On condensers, try to keep the distance between the singer’s mouth and the capsule of the microphone at around 8 inches. Don’t place the microphone too close to the singer’s mouth: Vocalist singing around two fists (8 inches) away from a condenser microphone. The age old recording cliche says “get it right at the source.” I can’t argue with that. One of the best ways to reduce sibilance in your vocal tracks is to capture less sibilance in the first place. Tackling Sibilance in the Recording Stage: I’m going to share some of my favorite de-essing tricks which can be used both during the mixing, and recording stages.
“De-Essing” is the process of reducing the level of these sibilant sounds in order to make the vocal sound more pleasant. In other words, they make your mixes hard to listen to.
Sibilance is the common name for some of the harsh sounds in the human voice such as “s,t,ch,th”. If not dealt with correctly, these sounds will cut through a mix in a very painful way. Over-sibilance is a problem with most recorded vocal tracks. Death To Sibilance: A Simple Guide To De-essing Vocals – By Thomas Brett
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