Raspberry Vocals

[CaptainCascade]

Hello, I am currently mixing a song and am stuck a bit on the vocals...

Been trying to EQ out some serious raspberrys on the s's and c's to no avail.

I'm gonna sit here and keep trying but if anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

I used a Rode NT1A and tried an SM57 as well, the raspyness is worse on the NT1A but it's obviously a lot fuller so I want to keep it if I can.

Charlie.

 

[Armistice]

Pardon my ignorance, but what are "raspberry" vocals?

 

[Kingofpain678]

LMAO!!!! how funny.

i think what your trying to get after is a de-esser

 

[nickg]

Hello, I am currently mixing a song and am stuck a bit on the vocals...

Been trying to EQ out some serious raspberrys on the s's and c's to no avail.

I'm gonna sit here and keep trying but if anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

I used a Rode NT1A and tried an SM57 as well, the raspyness is worse on the NT1A but it's obviously a lot fuller so I want to keep it if I can.

Charlie.

You can use a de-esser, or if you don't have a de-esser, you can try using an EQ. If you insert a parametric EQ on the vocal, you can make the Q or bandwidth parameter as tight or thin as possible, and boost the gain all the way up. Loop a word that has strong sibilance (raspberrys) and start sweeping the EQ from left to right (probably between 5k-9k) and listen for the section where the S's sound the loudest and most annoying, then bring the gain down into the negatives until its tamed. You might want to open up the Q setting slightly once you find that sweet spot. This is called "Seek & Destroy" technique when trying to eliminate annoying frequencies out of a vocal or instrument. Hope this helps!