processing under the hood – that’s what the pure series is all about and pure:deess is no exception. Simply use the main Suppression dial to increase or decrease the amount of suppression to fit your specific context, and refine the balance within the voice by ear. Solo voice-overs and sparse, intimate musical arrangements may require less reduction than busy, full-range mixes – in any case, the choice is yours.

Set the Color parameter to Soft, Balanced or Sharp to define the sound of sibilants in the voice. Rather than just affecting the gain reduction amount, pure:deess uses the ‘voiceprint’ analysis to arrive at a new target spectrum for each sibilant sound. The Shaping parameter is linked to the chosen Color. When increased, this feature performs more spectral processing to the sibilant sound rather than broadband, uniform shaping.