Logic Pro X: De-Esser

[@peterwaringofficial]

Once again the clarity of explanation and detail in the demo is quite frankly unequaled. The BEST there is. No competition IMHO. 👍

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks as always, Peter. That's extremely generous.

[@frits-barth]

Wonderful video, Jono! You are an amazing teacher! Having been a teacher myself for 42 years, I think I am allowed to say this. Furthermore, I love the singer’s voice, it is beautiful!

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks so much BF. That's a massive compliment - and congratulations on what I'm sure continues to be an amazing teaching career too.

[@justinwildridge4005]

Another really useful, accessible tutorial thanks Jono. The De-Esser is often a source of confusion amongst students and this brings excellent, practical clarity. Keep 'em coming!

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks so much, Justin. Glad to hear it was helpful.

[@TimmoMcGinn]

Loved the Buchanan white noise samples!

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Ha! I’m thinking it could become a full-time job. 😉

[@accraboi1]

Jono I’m very thankful for your efforts and dedication to enlightening us and showing us the power of Logic Pro. Looking forward for your masterclass on the new Logic Pro 11 version. God bless

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks so much. That's greatly appreciated. It's a busy time this end, in ways which will soon be revealed (!) but I'm very much looking forward to exploring Logic 11 with you guys in due course too.

[@rhicksmusic]

The very best explanation of de-essing out there. Nicely done. Can you do a video on football’s offiside rule with the same clarity 😊

[@jonobuchananmusic]

I can do that with even MORE clarity! A subject close to my heart. : ) Thanks for the kind words.

[@tommartin1130]

Brilliant Jono , always love your vids

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks Tom, much appreciated!

[@masbass1011]

Excellent explanation

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks.

[@mikeingrassia7505]

This is rad, I'm just beginning to experiment with vocal samples and there is so much to learn!

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thank you so much, Mike. I'm extremely grateful for your generosity.

[@dafamahendra2570]

Absolutely loved it! Easy to follow tutorial + the pluck kinda reminds me of Deadmau5

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks so much!

[@Neemo_X]

🙏thanks sir

[@jonobuchananmusic]

And to you!

[@JohnLynagh]

TDR Nova is a nice free alternative to do a smidge of de-essing as well, gives you a more visual eq representation. Thanks for the tips Jono.

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks so much for sharing that, John. Much appreciated as always.

[@TimmoMcGinn]

Did you consider running the de-esser twice… once for the s band and once for the ch? Tendancy to avoid automation here….

[@jonobuchananmusic]

You absolutely could do that, yes. One after the other.

[@jatsajatsa]

02:28 I only heard one 's' sound in that fragment. By "That kind of 's' sound'' you also mean a 'ch' or 'tch' sound ? "Affricates" I believe, they're called...as opposed to "sibilants"?

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Many thanks for that. Absolutely - as I hope my impromptu beat-box-'s'-sound-white-noise-vocal-demo showcased later in the video, tracking down a variety of frequencies which a De-Esser can address can be a tricky process!

[@MrTonycoll]

Hi Jono, I'm a new subscriber and I came across your videos. A big thank you, but...I have a small off-topic question that bothers me a lot and is a source of stress. I compose violin, string, or other instrument parts using the modwheel to manage dynamics. When I play the passage in question, everything is correct, but when I want to play the next part, the strings or violins no longer have any volume. Do I need to create a special region or raise the modulation volume? I'm a bit lost. thank's in advance

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Hi Tony. Thanks for your question and welcome to the Channel. Which library/plug-in are you using for your string arrangements? Generally, most libraries use a few controllers to let you oversee Dynamics and Volume levels - usually Modulation (CC1) for Dynamics and Expression (CC11) for Volume. So it could be that you need to create controller lines for both of those parameters if the Expression is resetting to zero (hence no volume) for some reason. Also - are you composing each new string voice on its own new Instrument track, or composing each one within a single instance of your String plug-in? Sometimes, conflicting data on the same MIDI Channel can cause problems too. If you're happy to send over some more details in answer to those questions, I'm sure we can find the problem. Also, do have a look here: kzbin.info/aero/PL6JM7SQmyRYz5eHmpztXLf-xUC6BhaxKn That's a playlist of videos I've made, all of which relate to working with orchestral sample libraries, so it may well prove useful to you too.

[@MrTonycoll]

@@jonobuchananmusic Hi Jono, Thank you very much for your quick response. I wanted to clarify that I compose and program each instrument on a different track: violin 1 on one track, violin 2 on another track, and so on. My issue concerns the volume controlled by the modwheel. Every time I program a part (for example, a cello part over 8 measures), the sound disappears when I continue writing another part. It seems that the modulation creates a fade-out at the end of the section, and I have to increase the modwheel volume again to continue with other parts. Is there a way to avoid this problem or to automate the modwheel volume reset for each new part? I have just on keyboard, Novation Launchkey. Thank you very much for your help. Best regards,

[@sonauris]

🤍🤍🤍

[@jonobuchananmusic]

Thanks!

[@W8RTH8R]

Logics de-esser is extraordinary. In a bad way...

[@Bittamin]

With the Logic 11 update it would’ve been pretty sick to see some legacy native Au utilities and effects like this get a much needed overhaul. We catch them intentionally spending time making sure the session instruments channels strips destroy CPU for no reason, LOTS of time to put into that… but ignoring the effects plugins that could benefit so much from even just a GUI change to make things more intuitive??? Nahhhh apple says leave it be

[@W8RTH8R]

@@Bittamin nothing to add here. Totally correct.