Specifications

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De-Esser III Frequency Control
The Frequency (Freq) control sets the frequency
band in which the De-Esser operates. When HF
Only is disabled, gain is reduced in frequencies
within the specified range. When HF Only is en-
abled, the gain of frequencies above the speci-
fied value will be reduced.
This control ranges from 500 Hz (lowest fre-
quency) to 16 kHz (highest frequency).
De-Esser III Range Control
The Range control defines the maximum
amount of gain reduction possible when a signal
is detected at the frequency set by the Frequency
control.
This control ranges from –40 dB (maximum de-
essing) to 0 dB (no de-essing).
De-Esser III HF Only Control
When the HF Only button is enabled, gain re-
duction is applied only to the active frequency
band set by the Frequency control. When the HF
Only button is disabled, the De-Esser applies
gain reduction to the entire signal.
De-Esser III Listen Control
When enabled, the Listen button lets you moni-
tor the sibilant peaks used by the De-Esser as a
side-chain to trigger compression. This is useful
for listening only to the sibilance for fine-tuning
De-Esser controls. To monitor the whole output
signal without this filtering, deselect the Listen
button.
De-Esser III Frequency Graph
Display
The De-Esser Frequency Graph display shows a
curve that represents the level of gain reduction
(on the y-axis) for the range of the output sig-
nal's frequency (on the x-axis). The white line
represents the current Frequency setting, and
the animated orange line represents the level of
gain reduction being applied to the signal.
Use this graph as a visual guideline to see how
much dynamics processing you are applying at
different points in the frequency spectrum.
Dynamics III Side-Chain Input
(Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate Only)
Dynamics processors typically use the detected
amplitude of their input signal to trigger gain
reduction. This split-off signal is known as the
side-chain. The Compressor/Limiter and Ex-
pander/Gate plug-ins feature external key capa-
bilities and filters for the side-chain.
De-Esser graph display
Frequency
(x-axis)
Gain
(y-axis)
Frequency
Range
Current gain reduction