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De-Esser
A repair plug-in specific to dialog. The De-Esser is a specialized filter that’s designed to reduce
excessive sibilance, such as hissing “s” sounds or sharp “ts” sounds, in dialog or vocals.
A graph shows you which part of the signal the controls are set up to adjust, while reduction
and output meters let you see which part of the signal is affected and what level is
being output.
The De-Esser FairlightFX
The De-Esser has the following controls:
Bypass: Toggles this plug-in on and off.
Frequency Range: Two controls let you target the frequency of the “s” sound for a
particular speaker.
Target Frequency: A knob that lets you target the frequency of the offending
sibilance. Sibilant sounds are usually found in the range of 5 - 8kHz.
Range: switches the operational mode of the De-esser. Three choices
(from top to bottom) let you switch among Narrow Band, Wide Band, and All High
Frequency which processes all audio above the source frequency.
Amount: Adjusts the amount de-essing that’s applied.
Reaction Time: Adjusts how suddenly de-essing is applied. There are three choices.
Relaxed: Equivalent to a slow attack.
Fast: Equivalent to a fast attack.
Pre-emptive: A “lookahead” mode.
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