This week Square Cad is checking the hype on the Fab Filter Pro-DS de-esser. Having a quality de-esser handy is crucial, and fans of Fab Filter's software have long clamored for them to offer a de-esser with their signature transparent sound and trademark ease-of-use. Does it live up to expectations and Fab Filter's claim of being everything that you need?

To find out I spoke with Floris Klinkert of Fab Filter, who designed the intelligent algorithm at the heart of Pro-DS. Then I tested Pro-DS against my preferred method of de-essing.

Music: Yellow Red Sparks "Four Steps In Corsets"

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