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Using de-essers to control harsh midrange

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Using de-essers to control harsh midrange

- I don't always get the best sources to mix from on some occasions, and when I counter, like, a real mid-rangy vocal, say, recorded on kind of a cheaper mic or something, I like to try to find a way to control it and make it work in the mix a little better. Here's one where I specifically recorded my friend, Erin Sutherland, singing through a really cheap mic that I found in a electronics supply store one time. It looks like a little silver bullet, and it sounds pretty funny. So let's check this out against the music track. (soft music) ♫ I can't seem to ♫ to remember you ♫ - So it's a cool effect. You know, that could be something you would want to have happening in a track, but maybe it's something you don't want to have happen in a track. Let's go over here. We're going to solo that vocal sound. ♫ I can't seem to ♫ - And one of the things that I notice with the cheap mic or a real mid-rangy mic is you get those peaks. Notice like the s, and the t, and stuff jump out at you. When I…

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