de-esser Plugs vs De-essing My Automation

HOTC · 13th June 2009

I never really De-esse that much tho more recently Ive noticed the need to do it more..maybe there more esss in the tunes im working on lately...
anyways im wondering what peoples thoughts are on plugs vs automated de-essing?
Ive only tried plugs and got the Massey one....tho they never seem to do the job for me...Im sure Im not seeing the proper freq on the plug but I dont know I dont really think i like what de-essers do to vocals
Thats not saying anything bad against Massys plug in ...im sure just im not working with it right or maybe Im too anal

damn i put my instead of By in the title

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Kenny Gioia · 13th June 2009

Massey's is the best but I still do it by hand when I have the time.

HOTC · 13th June 2009

ive never automated vox,,is the results much better would you say?

zboy2854 · 13th June 2009

I actually prefer the Massey to automating volume, for the reason that I can set the plugin to only attenuate the high frequency content of the offending sibilance and leave the "meat" of the consonant intact, whereas automating the volume pulls the entire sound down. YMMV.

HOTC · 13th June 2009

i hear newer records and some sound like there over de-essed
maybe its just my ears

zboy2854 · 13th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOTC

i hear newer records and some sound like there over de-essed
maybe its just my ears

It's not just you, I've heard some heavy handed de-essing from time to time as well.

HOTC · 13th June 2009

actally one that springs to mind is a coldplay song
the first single off there new album..cant think of the name of the song but im sure you know which one im talking about

13th June 2009	#1
HOTC Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 850 Thread Starter	de-esser Plugs vs De-essing My Automation I never really De-esse that much tho more recently Ive noticed the need to do it more..maybe there more esss in the tunes im working on lately... anyways im wondering what peoples thoughts are on plugs vs automated de-essing? Ive only tried plugs and got the Massey one....tho they never seem to do the job for me...Im sure Im not seeing the proper freq on the plug but I dont know I dont really think i like what de-essers do to vocals Thats not saying anything bad against Massys plug in ...im sure just im not working with it right or maybe Im too anal damn i put my instead of By in the title e

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Kenny Gioia Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 8,523	Massey's is the best but I still do it by hand when I have the time. __________________ It's a journey. Not a destination. Enjoy yours.

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zboy2854 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 7,941	I actually prefer the Massey to automating volume, for the reason that I can set the plugin to only attenuate the high frequency content of the offending sibilance and leave the "meat" of the consonant intact, whereas automating the volume pulls the entire sound down. YMMV. __________________ What the wise man does in the beginning, fools do in the end. --Warren Buffett The four most expensive words in the English language are: "This time it's different." --John Marks Templeton

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