User manual

Enhance 79
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Random parameters: This function can be an important source of
inspiration. However, before using it please save the current preset
you've just created as this feature does not ask before it is applied.
Menu program: Here you can select the presets integrated into the
plug-in or loaded via the File menu.
De-Esser (Plug-in)
If you have ever edited or restored your own spoken or sung
recordings, you've most certainly come across the occasional
unpleasant loud "S" or "SSHH" sound. This hissing can ruin an
otherwise perfectly good recording.
The De-Esser works according to the "dynamic filter" principle,
meaning that it contains a filter switch (band pass and high cut),
whose frequency and implementation depends on the input signal
and the recognized "problem area".
So-called detector circuiting reacts to the input peak levels in the mid
and high areas. This level recognition occurs automatically in a
comprehensive modulation area. For this reason the De-Esser can
manage without having to set a threshold.
Using the De-Esser is quite simple:
You have to notify the detector circuiting which areas contain the "S"
or other sibilant sounding distortions. A switch for male and female
voices has been designed for this. Depending on the switch setting,
it will select the internal parameters for the most exact recognition
possible.
After you have set the switch, the Reduction fader has to be adjusted
enough that the "S" parts of the signal are reduced to a normal level.
An overly strong reduction of "S" sounds in speech or song
recordings can, however, result in a "lisping" sound. Often, a small
reduction can be enough to balance the ratio levels.