Yamaha DME32 Owner's Manual page 137

De-Esser & Stereo De-Esser
A de-esser is essentially a compressor that "squeezes" signals above a specified fre-
quency, and is typically used to reduce sibilant speech sounds such as "s" and "sh." Two
de-esser components are available: a single-channel De-esser and a Stereo De-esser.
The De-Esser control window features a gain reduction (GR) meter, de-esser curve,
output level meter, and de-esser controls.
The Stereo De-Esser control window features a gain reduction (GR) meter, de-esser
curve, output level meters, and de-esser controls.
The gain reduction (GR) meter displays the amount of gain reduction being applied by
the De-Esser. The de-esser curve displays the effect of the De-Esser. The vertical axis
corresponds to the output signal level, while the horizontal axis corresponds to the
input signal level. A 45-degree line means that the input signal level equals the output
The De-Esser component features one input and one
output.
The Stereo De-Esser component features two inputs
and two outputs.
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