How to de-ess vocals in Pro-Tools tutorial
Summary of 'How to de-ess vocals in Pro-Tools tutorial':
Intro section: what is sibilance? Why does it happen?
Practical examples of fixes: manual, or automated via usage of a digital audio workstation (DAW) de-esser.
Tools: Pro-Tools
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Transcript
[00:00:00] Hi there! My name is Jairo Pineda, an audio engineer who helps out at Voice123. We'll be talking about common voice over audio recording problems and its possible fixes. A link to our full how to edit voice overs piece on our voice over guide is found in the description below. Today, we're talking about sibilance. Quick definition- what is sibilance? Why does it happen? Sibilance is the excessive high-frequency sound that's produced with letters like S- it's the Sss sound. It happens as a result of lip movement, airflow between your teeth or a lisp. If you have sibilance after recording, here's some tips on how to remove them in post.
[00:00:47] We're going to use Pro Tools native plug-ins to fix it. Let's dive into it. Here's our voice over with excessive sibilance. It's a fortified fruit juice in all your favorite flavors. No preservatives, and sugar-free. [00:01:00] Now that we have identified where the excessive sibilance is, let's zoom in and select these parts. No preservatives, and sugar-free. Now let's slice this segment. We can do this in Pro Tools with the B-key and use the clip gain slider to reduce its volume by about six decibels. Let's do the same with the other segments.
[00:01:29] No preservatives, and sugar-free. There are times where manually editing everything might be very tedious. In these cases, you can use a de-esser to automate this process. A de-esser will compress the high-frequency information to reduce its volume. No preservatives, and sugar-free. Let's insert the native de-esser plugin to this track.
[00:01:50] All major digital audio workspaces, or DAWs, have a de-esser in their tools. Let's dial the range, which is the amount of decibels that de-esser will reduce. [00:02:00] No preservatives and sugar-free. And sugar-free. No preservatives and sugar-free. And toggle the high-frequency only setting so that it only affects the selected range. Let's dial the cutoff frequency. No preservatives and sugar free. Now let's compare the original version... no preservatives, and sugar-free... with the finished product. No preservatives and sugar-free.
[00:02:36] And there you have it. These are our tips on how to remove sibilance in your recordings. Remember, investing time and resources in your pre-production and recording stages will improve your post production experience. Comment down below if you have more tips and tricks on how to solve sibilance, or if you have any additional questions. Be sure to check out our other videos in the series!