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Silencing the "SHHH" sound

9 January, 2008 - 12:17 — Yaun Lee

yo whats up people, i have a big problem. I always get the "shh" sound, like sayin the word she or shit, sounding loud in my recordings. If that isn't a clear enough explination, check out any of my posted tracks and i'm sure you'll pick it up. my tracks are compressed and they are at a level where i think they sound great...but its just the frequency of that sound i guess, any tips on how to dampen it or get rid of it all together?

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9 January, 2008 - 13:46 — matt
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I think that a pop filter helps stop that? That semi transparent shield sitting in front of the microphone...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_filter

Hope that helps

9 January, 2008 - 14:13 — The Sole
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Matt is right about that unless you are referring to the hissing sound Yaun. Adobe Audition has a hiss reduction option which brings it down. Also you can multiband compress your sounds, or change them with a ftf filter process. Once filtered you can bring the sound back up(as it lowers it alot) and eliminates it altogether(including pops). I hope this helps. For a free program to do just this sort of stuff, search at google.com for audacity which is a free program.

9 January, 2008 - 16:36 — stew
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maybe its the mic

9 January, 2008 - 18:23 — Amittai
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This is a common problem. What you need is to use a de-esser on it. It's a type of equalizer that is specifically used to take down the harsh "sss" or "shh" sounds. You set the frequency (usually high up like 9-12kHz) and then adjust the threshold down to where you like it. You gotta balance the freq and the thresh and watch it to make sure it's working during the "shh" sounds and not during other sounds you want to keep... It's highly effective when used right.

9 January, 2008 - 20:43 — Julian Angel
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Hi Yaun,
I just listened to the first two of your tracks and I actually don´t think the "sss" and "sshh" are too loud. To me it sounds quite up-front and destinctive.
The previous comments show some really good advice if you like to change it anyway. Another option would be to experiment a bit with the EQ on the vocal track.

Try reducing some gain at a broad bandwidth around 7 KHz to 12 KHz; it has also helped me a lot to make a small (narrow) band cut at 5 KHz (the frequency range where you can get your signal more up-front...).

Anyway, don´t worry about this, I find it well done, I guess the majority of recordings probably lack the Ss and Shs...

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