Multiple De-Essers: Vocal Mixing Tips
MULTIPLE DE-ESSERS: VOCAL MIXING TIPS
These quick production tips will definitely save you time in the studio and improve your workflow.
De-Essers are very useful for sibilance & reducing harshness. Often times it's common practice to place one De-esser on your vocal & ease up on the high frequencies; however, did you know a second De-esser on your chain will help with sibilance?
The higher range between 5-13k is the common area to target, but you should consider some of the upper midshipmen's as well like 2-4k.
Sibilance is usually more complicated than just higher frequencies. It's a complex problem & there are some lower frequencies that can cause problems too.
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Often times, the human voice is more complex than just one problem area for sibilance.
You may need to use more than the de-esser on a single vocal.
A lot of times we want to aim for the higher frequencies when de-essing 5-13k. That is usually a problem area & worth the essing; however, a second de-esser should be considered also in a slightly lower area like 2-4k. Often times sibilance hits hard in a higher & lower area at once.
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