the Anaxilus mod for the mentioned HD800 ringing), reconfigure your audio stream (in some setups upsampling or changing the connection helps), or replace the problem component. The options would be to try to tame the effect mechanically (i.e. It is also the easiest way to minimize the problem.īut if that was my system, I'd look for a different solution. Here EQ may be more effective, as this mechanical resonance often gets triggered only above certain volume level. Roll off the gain of the spike and reduce it until the sibilance sounds less. When you hear a dramatic increase in the prominence of the sibilance, you've found the correct spot. Focus on the range of 9,000 to 10,000 Hertz this is where the 'ess' sounds reside. However very often it is a mechanical resonance in the speakers/headphones or perhaps higher up the audio chain (for example HD800 have a bit of ringing around the 6kHz mark). Use the gain control to roll the spike left and right through the frequency band. Just keep in mind that a sibilant recording will still come through as sibilant (only the effect will be less in your face), while the whole thing will sound muffled. the recording) then there's not much else you can do. There's also Graphic Equalizer plugin which is much better than the standard one:īut I doubt this is a good approach to remove sibilance: The nice thing about it is that it shows its impact on the frequency response curve, so it's relatively easy to get it right.
Electri-Q is considered very good by many:
