Steinberg Announces SPL Auto Dynamic De-Esser PlugIn
July 8, 1998Steinberg (www.steinberg.net), the market leader of music software companies on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms, today announced the SPL Auto Dynamic De-Esser, a highly specialized audio PlugIn for VST, WaveLab, or Direct-X compatible host software. The SPL Auto Dynamic De-Esser reduces sibilance in speech and singing but leaves the original character of the signal untouched. A new circuit design combines ease of use with natural sounding and effective performance.
The Auto Dynamic SPL De-Esser scans the frequency spectrum and automatically hones in on s-frequencies. Only those narrow-band frequencies are processed and adjacent frequencies are left untouched. The high quality algorithm reduces s-frequencies by feeding a phase inverted signal of the detected narrow band s-frequency back into the signal path. The s-frequency is damped.
Compared with traditional De-Esser concepts, using compressor technology which sometimes drowns the voice in noise or adds a lisp-effect, the quality of de-essing is significantly improved in the Auto Dynamic De-Esser. The result is neutrality of sound and an unobtrusive but very effective mode of operation. There are no negative side effects on the timbre and character of the voice, even while using a high intensity of s-Reduction. In addition, the Auto Dynamic De-Esser offers extremely fast handling. The controls are limited to s-reduction and male/female-switch.
SPL DeEsser is available in July at Steinberg dealers worldwide for a MSRP of $399.
For more information, visit their web site at www.steinberg.net. |
