Ignace Dhont wrote:

To make an exaggeration: there's a little trick with the sidechain to
to de-es vocals. Only nobody writes or tells about it, so every new
sound engineer must waste time and find it out for themselves.

Or ask Google...

It's been RAPped right down a few times in my sight.

I think using one's time to learn a craft is an ancient human concept,
worthy of practice. Nobody is going to learn _how to mix_ from a book.
Reading a sex how-to manual won't make one a fine lover; practice,
investigation and personal effort are necessary for one's education. A
book can show where are all the parts and descrive what might be done
with and to them, but it won't tell you when whatever is a good or bad
ideal.

--
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