Metric Halo De-Esser User Manual

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  • Page 1 D e - E s s e r U s e r ’ s G u i d e...
  • Page 2 Precision DeEsser Users Guide Metric Halo $Revision: 1624 $ Publication date $Date: 2011-12-13 16:36:00 -0400 (Tue, 13 Dec 2011) $ Copyright © 2011 Metric Halo...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..........................5 Congratulations ........................5 What is the Precision DeEsser? ....................5 2. Operating ............................ 6 Control Knob ........................... 6 Listen control ........................... 6 Tooltip control ......................... 7 DeEsser detector level meter ..................... 7 Gain reduction meter ........................ 7 Ess Band Transfer Function ......................
  • Page 4 List of Figures 1.1. Precision DeEsser's User Interface ....................5 2.1. Swept Knob ..........................6 2.2. Spread Knob ..........................6 2.3. Listen Control .......................... 6 2.4. Tooltip Control ......................... 7 2.5. DeEsser detector level meter ..................... 7 2.6. Gain Reduction Meter ......................7 2.7.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Congratulations Thank you for purchasing the Precision DeEsser. You have just transformed your Digital Audio Workstation into a world class vocal processor. What is the Precision DeEsser? The Precision DeEsser is a plug-in for digital audio workstations which provides a processor to tame excessive sibilance in vocal tracks.
  • Page 6: Operating

    2. Operating The Precision DeEsser user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing. These elements are: Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process. Examples of these types of parameters include: Attack time, Release Time, Threshold, etc.
  • Page 7: Tooltip Control

    The Precision DeEsser provides a meter displaying the level of the detector (derived from the from the Ess- band) when the De-Esser is active. The processor threshold is indicated by the red threshold slider above the detector meter. This red bar can be manipulated directly with the mouse. While this meter should never clip (the signal would have to be exceedingly high), the top segment of the meter (above 0dB) is used as a clip indicator and is illuminated red if the input section of the processor detects an over.
  • Page 8: Ess Band Transfer Function

    Figure 2.7: Ess Band Transfer Function The ess band transfer function is a combination of a visual representation of how the de-esser is processing the signal and an intuitive controller for the associated filter. This display is sometimes called a “Cartesian Graph”...
  • Page 9 Operating The traces are: • White: Instantaneous display • Yellow: Average display The instantaneous trace updates in real-time, allowing you to see the immediate peak level of your audio. The average trace displays the level as averaged over a short period, giving you a more general view. The spectragraph analyses the signal currently being audition, as set by the “Listen To:”...
  • Page 10: Processing

    3. Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we'll discuss how the controls work. Listen To: SpectraFoo Esses Detector Out-of-Band Signal Output Removed Material Input Filter Compressor DeEssed Signal Figure 3.1: Signal Flow The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by the Precision DeEsser.
  • Page 11: Threshold Control

    Figure 3.3: Compressor controls Threshold Control The “Thresh” knob controls the level at which the de-esser begins to process audio. When the detector level is below the threshold level no processing takes place. When the detector level is above the threshold level, the gain is reduced at a ratio set by the Ratio control.
  • Page 12: Working With Hosts

    4. Working with Hosts Pro Tools™ Your Pro Tools software provides a standard interface for controlling various aspects of AAX plug-ins. While you should refer to your Pro Tools documentation for a complete description, we will summarize the most important points here. Plug-in Window The illustration below shows the standard Pro Tools plug-in window.
  • Page 13: Key Commands

    Working with Hosts Figure 4.3: Automation Window This dialog box allows you to enable any or all of the processing parameters for automation. When a parameter is enabled for automation you will be able to record and play-back automated parameter changes directly from your Pro Tools session.
  • Page 14: Conclusion

    5. Conclusion After working with the Precision DeEsser we hope you will agree that it meets or exceeds the goals that we described in the introduction of this manual. We think that you will find the sonic quality and efficiency of the Precision DeEsser hard to beat.
  • Page 15: Service And Support

    6. Service and Support Metric Halo takes great pride in the reputation for customer service and support that we have built. If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions please get in touch with us at: • http://mhsecure.com/support • support@mhsecure.com •...

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