Meters (See page 14)

There are separate meters to indicate the ess-band level and the ess-band gain reduction amount.

The Status Block

DSR-1 Status Block

Preset Toggle Buttons

The PRESET up/down arrows, located just to the left of the preset window, enable you to scroll up or down through either the factory or user presets.

Tip: In most vocal recordings, there are usually a number of areas that could be improved with the DSR-1. However, there is not necessarily one overall optimum setting that will work throughout the track. Building user presets is a good way to have multiple De-esser settings that can be quickly accessed. You can then apply these settings to various regions of your track. There is no delay time in loading presets. You might try building performances by stacking user presets and toggling between them using the up/down arrows. These are located at the left side of the preset window. You could also insert a load preset event in the mix editor.

For example, you can quickly switch from a Verse Ess to Chorus Ess preset and back. This would eliminate problematic spots in your recording. Additionally, pressing the WRITE button automates your changes as part of the D8B session.

Note: See the section on the WRITE button for more information on how this works. The user preset list sorts alphabetically. If you want your user presets to come up in a certain order, use letters at the beginning of the preset names. (I.e. Aesss, Besss, Cesss, etc.).

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