Keeping in mind that a de-esser is essentially a compressor that compresses the frequencies in which sibilance is, the threshold is the level where the de-esser considers the sibilance too prominent. The reduction knob is usually measured in decibels, where you dial in the amount of reduction you want the de esser to reduce whenever it hears a sibilance problem in your track. In the image above, you’ll find a ‘reduction’ knob on a de-esser. You normally have 2-4 parameters to toy about on a de-esser plugin. It achieves this by only reducing the frequency of which the sibilance is. The de-esser plugin is a very simple effect that can be mastered very easily.Ī de-esser plugin is basically a compressor that compresses your audio signal when it detects a sibilance in your track. It doesn’t matter if you are using a de-esser in adobe audition or using one in Logic Pro, the methods to use a de-esser plugin is the same. Leaving it on your vocal tracks is a recipe to craft an amateur-sounding song. However, even with great vocal techniques, you cannot avoid having sibilance in your vocal tracks.
Sibilance that you find in recording can be because of few reasons:
