Production Compressor 4 sidechain!

[RaulGuerrero]

Hey !! anybody knows compressors with sidechian or key in function?

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

http://rapidshare.com/files/33669080/ALSideChain-Compressor-Xvid-MPEG4.rar

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5eep4inXYs[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlyntTZgdyc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_DcL5ocGEc[/youtube]

[NBHproduction]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

bombfactory, joemeek, elemental audio, urs, ssl, sonalksis....
but it is also important which software u use, because VST1(Steinberg)
doesn't support key in function....VST2 protocol in nuendo 4 supports it...other RTAS, AU also supports key in

[RaulGuerrero]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

thx bros! haha i use cubase!

[ShawnD64]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

new version of cubase offers side chaining....

[RaulGuerrero]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

really??? sounds good! i need look that

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

i use the sonalksis sc compressor, and right now can't tell a difference between the original and the side chained versions of the sound. Perhaps I'm not doing something right...i've got some more work to do with my drum programming and let you know when i finish my new track.

[rezno]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

The new Ableton 7 also got internall sidechaining in their compressors and gates.

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

be sure to watch for the threshold on your compressor when sidechaining, it has a tendency to make your basslines have a popping sound, and that's not good. I had to re record a bassline last night because of it.

[rezno]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

What do you mean by popping sound? If you mean distorted so that it crosses the 0dB border then I do not think that it can have anything to do with your threshold. Maybe you have your compressor on auto gain compensate (or something like that) . That could give plops, but not the value of your threshold.
I maybe not get the term popping sound
But even if that is the case, you do not record something with a sidechain channel already working. Normally you would record something first and then when you got the clean/dry audio track or loop then you start applying a sidechain routing.

You made me curious about what you are/were doing

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

i know that you don't record something like that bro.

It had to do with the threshold, but it was also due to the sound i used and it's release and decay rates that fucked up the sound...now fixed and sounding even better.

[rezno]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

Aaaiight its all good.

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

u got it bro, we are all here for the same reason...music.

so let's dance!

[NBHproduction]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

be sure to watch for the threshold on your compressor when sidechaining, it has a tendency to make your basslines have a popping sound, and that's not good. I had to re record a bassline last night because of it.

wtf are you talkin about???

what does threshold on sidechain got to do with it???

maybe your original track is recorded badly or you got make up gain to hi

sidechain is only used instead of fader riding....pushing a level down, when a external (key input) is present, so it is like you would push a fader down and back up on a bass track, when kick hits, for an example!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression

no offense bro, just to make thing clear!

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Compressor 4 sidechain!

each compressor that is worth it's weight has a threshold feature, and these make the compressor curve work in one way or another. And when you have it too tight it can make things get screwed up. Try using a Sonalksis SV-315 Compressor and then you'll know what i'm talking about.