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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 300 - Chapter 34: Precision De-Esser
Gain Reduction The Gain Reduction meter provides a visual indica-
tion of how much attenuation (compression) is oc-
curing. Signal peaks are held for 3 seconds before
resetting.
When Split is on, the amount of sidechain attenuation is displayed. When
Split is off, it displays the attenuation of the entire signal.
Power The Power switch determines whether the plug-in is active. This
is useful for comparing the processed settings to the original
signal or bypassing the plug-in to reduce the UAD DSP load.
Toggle the switch to change the Power state; the UA logo is il-
luminated in blue when the plug-in is active.
Note: You can click-hold the power switch then drag it like a slider to quickly
compare the enabled/disabled state.
Operating Tips
• For taming sibilance for a full mix/mastering, best results will usually be ob-
tained by enabling Highpass and Split modes.
• Generally, female “ess” and “shh” sounds vary more in frequency than
those of males. Due to this situation, you may find that using the sidechain
filter in Highpass mode (or Bandpass mode with a large width) may be
more responsive.
• Over de-essing can degrade the natural sound of a vocal.