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sidechain compression... the only way to go??
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piXan
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Posted : Jul 13, 2006 22:19
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hello. i ve been producing songs for some years now in cubase. about 2 years ago i found sidechain compression and found it an amazing method. so i started using it in every song. lately ive noticed that in some tracks it simply doesnt make the sound better, sometimes make it worse. my question is : does every track needs some sort of sidechain compression ( im talking about the kick and bassline by the way)???? or sometimes is better to stick just to other tools like EQ or individual compression?? or maybe is it my method of sidechaining which is not suitable for all tracks?? by the way im using a very "comfortable" way which is the TC sidechain/compressor combination....
thanx for ur input , is very much wellcome.
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orange
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Posted : Jul 13, 2006 23:02
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sideFXed
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Posted : Jul 14, 2006 00:03
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I'd suggest you a trigger based sidechain setup. it will give you more control, and you can use another waveform than a simple kick
this can be a sustained kick so the sidechain will trigger for the whole notelenght.
you can eq the trigger, best is to use the zap of the kick, highpassed frequencies will trigger faster.
you can use the trigger for more than just bassline ducking... route the trigger to your beats, pads, fx whatever.
ever asked yourself why your bassline sounds different during a break. the wobbly feeling is gone because there's no trigger. in that case a seperate trigger can help.
another complete different method is to use two bassline synths, one eq'ed normally without sidechain, the other with the same settings, but different eq settings. while the kick is playing, use slightly less low frequencies on these hits.
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shachar
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 14:52
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i almost never use this method .
i just make my bass & kick to fit each other.
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e-motion
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 15:37
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well, it depends on the type of bass and kick. sometimes a sidechain makes the kick hit too hard slowing the track a lil bit... just try with and without.
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Cannabis
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 16:30
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I found it usefull by sidechaining the Kick/Bass that one can adjust the amount of trigger/Ducking by adjusting the bus amount to be sent. This way you can fine tune the ducking.
A Q: what is you compression setting, when doing sidechaining for bass. Is there some special setting basics to consider?
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e-motion
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 17:14
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Cannabis
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 17:19
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On 2006-07-16 17:14, e-motion wrote:
try using a short attack and release...
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What about threshold and ratio?
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e-motion
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Posted : Jul 16, 2006 21:14
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