hi Kostas,
im going to go over a few things here with you.
sorry but i wont be covering the de-esser,
but you will find this helpful i hope.
in the male voice by knocking down between 5-10KHZ you will achieve great results,
wiki says 2-10,but thats a little extreme if you ask me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-essing here's the thing with De-essers,i only use a De-esser unless i absolutely have to because they
can be hard to manage and rob you of essential frequency's your mix needs.
not only playing with frequencys can you obtain better results but more often than not this is due to poor microphone habits/inexpensive microphones and directional singing patterns.
in simple terms,try creating a pop filter first and formost,these are critical,and can turn your bland recordings into professinal works of art.
you can buy one for around 15.00 as shown here:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=423761&Q=&is=REG&A=details if you cant get your hands on one,than one can be made very easily by using a pair of womens pannyhoes.this one is a little intriquete but still you'll get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6uBRoTlfx4 try singing at an angle into the microphone rathar than head one,experiment with singing from different sides of the mic.
find out a little about your microphone,if it's directional or cardioid
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-cardioid-microphone.htm what im trying to say is before resorting to using a De-esser,find the route of the problem first.
make absolutely sure it is your microphone and you absolutely need the desser before applying it.
They can mask a good vocal track and make it sound dull.
a pop filter will reduce sibilence and wind pop for a more natural sounding track that will exibit excitement.
When i get a few,i will look into this and see if the vs 20 has a de-esser but this is something to consider first.
I hope you found this helpful.
Charlie Roy jr.
post edited by chuckebaby - 2013/02/24 22:48:10