Members alcohol Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I worked with a female singer and she sang with a whistle that came from her two front teeth. I hadn't seen for a year and she came back with the problem gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lasaxman Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Actually, those Nady ribbons (especially with some easy mods) are nice and warm with a clear, but not sibilent high end.The apex version (which is the same mic) can be had for $90. Its good before the mods too. Not as good as Coles, but also 1/10th the price, and pretty cool on some singers. I used one a couple nights ago and it was perfect for the singer I was working with. Got just the right sound with no eq. Hey Funk.....those Nady's you're talking about. Which model in particular are you talking about?? And, how are they modded? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nmilos Posted February 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks again to all for your suggestions and input. I'd been considering the SM7; it seems like that would be a good addition to my collection considering my limited budget. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks again to all for your suggestions and input. I'd been considering the SM7; it seems like that would be a good addition to my collection considering my limited budget.Cheers! As I mentioned in another thread here, we've used the SM7 before in another studio, and thought it was extremely smooth and warm sounding, a good mic for some vocals. Apparently, Anthony Kiedis uses one regularly for his vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted February 24, 2007 Members Share Posted February 24, 2007 A simple trick that will teach someone to not stress the "esss" is to sing that sound as "th". It'll take thome practith but in a pretty short time you will hear thome thuctheth.It's part of learning their craft and if they don't want to get better, charge the hell out of them to "fix" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lmiller1220 Posted February 26, 2007 Members Share Posted February 26, 2007 While not the fastest way whatsoever, in situations where the sibilance is there after the recording, and mics/performance technique are no longer solutions, my favorite precision way to de-ess (without inadvertently squashing other parts of the track via an automated plug-in) is to use a multiband EQ (in Sonar I use the Sonitus plug that comes with it). I find the most offending frequency range by boosting that band's DB a lot during playback at various sibilant-friendly freqs (both solo'd and not, and turn your phones/monitors down a bit!) and find a decent Q as well. Then I assign a track envelope to the gain of that band and manually draw in dips around the offending phrases/words/syllables. Can be painstaking, but avoids over-generalized de-essing side effects. Anyway, FWIW. Thx, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paully Posted February 26, 2007 Members Share Posted February 26, 2007 .. my favorite precision way to de-ess (without inadvertently squashing other parts of the track via an automated plug-in) is to use a multiband EQ.. Larry, I'm currently remixing an old session with some nasty sibilance, and am using the same procedure with Logic EQ. The only difference is that I use 'bypass' to engage the EQ when needed. Finding the right frequency range and narrowing it down without drastically altering the overall sound is rather time consumming, but afterwords it's a piece of cake. PAUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 Here's something fun and inexpensive -- even cheaper than the pencil trick unless you consider the cost of your internet connection. The pretty cool DigitalFishPhones VST plugins include a de-esser called SpitFish. I've had good luck with it. One cool feature is that you can "reverse" it so that you hear only what is being cut. It does a good job of cutting the sibilance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Throatsinger Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 If the cause is a tooth gap, a tiny bit of wax can fix that in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axemanchris Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 For sure, at least try the pencil suggestion. It has worked wonders on a couple singers I have worked with. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lmiller1220 Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 Larry,I'm currently remixing an old session with some nasty sibilance, and am using the same procedure with Logic EQ. The only difference is that I use 'bypass' to engage the EQ when needed. Finding the right frequency range and narrowing it down without drastically altering the overall sound is rather time consumming, but afterwords it's a piece of cake. PAUL Hey Paul- that is interesting. So in Logic, when you hit "bypass" on the EQ, I'm assuming you record that as automation? And since you are sort of doing precise "punches" on and off with the EQ, you don't get any real noticeable frequency changes or clicks, etc? I'll have to give that a try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paully Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 ...I'm assuming you record that as automation?... Right. Opening up the 'view automation' and enlarging the target track lets you get really precise punches. If you use Logic, holding the 'control' key allows you to really zero in on a punchpoint location with the mouse. Kind of like time-alligning samples. Best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatfinger Posted February 27, 2007 Members Share Posted February 27, 2007 I read this somewhere, and I've never had occassion to try it. But it seems like it might work depending on the singer....... Give them a small amount of wax to put in between there upper front teeth !!!!!! :lol: Crazy eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted February 28, 2007 Members Share Posted February 28, 2007 I read this somewhere, and I've never had occassion to try it. But it seems like it might work depending on the singer....... Give them a small amount of wax to put in between there upper front teeth !!!!!! :lol: Crazy eh? I wish I knew about this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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