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Struggling (all my life, it seems) with de-essing
Hey all, one thing I've noticed is that esses sound different (and worse/lispier) when the volume is low. Anyone else have this same perception, and why is that? What are your go-to de-essers? I've tried BSA's DSR, XVox Pro's De-esser (in the vocal chain), Izotope RX-11 De-ess, and iZotope Nectar 4 DeEsser with really no luck.
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@Todd Daily Yeah, I'm kinda in the same boat I think--just living with the "ess" sound!
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Hi Travis, I guess I should be better at it by now, I've been doing this in earnest for about a year, though I started way back in the 80's when there typically weren't de-essers in home studios. In fact, I didn't get a 4-track until 1988!
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Unpopular (Audio) Opinions
Kevin McCloskey posted this in The Reverse Engineer community and it was a super interesting thread... so posting here too! Comment below with you biggest unpopular audio opinions... don't hold back đ I'll start with a couple: 1) Most gear preferences in the industry are baseless and random. People just follow the crowd and are easily influenced into think things sound "better". 2) Seemingly in contrast to the above... anything other than an SM57 on a snare is a waste of time. We're so used to this sound that it immediately sounds "right" to us.
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@Ari Tiainen Ah, yes, good point, and maybe it's no coincidence that I only started hearing the difference after I got my Ollo X1's!
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@Phillip Rose I've been doing it so long, I literally can't play bass WITHOUT a pick!
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Day 3 Replay is now available in the Classroom!
Today we talked about how to be a successful artist! Enjoy!
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@Matt Mackinnon LMAO!!!
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Headphones and glasses? Advice needed...
Hi guys, it's a simple question but until now I found no good solution. For editing I need both, but thatt's pinching, and therefore distracting. These headphones are non negotiable (fat, heavy and over-the-ears); I'd modify at least the glasses. Any experience, good idea, advice how to deal with it ... would be helpful. Thanks in advance! đź
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Hey Mailin, this problem sounded familiar and I remembered that there were solutions for this for pilots wearing headsets. With noise-cancelling headsets, not having a tight seal around the ear really impacts the noise cancelling performance. There's a company that makes sunglasses and readers with very thin over-the-ear stems, and I think they'll do the same for you with prescription glasses. Check it out: https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PerformanceMax&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=22319979486&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22326447263&gclid=CjwKCAiAlfvIBhA6EiwAcErpyZ6mzej7Yb3KbBps_9O1NhjRsfbJWjiq_d79v6DSz52dMCamzKPvMhoC2O8QAvD_BwE
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@Mailin Herbst Hey Mailin, I'm so glad this helped!
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Been playing and singing for 45 years, I'm on a mission to release every song I've ever written, but I want them all to at least be radio ready!
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