Some use “sidechaining” and “ducking” as identical terms, but I would differentiate them for clarity: SIDECHAINING means modulation of the destination track with a source track (e.g. Sidechaining is a part of versatile compression techniques family (there’re at least 5 of them that I know but I’m sure there are more).

So let’s dig it! SHORT TECH INTRO (and whatnot) For the latter - I guess you won’t rant and rave, re-reading things we already know pretty often brings extras to the table - happened dozens of times to me and still happening. Apart from that - new plugins are popping up on the market regularly so I’m giving it a shot, providing an overview of my own that hopefully would be of help both for the beginners and intermediate level producers. Still the catch-all and clear overviews happen not too often. Tons of pages on the subject have been printed through the years by dozens of sound producers and mix engineers.

It’s a somewhat finicky tech- but well worth it! Proper handling of this technique - is one of the things that separate the men from the boys (sorry gals, just a fixed phrase) so please read on if you like the backstory. Here are few examples of sidechain compression in action: or both).įor those in the know (and for those who not) – these days it’s pretty hard, almost impossible to find an electronic music track (low-end heavy as a rule) where there would be no single instance of sidechained compressor used. The subject of this article is pretty techy – and for this reason there is almost no chance to go informal and easy… still I’ll do my best not to make you driving up the wall… or nail-biting. #Tutorials The Ultimate Guide to Sidechain Compression in Ableton Live 9 Pump My Ride, Sidechain My Heart

How to sidechain in ableton