Introducing Velvet, A smarter de-esser for smoother vocals | iZotope

[Larry Shelby]

$49

Velvet features

Intelligent De-essing

Dynamic tone shaping

De-Click

8 target profiles

50 pro presets

Channel soloing

Global Delta button

Mix fader

What you get

Single-use license

Digital download for Mac and PC

https://www.izotope.com/en/products/velvet/

 

[Larry Shelby]

$39 crossgrade

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/59-De-Esser/14849-Velvet-Crossgrade-from-any-paid-iZotope-product

[locrian]

I'm waiting for all the recent releases to be incorporated in the next Suite (and go on sale), and then I'll update.

[CSistine]

Nowadays I am disgusted of most technical things and software that is called "Intelligent", 'cause usually it is very dumb and just advertisment of freeloaders that think we(the customers) are stupid!

[Mr No Name]

Use a singer with a lisp, save money on a  d-esser.

[Larry Shelby]

The biggest problem is that AI will take all of the "Necessary Skill" out of the equation
thus reducing Engineer pay, and even the need for an Engineer, and that all is a snow ball
rolling downhill.

The BIGGEST problem with man is that we ALWAYS ask 'Can we?"
but NEVER ask "Should we?"

[reginaldStjohn]

20 hours ago, Larry Shelby said:

The biggest problem is that AI will take all of the "Necessary Skill" out of the equation
thus reducing Engineer pay, and even the need for an Engineer, and that all is a snow ball
rolling downhill.

The BIGGEST problem with man is that we ALWAYS ask 'Can we?"
but NEVER ask "Should we?"

+1

[bluzdog]

The BIGGEST problem with man is that we ALWAYS ask 'Can we?"
but NEVER ask "Should we?"

I say that all the time: "Just because I can doesn't mean I should." Especially at my age. Back on topic; I'm not a fan of the music/mixing ai stuff for the most part. Btw, Melodyne does a fantastic job of separating sibilance.

[Larry Shelby]

2 hours ago, bluzdog said:

The BIGGEST problem with man is that we ALWAYS ask 'Can we?"
but NEVER ask "Should we?"

I say that all the time: "Just because I can doesn't mean I should." Especially at my age. Back on topic; I'm not a fan of the music/mixing ai stuff for the most part. Btw, Melodyne does a fantastic job of separating sibilance.

Melodyne is a powerhouse once you get down into it, but again it requires studying it...which most don't want to do.

Why study when AI can do that job for me?  

That's the equivalent of the past "why learn math...I have a calculator"

[CSistine]

IMHO A.I. is mostly arrogance, because all those gimmicks cover only 80 percent of the real cases! In the other 20 percent of cases, the ones forgotten by the developers, they often create terrible results and it can even be dangerous in technical things (cars, airplanes, ...). But how could it be different, A.I. is created by fallible men and not Gods! But YMMV, you are free to go with the hype!

P.S.: I have not found any convincing A.I. product to this day.

[projectm]

It’s a de-esser! In 99% of times you slap on the track in the correct place in the FX chain and it does exactly what you need it too! No need to pay attention to it. The video is well made, it makes de-easing look like art, but de-essing is not and will never be. I have de-essers that left me with wanting nothing, that needs less tweaking than what this thing seems to require! So screw this thing. After a couple decades doing this sound and music stuff professionally, a damn de-esser has never been anything I wished anyone improved upon. This is a product-dumbing-down-its-users, not an audio tool. Save your money and buy Soothe or Scaler or a week’s worth of Starbucks. This is snake oil IMHO.
 

I’m sick of iZotope.

I’ll get my coat…