jeffrey0603 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Anyone realised that when Matt says certain words that require the 'S' sound.... Example 'supermassive', 'desolation', 'thinks', 'same' Sounds very harsh on the ears when listening on earphones on blasting volumes. I was listening to SMBH and MoTP and my ears was dying. Especially during the verse when Matt sings 'so scattered almost' on MoTP. It justs kills my ears, or i should just lower my volume;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musecam123 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 It's worse on Exo-Politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QubiQ Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Isn't it because of the mastering on BHaR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shining_dark Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Isn't it because of the mastering on BHaR? I would say so, yeah. There are certain tools when mastering that just focus on the s's to make it less harsh. I don't have it so all my recordings suffer from it haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack259 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 You don't need any special/expensive tool to get rid of it, buy a pop shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadi Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Matt has a lisp i've started loving it and love it when he pronounces an S during interviews or in songs:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I fucking hate my lisp it's a curse D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I would say so, yeah. There are certain tools when mastering that just focus on the s's to make it less harsh. I don't have it so all my recordings suffer from it haha. De-essing has nothing to do with mastering, if you did use it on the master, you'd fuck up the entire mix Matt, like most vocalists, will use large diaphragm condensor microphones in the studio (I believe he uses an AKG C12), which often have a bump in the 7K-12K range, any sibilance will sound harsh and while there are tools to remove, if you are too harsh with them, the vocalist will end up sounding like they have a lisp, which is worse overall. So ultimately it's a balancing act. And you can't get rid of it with a pop shield, that's P's & B's, where you physically move air to create the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyndris Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Lol I didn't understand 1 single thing of what you just said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Lol I didn't understand 1 single thing of what you just said It's something called 'sibilance', basically with S's, C's, Z's, X's, you sort of have to hiss them, which up close to a microphone, doesn't sound too pretty, you can hear it in everyday speech. If the thread opener has only noticed this with Muse, then that person needs to start listening to more music, also needs to turn the music down when listening through headphones, will be doing shit loads of damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I've never noticed any mention-worthy sibilance in Muse songs... Haven't listened for it either though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Man Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 what about his pronunciation for "sawR" in Apocalypse Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originally_Symmetrical Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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