If you use compressor which covers the whole audio frequency range, with make-up gain, (i.e. amplification), that’s going to exaggerate sibilance, which makes it sound harsssher.
The cure is a de-esser plugin, to reduce (not remove), sibilance.
If you use compressor which covers the whole audio frequency range, with make-up gain, (i.e. amplification), that’s going to exaggerate sibilance, which makes it sound harsssher.
The cure is a de-esser plugin, to reduce (not remove), sibilance.