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Take Total Control Of Your Vocals!

Controls

• GRAPH: The main display graph provides control of the De-Esser band frequencies and depths. Drag the “S” or “H” controls to adjust the “Ess” or “Hi” band frequency and depth.
  
• INPUT METER, THRESHOLD, AND ESS METER: The “Threshold” slider for the effect is overlaid on the input (“In”) meter. Lowering the threshold will increase the sensitivity of the de-esser effect.
  
• ESS FREQ AND ESS DEPTH CONTROL: This section allows you to pick the low frequency cutoff (200 Hz – 8kHz) for the Ess, and the max attenuation for the signal (-12dB – 0dB).
• ESS CENTER AND ESS WIDTH CONTROL: The ‘Ess Center’ control allows you to adjust both the Ess Freq and Hi Freq controls together allowing you move the entire Ess Band in unison. The ‘Ess Width’ control allows you to control how wide or narrow the Ess bandwidth is.
• ATTACK: The ‘Attack’ knob controls how long it takes the signal to get to from zero to full attenuation. (200μs – 20ms)
• AUTO SOLO: Enabling ‘Auto Solo’ allows to you automatically audition your Ess Band as you change the parameters to really dial-in the exact frequency and bandwidth of the Ess signal.

RTA Analyzer (New In Version 2.0)

An RTA ( real-time-analyzer ) is provided to help users visually recognize any objective “Ess” sounds in the material.

NOTE: the RTA requires considerable CPU resources and should be disabled when not in use.

• The Green “dot” enables the RTA analyzer.
• “Decay” determines how long RTA measurements are displayed before they ramp back down to zero.
• “Length” is only available in Scroll mode and essentially controls the scroll speed of the spectrum data.#
• “Type” selects between the 2 modes of operation: “Bar” or “Scroll”.

The gain Trim of the RTA’s input signal can be adjusted by clicking the ruler on the right side of the graph display and dragging it up or down. This can be used to increase or decrease the RTA’s sensitivity to the signal being fed to it.

When the RTA is activated, the ruler will display the levels of brightness that correspond to each intensity value along the vertical axis. The levels of brightness displayed on the ruler will change accordingly when the Trim is adjusted.

RTA Analyzer “Bar” Mode

In Bar mode, the spectrum of the input signal is displayed in bright bands which represent the energy in the signal. Locate the “S” and “H” frequency controls to encompass the objectionable sibilant material when it occurs.

RTA Analyzer “Scroll” Mode

In “Scroll” mode, the RTA is displayed as a vertically-scrolling spectrogram, providing you with additional time to recognize and target the offensive sibilance.

In-line Gain Reduction (ProTools Only)

The AVA De-Esser supports the gain-reduction feature of Pro Tools, allowing you to see the effect of the plugin’s gain reduction alongside the channel fader, without opening the plugin’s editor:

The gain-reduction meter represents the summed total of all compatible dynamics plugins in the channelstrip.

Vintage Mode

The alternative “Vintage” theme uses the color scheme of Harrison’s large-format console software.

Additional Features

• The “Ear” Icon engages the momentary-bypass function, which allows you to audition the un-affected signal while you hold the mouse button; then restores the settings when you release the button.
• The “Gear” Icon launches a menu with additional features including resizing, theme selection, and plugin version number.

For more information see the user manual HERE