SibilanCe
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Re: SibilanCe
I don't think anything actually improves in your before/after mix. In fact, something that is quite different from the sibilance gets lost in the after section, even though I'm not quite sure what. It just sounds flatter, I guess. Maybe due to other changes in the mix...?
I don't see the big deal, anyway... this is pretty normal sibilance. The main issues I see is are due to performance and arrangement:
For illustration of the performance aspect, I just recorded the one phrase a bunch of times, with a bit of reverb slapped on to make it slightly comparable. (Didn't think to record breathy vocals, sorry)
PS. a way to alter the sound of the sibilance to something that may appeal to you more is to widen the shape of your mouth/lips.
I don't see the big deal, anyway... this is pretty normal sibilance. The main issues I see is are due to performance and arrangement:
- The "s" sounds at the ends of words are rather drawn out.
- There is little high-frequency content in the vocals, so the sibilance sticks out quite a bit
- The same is true for the rest of the arrangement: very low on high-frequency content, makes the sibilance stand out even more.
For illustration of the performance aspect, I just recorded the one phrase a bunch of times, with a bit of reverb slapped on to make it slightly comparable. (Didn't think to record breathy vocals, sorry)
PS. a way to alter the sound of the sibilance to something that may appeal to you more is to widen the shape of your mouth/lips.
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Re: SibilanCe
Hm, those are good points. Unfortunately I can't see how to get more of the high-frequency stuff without also changing the delivery - the singer is supposed to sound uncertain and wavery and so on in this song, because it's a very confusing situation that they're in. I could try putting more treble into the backing track, though, and try harder to reduce the length of the trailing esses.