Introduction, 1 introduction – Sonnox Oxford SuprEsser User Manual
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1 INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction
The Sonnox Oxford SuprEsser was designed primarily to be the last word in ‘de-essing’
applications. While we worked on creating the best possible de-essed sound, we found
that we needed more control than was available on conventional De-Essers. Most
de-essing work can be carried out in ‘simple’ mode but sometimes, to do the job properly,
it is necessary to utilise all the controls of the underlying engine — a full-blown dynamic
EQ, or frequency- conscious compressor.
Thus a new concept was born — a simple and intuitive De-Esser, plus access to a much
more sophisticated frequency-specific compressor, giving complete control over
aggressive frequencies wherever they may be in the audio spectrum. With the Oxford
SuprEsser you can take out unwanted frequency peaks as and when they occur — unlike
applying a fixed EQ to the whole channel.
As a De-Esser, the Oxford SuprEsser is designed for the treatment of sibilance and
fricatives in vocals, and the treatment of unwanted whistles and ’spirant’ artefacts
associated with wind instruments. However, it can equally be applied to removing
low-end plosives and thuds from over-close vocal work, without affecting nearby
components in the frequency spectrum, keeping the low-end intact. For the most natural
sounding results, the Oxford SuprEsser de- esses only the frequency band you select —
so you won’t end up with an over-de-essed lisp- like voice with all the high frequencies
gone!