![]() With a dynamic equaliser you can set up a cut at the right frequency and by default the detector or side chain of the plugin will be sensitive to that same area of the spectrum. The difference between the two is what gets cut when the dynamic element of the process is triggered by too much energy in the area you wish to affect. This isn’t a case where static EQ really helps, the timbre of a violin changes too much for a static setting to work but a dynamic equaliser, which responds to the amplitude of the signal works much better.įor these tasks I tend to use a Dynamic EQ these days but I used to regularly use a de-esser for the same task. The instrument I find needs this treatment most regularly is solo violin. Like some singers, some instruments get harsh in certain registers. If you have a dynamic performance expect to be automating the threshold though as one setting probably won’t fit all. I’ve had greater success using Avid’s Channel Strip plugin with a very tight filter in the side chain than I have using a more sophisticated deesser. For example if using FabFilter’s Pro-DS use the All Round mode rather than the more sophisticated Single Vocal mode. In my experience the smarter dressers, which outperform conventional deessers on vocals can be less predictable in these atypical applications. They are often comparatively low compared to an ess, around 3KHz is common. In much the same way as esses in a vocal, they can often go unnoticed but once you tune in to them they can be infuriating.Ī difference between a typical ess and a guitar string squeak is that squeaks have less of a noise element to them and so tend to concentrate their energy in a narrower part of the spectrum. Reducing Guitar SqueaksĬonsidering that like esses, guitar string squeaks are distracting high frequency artefacts it stands to reason that a dresser might be a good tool to tame them. ![]() From taming shrill violin notes and controlling drum overheads to eliminating guitar squeaks and enhancing whole mixes during the mastering process. In this article, we explore alternative applications for de-essers that extend beyond vocals. De-esser plugins are for vocals, right? Well not necessarily.
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