de-essing
Taming harsh sibilants
De-essing is the process of reducing harsh sibilant sounds—particularly the "s" and "sh" sounds—in audio recordings.
A de-esser is a specialized compressor that targets these high frequencies, which can become piercing or distorted when a voice is recorded with a microphone: The vocal track needed some de-essing before it sat well in the mix.
Hissing quality in speech
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
reduction · smoothing · taming · control · processing · splitting · ducking · multiband
Thousand-cycle frequency unit
- high-frequencyRapid oscillation rate
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- peakUtmost height attained
spike · buildup · harshness · presence · air · brilliance · spectrum · narrow
Vocal music performer
- voiceSound from throat
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- shhRequest for quiet
tee · consonant · harshness · brightness · lisp · articulation · diction · proximity
sibilance
Hissing quality in speech
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- thresholdPoint of beginning
attenuation · reduction · smoothing · taming · control · processing · splitting · ducking · multiband · broadband
kilohertz
Thousand-cycle frequency unit
- high-frequencyRapid oscillation rate
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
peak · spike · buildup · harshness · presence · air · brilliance · spectrum · narrow · wide
singer
Vocal music performer
- voiceSound from throat
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
shh · tee · consonant · harshness · brightness · lisp · articulation · diction · proximity · microphone
plugin
Modular software extension
insert · lookahead · detection · sensitivity · range · listen · monitor · bypass · preset · algorithm