User Guide

80 Chapter 9 Plug-in Enhancements
New Speech Enhancer Plug-in
Logic Express 7.2 includes the new Speech Enhancer plug-in. This plug-in is designed to
improve speech recordings made with your computer’s internal microphone (if
applicable). It combines denoising, advanced microphone frequency remodeling and
multiband compression.
The plug-in offers the following controls:
 Denoise: The value of this slider determines your estimation of the noise floor in your
recording, and therefore, how much noise should be eliminated. Settings towards
100 dB allow more noise to pass. Settings towards 0 dB will increasingly suppress
background noise, but will increase artifacts.
 Mic Correction button and Mic Model menu: Activate this button to improve the
frequency response of audio recordings made with your built-in microphone,
creating the impression that an upmarket microphone was used. Choose the
appropriate mic model from the Mic Model menu. You can use the Mic Enhancer
plug-in with other microphones, but mic correction models are only offered for built-
in Macintosh mics. Should a non-Macintosh microphone be used, you will achieve
the best results if Mic Correction is turned Off.
 Voice Enhance button and menu: Activation of this button turns on the multiband
compression of the Mic Modeler. You can choose between three compression
settings, making your recorded voice louder and more intelligible. Use the setting
that offers the best results for your recording situation.
Enhance Timing Effect
The Enhance Timing plug-in non-destructively enhances the timing of audio
recordings. It offers two parameters: The Intensity control determines the amount of
timing enhancement. Audio transients that don’t fall on the grid divisions (determined
by the value chosen in the Grid menu) are corrected.
The Grid pop-up menu allows you to choose between several grid divisions. As
described above, the grid divisions serve as reference points for the timing correction
process.