User Manual

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Make sure that you enter a space between the note and the cent offset. Only in this
case, the cent offsets are taken into account.
SOLO
Solos the frequency band. This helps you to find the appropriate position and width of that
band.
DIFF
Plays back what DeEsser removed from the signal. This helps you to adjust the frequency band,
threshold, and reduction parameters, so that only sharp s-sounds are removed, for example.
DYNAMICS
REDUCT
Controls the intensity of the de-essing effect.
THRESH (-50 to 0 dB)
If the [Auto] option is deactivated, you can use this control to set a threshold for the incoming
signal level above which the plug-in starts to reduce the sibilants.
RELEASE (1 to 1000 ms)
Sets the time after which the de-essing effect returns to zero when the signal drops below the
threshold.
AUTO
Automatically and continually sets an optimum threshold setting independent of the input
signal. The [Auto] option does not work for low-level signals (<Ê-30 db peak level). To reduce the
sibilants in such a file, set the threshold manually.
SIDE-CHAIN
FREQ (25 Hz to 20 kHz)
If [Side-Chain] is activated, this sets the frequency of the filter. You can set the frequency
either in Hz or as a note value. If you enter a note value, the frequency is automatically
displayed in Hz accordingly. For example, a note value of A3 sets the frequency to 440 Hz. When
you enter a note value, you can also enter a cent offset. For example, enter “A5 -23” or “C4
+49.” When you enter a note value, you can also enter a cent offset. For example, enter “A5 -23”
or “C4 +49.”
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Make sure that you enter a space between the note and the cent offset. Only in this
case, the cent offsets are taken into account.
SIDE-CHAIN
Activates the internal side-chain filter. You can now shape the input signal according to the
filter parameters. Internal side-chaining can be useful for tailoring how the gate operates.
Q-FACTOR
If [Side-Chain] is activated, this sets the resonance or width of the filter.
MONITOR
Allows you to monitor the filtered signal.
LIVE
If this button is activated, the look-ahead feature of the effect is deactivated. Look-ahead
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