For years, I used the (free) and highly effective Spitfish VST for de-essing.
 
The site which hosts it appears to be abandoned. Alas, I see no possibilities of it becoming a 64-bit plug-in. I have tried using it in 64-bit Sonar X1 but the settings simply do not get saved(!).
 
I am looking for an alterantive VST. Ideally, something free/low cost and very similar to Spitfish in its functionality.
 
Ideas?

Strange.......
I was about to post the same thing.

Carry on then.   


Mike

Sonitus Multiband will work. Too bad about Spitfish, it's a good one.

It is a good one - and worked really well for what it was designed to do.

I would keep using it at 32-bit (actually I am - but having to manually adjust the settings everytime I open a project is tedious!). I know that Sonar has other options: MB comp or the voice channel - but Spitfish did it best without messing with the sound.

Arrg.

Haven't tried this one yet - as it's part of a bundle - but the Toneboosters are generally well-regarded.... and reasonably priced:
 
http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-de-esser/
 
 

Sascha`s "Spitfish" is available now as part of the eFX Plugs in Pro X, of cause at 64-bit.
http://pro.magix.com/en/a...s/essentialfx.568.html
I think, the Essential FX Suite will be available in a few month for all hosts.
 

How much is it? I see no price or online shopping apparatus.

At the moment they are not available as vst plugs for other daws. They are "EssentialFX" and are integrated in ProX. But I´m sure they will be sold separately like all the other  integrated Effects of the ProX Suite, http://pro.magix.com/en/audio-plugins.567.html

Okay - I will keep my eyes open.

In the meantime, does anyone have any other suggestions for a de-esser VST?

What's wrong with the de-esser in the VX64 Vocal Strip?  It works for me.  Otherwise, as others have said, the Sonitus multiband can be tweaked to work as a very good de-esser.