Where other de
–
essers just reduce volume
–
smart:deess goes far deeper
and
create
s
a more
natural, better balanced sound.
By harnessing
the power of a fully trained neural network,
smart:deess
identifies the exact start and end points of phonemes with
out the
need to set a
threshold. And thanks to its ability to process the entire phoneme using spectral processing, you’ll
never want to go back to your old de
–
esser.

The world’s first de
–
esser
that combines
phoneme detection with advanced spectral de
–
essing

Simply tackling sibilance and plosives

smart:deess analyzes the signal’s actual content
–
not just the level of one frequency band
–
before
it decides what to do
. As soon as you load the plugin on a channel,
smart:deess
builds a ‘voiceprint’
of the input voice signal and starts balancing
any
sibilants and plosives that are present. Your job
then is
to
review the analysis
and refine the results
. smart:deess
allow
s
you to
spend time on getting
the sound you want,
rather than
correcting the sound you don’t
want.

Looking deeper than ever before

smart:deess identifies specific individual phonemes
–
S, Z, Sh, Ch, T, P…
–
in real time, determining
the exact start and end point of
each
sibilance
with
out
you
having to set
a
threshol
d
. The entire
sibilant is
then
processed, rather than just the loudest part, making the
final
result far more natural
sounding
.
E
ach phoneme type
is
identified and processed independently, an “Ess” is treated
differently t
han
a “Ch”, which is treated differently t
han
a “T”. The result is as
though
the original
recording
had
simply
been
better balanced.

Shape and refine

Other de
–
essers are
just
automatic volume controls
.
smart:deess
does contain a broadband
component, but it
also
draws on additional spectral processing to shape and refine harsh sounds
at
a
deeper level. Use the Color controls to tune the sibilant character (soft,
balanced
or sharp)
and
achieve
the desired balance without losing edge. What’s more, dull and lisping sibilants
can
be
revived and
given new life
by
applying
smart:deess
'
spectral processing.

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