Bypass the de-esser from the chain

Remove the Aetherial De-Esser from your TX audio path without changing any of its settings. Bypassing is useful when you want to compare treated and untreated audio, or temporarily disable de-essing for a particular session.

Before you start

• AetherSDR must be open and the Aetherial Audio (TXDSP) processing chain must be visible.
• The DESS stage must already exist in the CHAIN widget. If the de-esser has never been enabled, the DESS stage may not be present — see Aetherial De-Esser overview.

Steps

1. Locate the CHAIN widget in the Aetherial Audio (TXDSP) container.
2. Find the DESS stage in the chain.
3. Single-click the DESS stage to toggle bypass on or off.

When bypassed, the entire de-esser tile renders at reduced opacity (55 % of normal). Single-clicking again re-enables it and restores the tile to full opacity. The ClientDeEssTxEnabled setting is updated immediately.

Tips

• Bypassing does not reset any knob values. Freq, Q, Thresh, and Amount all retain their current settings when you re-enable the stage.
• To adjust de-esser settings, open the Aetherial Audio Channel Strip rather than a separate editor window.

Related

• Aetherial De-Esser overview
• Sweep Freq to locate peak sibilance
• Set threshold just below the loudest 'S' peaks
• Dial Amount for the most transparent de-essing