Logic Pro X: De-Esser
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- We producers often like to boost high frequency content when we’re EQing vocals, to add air and light and magic. However, the downside of increasing the volume of high frequencies is that we can easily exacerbate sibilance. The ’s’ and ‘ch’ sounds which singers record when they perform are little bursts of white noise which can sound eye-wincingly harsh if left unchecked. The DeEsser is a dynamic processor which lets you target sibilant sounds and get them under control; think of this plug-in as a frequency-specific Compressor. In this episode, I’ll give you a full parameter tour before diving into a track to see how DeEssing can be applied.
00:00 What do De-Essers do?
00:59 Track playback
02:02 Why airy vocals create sibilance
03:31 Why De-Essers are more effective than ‘static’ EQs
04:16 De-Esser parameter tour
07:18 DeEsser in action
09:08 A more natural response
09:49 Solo’ing sibilance
11:52 High Shelf mode
14:00 A note of caution and full track playback
15:49 Considering Automation and summary
Once again the clarity of explanation and detail in the demo is quite frankly unequaled. The BEST there is. No competition IMHO. 👍
Thanks as always, Peter. That's extremely generous.
Wonderful video, Jono! You are an amazing teacher! Having been a teacher myself for 42 years, I think I am allowed to say this. Furthermore, I love the singer’s voice, it is beautiful!
Thanks so much BF. That's a massive compliment - and congratulations on what I'm sure continues to be an amazing teaching career too.
Another really useful, accessible tutorial thanks Jono. The De-Esser is often a source of confusion amongst students and this brings excellent, practical clarity. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks so much, Justin. Glad to hear it was helpful.
Loved the Buchanan white noise samples!
Ha! I’m thinking it could become a full-time job. 😉
Time and time again, you prove to be the best at explaining complex moves in a very simple to understand way. You are the very best.. you are simply Amazing mi amigo. Much love Seńor.
Thanks so much - that's very kind.
Jono I’m very thankful for your efforts and dedication to enlightening us and showing us the power of Logic Pro. Looking forward for your masterclass on the new Logic Pro 11 version. God bless
Thanks so much. That's greatly appreciated. It's a busy time this end, in ways which will soon be revealed (!) but I'm very much looking forward to exploring Logic 11 with you guys in due course too.
The very best explanation of de-essing out there. Nicely done. Can you do a video on football’s offiside rule with the same clarity 😊
I can do that with even MORE clarity! A subject close to my heart. : ) Thanks for the kind words.
TDR Nova is a nice free alternative to do a smidge of de-essing as well, gives you a more visual eq representation. Thanks for the tips Jono.
Thanks so much for sharing that, John. Much appreciated as always.
This is rad, I'm just beginning to experiment with vocal samples and there is so much to learn!
Thank you so much, Mike. I'm extremely grateful for your generosity.
Brilliant Jono , always love your vids
Thanks Tom, much appreciated!
Absolutely loved it! Easy to follow tutorial + the pluck kinda reminds me of Deadmau5
Thanks so much!
🙏thanks sir
And to you!
02:28 I only heard one 's' sound in that fragment. By "That kind of 's' sound'' you also mean a 'ch' or 'tch' sound ? "Affricates" I believe, they're called...as opposed to "sibilants"?
Many thanks for that. Absolutely - as I hope my impromptu beat-box-'s'-sound-white-noise-vocal-demo showcased later in the video, tracking down a variety of frequencies which a De-Esser can address can be a tricky process!
Hi Jono, I'm a new subscriber and I came across your videos. A big thank you, but...I have a small off-topic question that bothers me a lot and is a source of stress. I compose violin, string, or other instrument parts using the modwheel to manage dynamics. When I play the passage in question, everything is correct, but when I want to play the next part, the strings or violins no longer have any volume. Do I need to create a special region or raise the modulation volume? I'm a bit lost. thank's in advance
Hi Tony. Thanks for your question and welcome to the Channel. Which library/plug-in are you using for your string arrangements? Generally, most libraries use a few controllers to let you oversee Dynamics and Volume levels - usually Modulation (CC1) for Dynamics and Expression (CC11) for Volume. So it could be that you need to create controller lines for both of those parameters if the Expression is resetting to zero (hence no volume) for some reason. Also - are you composing each new string voice on its own new Instrument track, or composing each one within a single instance of your String plug-in? Sometimes, conflicting data on the same MIDI Channel can cause problems too. If you're happy to send over some more details in answer to those questions, I'm sure we can find the problem. Also, do have a look here: ua-cam.com/play/PL6JM7SQmyRYz5eHmpztXLf-xUC6BhaxKn.html That's a playlist of videos I've made, all of which relate to working with orchestral sample libraries, so it may well prove useful to you too.
Did you consider running the de-esser twice… once for the s band and once for the ch? Tendancy to avoid automation here….
You absolutely could do that, yes. One after the other.
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Thanks!
Logics de-esser is extraordinary. In a bad way...
With the Logic 11 update it would’ve been pretty sick to see some legacy native Au utilities and effects like this get a much needed overhaul. We catch them intentionally spending time making sure the session instruments channels strips destroy CPU for no reason, LOTS of time to put into that… but ignoring the effects plugins that could benefit so much from even just a GUI change to make things more intuitive??? Nahhhh apple says leave it be
@@Bittamin nothing to add here. Totally correct.