De ss Vocals

[pacef8]

Hello everyone i am mixing a track and the recorded vocals are sounding a little ss top end, is there a de ess filter or a channel setting to reduce this.

 

cheers

pace

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[David Nahmani]

Dynamics > DeEsser, but I wouldn't use that, instead I would simply ride the volume fader.

[maninthedark30]

Also check out this:

 

http://www.logicprohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=21054&highlight=

 

Or, if you're into detailed editing, you can zoom in on the actual region and highlight each part of the unwanted S sound and manually reduce the gain. This is just a more permanent version of the volume automation thing. I once did it on a whole album and it took all day, but it works. Oh, and if you're the singer you could try flashing your S's when recording.

[ChicoSatis]

You could also create a "De Ess" track. What I do is cut out the harsh S's and drag them down to that track and adjust the volume accordingly. I find it works in most cases. I do the same for plosives but on that track I throw a low cut filter on and keep the levels of the track the same as the original. I find that to work every time.

 

Have a good one.