# Narrator with NT1-A help equalise?

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**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/narrator-with-nt1-a-help-equalise/60388 "2021-02-17T18:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/trebor/32/45854_2.png) [@Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Trebor)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/narrator-with-nt1-a-help-equalise/60388/2 "2021-02-17T23:06:21Z")

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> … I suspect I can EQ out the “brightness” by suppressing 3khz onwards,  
> but any advice on getting a high quality production using this setup?

#1. Kill the fan, (it really is noticeable).  
#2. [Highpass filter](https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/high_pass_filter.html) 50Hz 48dB, alone it won’t produce an audible effect, but is necessary if you’re going to subsequently use threshold-dependent effects like compression / de-essing.  
#3. De-ess, (e.g. [desibilator](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/updated-de-clicker-and-new-de-esser-for-speech/34283/199) plugin), that attenuates the brightness only when you are sibilating.

Can de-ess using the high-band of a multi-band compressor plugin on its own.  
[Gmulti](https://www.gvst.co.uk/gmulti.htm) is a good free one which works in Audacity on Windows.  
(Currently only 32-bit versions of plugins work in Audacity on Windows, even of your Windows OS is 64-bit).  
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