Sibilance – How to Remove Sibilance From Vocals (Vocal De-Essing)
Sibilance – This “How I Produce” video is a part of a short Vocal Production series and is all about how to remove sibilance (s sound) from vocals. We look at different techniques used to de-ess vocals, including using plugins such as a de-esser, compression and noise gates, and isolating and processing sibilance.
Sibilant vocals can make your mixes sound harsh and tiring to listen to and so we need to know how to reduce these whistle s sounds. This video is aimed at beginner and intermediate musicians, audio engineers and home producers.
Topics and Timings:
1. Intro (0:00 – 1:08)
2. Controlling Sibilance (1:08 – 4:44)
Removing sibilance in the recording stage (Mic Placement and Positioning)
3. Processing Sibilance (4:44 – 5:19)
How to remove sibilance in the mix
4. Automatic Technique: De-Esser (5:19 – 7:57)
How to use a De-Esser plug-in to remove sibilance
5. Automatic Technique: Dynamic EQ (7:57 – 12:53)
How to use a Dynamic EQ to remove sibilance and a Dynamic EQ workaround in Logic Pro X
6. Automatic Technique: Simple Compression (12:53 – 14:13)
Using simple compression to tame and control sibilant noises
7. Automatic Technique: Noise Gates (14:13 – 16:17)
How using a noise gate can tame sibilance
8. Manual Technique: Identifying and Isolating Sibilance (16:17 – 17:47)
How we can identify, isolate and process sibilance
9. Manual Technique: “Sibilance Only” Track (17:47 – 19:06)
Advantages of creating a “Sibilance Only” track
10. Final Thoughts (19:06 – 20:17)
Where to find the TDR Nova: https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/
TDR Nova User Manual: https://docs.tokyodawn.net/nova-manual/
Compression Tutorial Video: • Basic Audio Compression – How to Comp...
Noise Gate Parameters: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH27458?...
The vocal example used is the chorus of “Slow Down” by George Agombar. The background music was written and produced by George Agombar.
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