Great de-essing doesn’t have to be hard! The original dBx 902 de-esser became an instant classic when it was released in the 1980s. Thanks to its ingenious design and extremely simple workflow, it quickly became a mainstay in major studios around the world, finding its way into countless hit records. Today, Lindell Audio is bringing that design to the DAW, adding new features that make it even better than the original.
The Lindell 902 takes a bona fide studio classic and updates it with additional features for the 21st century, including a graphical layout showing exactly what the de-esser is doing in real time, a “mix” knob, an “air” knob to bring back the brightness after the de-esser and a “listen” feature to hear exactly what the de-esser is doing.
Features
• A faithful imitation of the classic de-esser that can be heard on countless hit records.
• Incredibly simple workflow: just set the target frequency and desired amount of gain reduction.
• No fixed threshold control means the de-esser automatically adapts to your signal level for equally smooth de-essing in both loud and quiet passages.
• Mix knob for mixing the processed and dry signal.
• Listen function for independently listening to the de-esser side chain and gain reduction.
• Air control to apply a smooth high frequency boost to restore lost high frequency content.