On 1/6/03 21:57, "kenneth_daniels" <info@...> wrote: >> At 20:53 Uhr -0700 31.05.2003, kenneth_daniels wrote: >>> Can anyone else on the list verify results when trying to de-ess using the >>> buss method described in the FAQ? > > From: Hans Hafner <hanshafner@...> >> Allright, this is what I do to de-ess speech (not singing, but of >> course it works the same way): >> - I cut out the offending s and _copy_ it on another track that does >> not have an output > But wouldn't making a copy > of the entire track work just the same, as opposed to just the offending > 'ess'? > > I am wondering this because with so many 'esses' in a song that can add up > to a lot of cutting, copying, etc. > I don't generally mind the hard work, but surely I am looking for the > quickest way possible to get the best results. Well, I guess the reason is that this way the de-esser is justworking when YOU want it to work. Maybe some 'sss' sounds are not noticeable (depends on the instruments, psychoacoustics, etc) so you don't want the de-esser to work. very simple but very clever trick. Cheers, Gilles -- Gilles Ruppert Sound Engineer gilles@... PowerBook G4 1GHz 1GB RAM MOTU 896 / MOTU MTP AV Mbox PT 5.2.1 / LAP 6.1 Oxygen8 / SAC 2k