diamond - User Manual
Version: 8.0.0/1
Exported on: 24 October, 2023
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diamond - De-Esser
A de-esser is available for all sources. It can be used to apply gain reduction for sibilant frequencies, and is a useful tool for
dealing with human speech.
De-esser Parameters
The following parameters are available for the de-esser:
Reduction
–
is the amount of gain reduction applied to the sibilant frequencies:
Values from 1 to 6 reduce the gain of the unwanted frequencies; the higher the value, the more gain reduction.
Above 6, the gain reduction remains at its maximum, and the affected frequency range broadens.
Type
–
changes the center frequencies affected by the de-esser. There are two possible options: either female or male.
Each option is optimized for either female or male voices.
Operation
To access the parameters, press
an
Access
key (on the fader strip) followed
by
De-
Esser
(on
the Central
Function
Keys and/
or GUI).
Then adjust the parameters from either the surface or GUI.
On the surface...
There is one page of parameters.
Enable the
DeEss
soft
key to
turn on the processing.
Select either the
Female
or
Male
soft key to set the voice type.
Turn the
Reduction
rotary control to increase (or decrease) the amount of gain reduction.
The behavior of the de-esser can be seen by looking at the Dynamics page on the GUI. If the de-esser is enabled, then a
red ball appears on the dynamics graph. This represents the output level of the de-esser, and changes dynamically as the
signal level varies.
If you select the
Dynamics
page (on the GUI) and
DeEss
(on the surface), then you can adjust the de-esser
parameters while looking at the dynamics graph.
