Sibilance

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aight i heard dat it comes from ur voice and not the mic

so aight

how can i edit it out.. like i heard u gotta do somethin like elminate the 6khz range.. so how can i do this in cool edit pro?
 
Since you're already mangling most of the words you use, you could simply leave out all the sounds that create sibilance problems. :D
 
Sibilance DO COME FROM YOUR VOICE. When you speak "S" or "Z" you're creating an anoying sound that the mic captures... don't blame the mic but your bad technique in singing. Use a Pop filter to reduce that noise and sing slighty off mic to reduce plosives and sibilance problems.

First, correct the soruce, then apply some EQ if you're still not satisfied with the results. SHit in = shit out, no matter how many plugins you have, you're not gonna get it.

Luck.
 
backing off the mic usually helps a bit.

also, some mics (usually cheap condensers) are worse for this then others.
 
you could also try using a de-esser. this is a plugin that compresses a specific frequency range (7k) based on how much of that signal is going above the threshold.... give it a shot and bring it down a bit in eq.
 
Hey Killing the damn fn pixel now - what's up man? Take it easy. Yes, sibilance does come from the voice, but different mics have more or less of a tendency to capture and even exagerate it. And while having a good track to begin with is always the aim, it isn't always a sin to do a little processing on a good take that just needs a little bitta somthin.

Peace
 
I'm pretty sure the problem is in the source and they way of singing.

What if you post your track to hear it?
 
killthepixelnow said:
Sibilance DO COME FROM YOUR VOICE. When you speak "S" or "Z" you're creating an anoying sound that the mic captures... don't blame the mic but your bad technique in singing. Use a Pop filter to reduce that noise and sing slighty off mic to reduce plosives and sibilance problems.

First, correct the soruce, then apply some EQ if you're still not satisfied with the results. SHit in = shit out, no matter how many plugins you have, you're not gonna get it.

Luck.
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yeah, but some mics handle it a bit smoother... It generally can be prevented in the singer, but different mics will capture all of the sibilance in different ways, some smoother and therefore not a problem, some harsh and painful. But yeah, get a pop filter it'll help. Something about putting a pen or pencil in the middle vertically and rubber banding it there as well (or was that for plosives? I can't quite remember)
 
Robert D said:
Hey Killing the damn fn pixel now - what's up man? Take it easy. Yes, sibilance does come from the voice, but different mics have more or less of a tendency to capture and even exagerate it. And while having a good track to begin with is always the aim, it isn't always a sin to do a little processing on a good take that just needs a little bitta somthin.

Peace
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ah, he beat me to it lol.
 
blaming the source over and over will get you a whole lotta unhappy clients. if someone is hissing like a snake is it their fault? sure! is it your job to fix it? yes.

get a dbx 263. at 50-75 bucks it's great alternative to a couple years of speech therapy or telling the singer to leave and come back when they don't do it. really great tool for cheap.

or in cool edit pro - set up a desser. it's basically a frequency dependent compressor/limiter. never been in there so i don't know if they have one.

mic technique - try angling the mic away from the singer. i seem to remember something about a pencil trick where you put a pencil in front of the mic. no recall right now. certain mics for sure accenutate it. a mic switch can rid you of the problem in a second.

i believe pop filters can actually accentuate ssssssss.

that's all...good luck.

Mike
 
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