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 !
Also, most of the FL Studio plugins included have quite a steep learning curve, so we aren’t going to explain the types of synthesis or processing behind each plugin, as that is a separate, lengthy discussion. We’ll include links to other resources for the FL Studio plugins below, if that’s what you’re after. Over 400 free VST plugins and VST instruments to use with FL Studio, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools. Includes Bass, Synths, Pianos, Strings. These are the best FREE VST plugins & Free VST Effect Plugins that you can download online.
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
download for free ! => 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/
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
Direct download => http://www.tonmann.com/temp/Tonmann_DeEsser11.rar
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.
Blockfish - Free VST Compressor
The BLOCKFISH compressor is a dynamics compressor capable of a compact and dense sound (hence the name). But unlike a lot of digital compressors, it does not 'squash' your signal that much.
The focus was to keep your music alive and let it breathe. It comes with a typical 'vca' circuit providing modern compression - best for drums and guitars - and a classical 'opto' unit that recreates the sound of old photo-electrical gain devices and has been optimised for vocal tracks. The basic parameters are easily set up but you have access to futher adjustments that can turn BLOCKFISH into a real 'killer' device.
Floorfish - Free VST Expander / noise gate
FLOORFISH is a classical gate/expander unit that was originally designed to make acoustic drum recording much cleaner. Especially seperately miked snares and toms often unveil a large amount of 'bleeding noise' if you compress them. The FLOORFISH can help to lower this noise floor. Unlike a typical 'noise gate', the signal is not cut off completely if you do not want it to.
Digital Spitfish Plugin
Spitfish - Free VST De-esser.SPITFISH serves as an easy-to-use de-esser. If you ever had problems with loud sibilants and s-like vocals, this device can help to make those nasty sounds much smoother. You can also apply it to other signals that might need some evening out within the upper frequency range, e.g. cymbals and crashes.
The whole character has been tuned to 'nice' and 'gentle'. It should be almost impossible to make your recordings sound unnatural within the normal operational range.
Download them all in one go!
Download Floorfish Plugin For Fl Studio 64-bit
Fish VST (win)Fish VST (mac OS 9)
Fish VST (mac OS X)
Thanks goes out to Sascha Eversmeier