De-esser to minimise acoustic guitar squeaks..

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Armistice

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I asked about this once before and someone suggested using a de-esser to minimise string squeak from a steel string guitar.

It's already recorded and can't be re-recorded as the player has left town and it's too good for me... so I'm left with trying to edit the sound a bit to hide the noise, if possible.

Wondering if anyone could recommend an actual device (name & number) that I could use for this purpose. About the only piece of equipment that I've found locally that has this function and doesn't cost a bomb is a Behringer Virtualiser Pro (at least think it does!).

Sure there must be others, just not sure what they are.

I use an Yammy AW4416 to record in so already have reasonable effects available via the internals of that, so not sure I need all the extra pieces of the Behringer unit - still, they'll always come in handy, I guess.

Other suggestions on getting the level of these things down a tad are welcome! :D
 
Use the DBX263a, I just saw one go for $10 on Ebay, and they really work.

Just play the track with the guitar patched mono out of an effects send thru the 263a then into another track. It works for vocals too.
 
Use the DBX263a, I just saw one go for $10 on Ebay, and they really work.
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Darrin or anyone else;

$10 sounds like quite a deal... but what is a typical good used price and/or blue book on one of these.
 
If you wanna' control simple siblance and looking to spend a few more $$, you can check out a Behringer Intelligate, which has both a fine de-esser & ducker functions along with adjustable
Hi-Low filters capable of squashing annoying "hiss". Can be had from $59 to $49 @ www.samash.com
 
MISTERQCUE said:
LMAO!:D :p :D
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I was completely serious. Someone should have noticed the squeaks and given the guitar player some talcum powder for his fingers.
 
Thanks for the tips guys

I've actually tried talc on my own fingers and couldn't actually play with it on - felt really strange! I guess you get used to it though.

Live and learn, looks like a de-esser it is!

Love these prices you guys bandy about - over here in deepest darkest Australia things ain't quite so cheap, or easily found - wish they were, I'd have a lot more gear!
 
Ebay, is the only place I know of to find the dbx263a, You need to run the track thru one and dump the result on another track. Talcum powder doesnt do you any good if the tracks are allready done.
 
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