Be Aware: Compression, EQ, Etc. Can Sometimes Exacerbate Sibilance

Sometimes when you use a combination of various plugins in post-production like compressors, EQ’s, saturation, etc. on a person’s voice, the plugins can accentuate sibilance. Even if there’s not an apparent issue with sibilance on the raw recording, some sibilance may appear after processing the voice with various plugins.

In cases like this you will want to use a de-esser in your plugin chain to tame that sibilance.

Do you have a de-esser on hand? Which one(s)?

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