Using DeBleed:Drums

Premium and Ultimate Edition Only

This feature is available in the Premium and Ultimate Editions only.

Acon Digital DeBleed:Drums is an advanced AI-powered plug-in that helps mixing engineers and studio professionals remove unwanted bleed from drum recordings. Designed to enhance clarity and streamline the mixing process, DeBleed:Drums ensures that engineers can achieve tight, professional drum mixes faster and more efficiently than ever before.

By intelligently isolating the intended drum sound from bleed caused by adjacent drums and cymbals, DeBleed:Drums preserves the natural character of the performance while significantly reducing the time spent on manual editing and gating.

The DeBleed:Drums user interface displays processing information and provides controls for the drum separation algorithm.

Visualization

DeBleed:Drums displays real-time information showing how the signal is being processed:

• The grey peaks indicate where the selected drum type has been identified in the signal.
• The red peaks indicate where mic spill is being removed.

• Trigger Threshold (dB)

The threshold value for drum hit detection is controlled with the slider on the left side of the visualization. Drum hits are detected when the isolated drum output level exceeds this threshold. Lower values detect more drum hits and hence reduce the amount of de-bleeding. Higher values result in stronger de-bleeding, at the cost of an increased risk of accidentally removing wanted drum hits.

Parameter Settings

• Drum Type

This control tells DeBleed:Drums which type of drum you are working with so that the correct AI model is applied. The available options are Kick Drum, Snare, Hi-Hat, Cymbals, and Toms. You can click the arrow buttons to change the drum type, or click the drum icon for a pop-up menu with direct access to all available drum types.

• Floor (dB)

Sets the maximum amount of spill reduction allowed. The default value of −60 dB allows the maximum reduction in mic bleed. Moving the control closer to 0 dB reduces the amount of spill removed.

• Sensitivity (%)

The sensitivity of the drum separation. Higher values lead to more signal being detected: positive values increase naturalness at the cost of additional spill, while negative values reduce spill at the cost of possible artifacts. It is recommended to start at 0% — at which the neural network operates as trained — and then adjust according to preference.