It’s a very powerful tool, is used way too much, but the sound does not get tiring. they’re using sidechain compression there to get that pump!”. You may now start to hear in all these song, “Oh. As you’ve seen, there’s lots of different ways to use side-chain compression, not just in dance, and not just in broadcast radio/tv. That’s it! - Part 3/3 of the Series is Complete!Īlright, so I hope that breaks down side-chain compression for you.

Many times very little is needed, but with this digital age, try lots to see how you like it, then dial it back to taste ).

And when the vocal stops talking, the synth will come back louder! Using side chain compression to duck the synth, when the vocal is played, can put the synth underneath the vocal for clarity. You’ve figured out it’s this one synth that is causing the clarity of the vocal from cutting through, but when you EQ it, it’s taking away from the sound you like. You’ve tried everything to get this vocal to stand out. Set your compression threshold below the peaking volume off the kick. The compressor is now activated by the routed kick signal. Open up the sidechain dropdown menu and select your kick as your input routing.

Making Vocals stand out against other instruments! Place the Fruity Limiter on your 808 channel switch to compression by activating the ‘Comp’ button on the interface.

A compressor works with a Threshold value. In part 3 of this side-chain compression tutorial series we cover: Sidechain compression: a special form of compression The difference between a compressor and a limiter A compressor is nothing more than an automatic volume control, that turns the sound down when it goes above a certain level. They achieve this with side-chain compression, and a slower release on the compressor. Something most people are not aware of, but allows you to hear clarity on the most important parts, the words! But you, of course, need to reduce the wrong levels of your kick and your bass to further better avoid muddiness with this sidechain technique below: First, you should route your kick, where you will have your Peak Controller to another insert of your mixer. The vocals become very prominent, and on top of the music, but when they stop talking, the music volume slowly rises back to normal volume nice and loud. Besides, using the gain in Fruity Limiter is like doing the right thing. If you have ever listened to commercials on television, music will be playing loud, but when a person starts talking, the volume suddenly ducks just underneath their voice. A Real Life Scenario of Sidechain Compression

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