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— Output: Controls for adjusting the final output from this plugin.
— Dry/Wet (%): A percentage control of the output mix of “dry” or original signal to “wet” or processed signal. 0 is completely dry, 100% is completely wet.
— Output Level (dB): Adjusts the overall output level of the affected sound.
Dialogue Processor
The Dialogue Processor chains together six different common audio processing operations inside of a single plugin, each tuned to the specific needs of adjustments to improve recorded dialog. The specialized De-Rumble, De-Pop, De-Ess, Comp(ressor), Expander, and Excite controls each have a
streamlined set of controls tailored to the specific types of common adjustments that may be required for a great sounding dialogue track.
The Dialogue Processor plugin
— De-Rumble: The de-rumble filter is a high pass filter that allows you to remove subsonic rumble (subharmonic low frequencies) in your vocal microphone signal. A safe value to use for most condenser microphones is 40 or 50Hz. Using higher values can start to remove lower frequencies in the source signal, which can be a useful creative effect at times.
— Frequency: Sets the high-pass filter to frequencies between 40Hz to 235Hz.
— De-Pop: Controls the center frequency for a specialized filter for removal of vocal “popping” sounds, or plosives, that can occur when someone speaks close to a microphone capsule on-axis.
— Frequency: Sets the filter to frequencies between 50Hz to 200Hz.
— Amount: Sets the amount of the filter effect on the signal with lower values effecting less and higher values effecting more. A meter next to the amount knob shows how the signal is being effected.
— De-Ess: Sets the center point of a specialized bandpass filter for removal of vocal “Esses,” which can be overly present due to sibilance. De-essing allows you to raise average level and brighten a vocal source without it sounding harsh, as our ears are very sensitive to overly present sibilance. The best frequency range for male and female voices tends to be between 6 and 7 kHz.
— Frequency: Sets the filter to frequencies between 700Hz to 9000Hz.