EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SIDECHAINING | Simplified

I divulge on everything I know about the sidechaining. From beginner steps such as manual ducking and advanced tricks such as filtered sidechaining, sidechaining return FX and useful tools such as Devious Machines Duck, LFO Tool and Trackspacer, I show you the A-Z of sidechaining.
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0:00 Intro
1:14 Level 1.1 Manual Ducking
4:26 Level 1.2 LFO Tools
6:19 Level 2.1 Sidechain Compression
9:24 Level 2.2 Filtered Sidechain
12:42 Level 3.1 Advanced Sidechaining
13:46 Level 3.2 Trackspacer
15:49 Level 3.3 Ducking Return FX - Reverb
17:05 Ducking Ducking Return FX - Delay
18:03 Ducking Return FX - Parallel Compression
19:35 Conclusion

[@STRANJAH]

Favourite Compression VST? 😈

[@thernandez81]

I think my favorite compression VST would be the one most useful for the task 🤘🏼

[@alejandrogr9516]

I guess it depends on the material. It is assumed that for the typical kick bass sidechain it is better to use a volume control rather than a compressor. In ableton I use an envelope follower that I map to a utility. I also use Trackspacer that I can control the frequencies that interest me.

[@djtrixydnb4768]

Cubase 10 stock compressor & fabfilter pro-c

[@telemonofficial6924]

FL Studio's stock Maximus does awesome job. And it's not only a compressor (a multiband one as well); it also works as a limiter, maximizer etc. Suitable for a lot of different things. But as people said here - the best one is the one that gets its job done :)

[@SkorpionDnB]

Pro c 2

[@ezra_guyll]

Stranjah! You are by far my favorite producer. You break things down in such a comprehensive and easily digestible way. I’ve learned so much just in the last month of watching you, appreciate all the great work man. You a legend

[@STRANJAH]

Most welcome Man!

[@BenJoel2007]

Kick-start 2. Massive upgrade from the first one. Great for ducking & sidechain.

[@woozie32]

I thought I know all about sidechaining, however the trick with ducking reeverb and delay was new for me, thanks!

[@posture8327]

Using FL studio. Most of my sidechaining is done manually via volume automation clips. Most important is the sub bass mixer channel vol. Typically ill make one nice little unique notch in the automation, then turn snap off on the playlist grid. Then ill go along and kinda guess where the kick lies. So sometimes its slightly off, early or late. But i love this because it makes it feel live and not so rigid.. Cheers! 🤙🏼

[@RolledInARaw]

Thank you so much for your videos. Showed me things I haven't seen before.

[@MrLordjonathan]

This is so helpful and inspiring. Thank you Stranjah !

[@beatek3912]

Thank you for everything you do stranjah, truly a gem to the community... been waiting for this one

[@sjfarrell2.03]

Great video, Alan. Taming reverb and delay through compression is gold 👍

[@agentm00se]

nice to have all these different approaches consolidated into one video, thanks bro :)

[@electronCdj]

I needed this so much. Thanks Stranjah!

[@resonatingergonomicsdnb2426]

Absolute essential tutorial and explained well. Glad you did this one. Good to have some tutorials that help inch towards cleaner mixdowns.

[@waypoint4824]

The last tip is so creative!!

[@OperculumAudio]

I was thinking about doing a sidechain video on breaking down simple to more complex sidechain techniques, but you did it perfectly! Thanks for the vid, the last portion was very helpful.

[@pilousudbackline9533]

Thank you mate to made it clear at some point , you nailed it

[@Golokamusic]

Top tutorial as expected.

[@chronicvibrations]

This is the most comprehensive sidechaining tutorial I've come across, your vids help me so much keep doing your thing!! 💪🤙

[@Aotearolla]

The ducking of the NY compression is a great idea!

[@dafunkycanuck]

Very informative video, Stranjah! I especially liked the snare/tambourine technique. I will try this with Mother Ducker on my MPC One. Big up!

[@worksofein6449]

I randomly found your channel a few days ago and really enjoy what you do. Totally gonna start incorporating these ideas and sounds into my metal and industrial productions. My sister and her friends used to listen to a lot of these styles back in the 90's but I never knew what it was called so couldn't track the sounds down.

[@curtgavin7845]

Getting proper Phace & Rockwell - Rat Race vibes on the break in the last example there Stranjah 🤙

[@fawkzzmusic3712]

Your videos are so helpful my dude 🥰🥰🥰

[@u02tfb]

Made me go dig out my origin unknown vinyl for some reason 😉 Sick video dude. Love the way you explain stuff

[@KORUZUKI]

hello, finally you made it, so much thank you...as a non native in english all DAWs, plug ins , instruments etc. is lil bit complicated to me and you always are able to explain it to me like to an ....child that i actually am in music production. ONE MORE TIME, thank you

[@waypoint4824]

Awesome video! I mostly use dynamic EQ to sidechain specific frequencies :)

[@osm013]

This is comprehensive material, very useful. I noticed that you have RMS mode of default Ableton Comp. I dont use Ableton but I will prefere peak mode or set RMS window to low value if possible, for sidechaining.

[@beanmachine8509]

Stranjah you legend. Literally came onto youtube annoyed with how messy my inverse match EQing automation was getting with a new track, then I come across this and just discovered that TrackSpacer! :D

[@STRANJAH]

Great tool!

[@OscarMcDonaldTV]

Best Electronic producing channel out! would love to see you do a sound design tutorial on something like Bassboys's thru your mind!

[@RandomPlayThing]

GREAT video!

[@drewgermaine5935]

Excellent tuturial. Subscribed.

[@STRANJAH]

Thanks for the sub!

[@sedrichadenough8322]

Your such a legend

[@andrewgrainger2416]

Golden Information 👌👌👌

[@HanselRhodes]

My fav plugins for sidechain compresion are: Trackspacer for mixing Pro C for more creative uses. Kickstart for classic 4 on the floor ducking

[@jrt2316]

This is great. Really useful! Please please please do one on mid/side eq.

[@MrLordjonathan]

Thanks

[@countorringtonludlow5211]

Fun sidechain tip to piggyback off these. Put m4l envelope follower on a sound and assign the map button to the volume (or anything) of another track and invert settings.

[@STRANJAH]

Good trick!

[@HotraOfficial]

Holy shit never know the filter section of the compressor could be that much helpful. Thank you!

[@artfactmusic8947]

Thanks for this boss

[@mrclark44]

Thanks!

[@STRANJAH]

Thank you for your donation Michael!

[@7hurtz89]

I don't even use this DAW. Even saying that, these tutorials are real good, very easy to digest.

[@bigupz6818]

Legend!! 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[@JamesParatiiArts]

brilliant! thank you heaps Stranjah for demystifying "side chaining" for an old man like me hahahha

[@MRDUKG]

You da man... !!!!

[@OperculumAudio]

I like the last idea of compressing the parallel compression portion so that only the portions after the kick and snare come through. I noticed that on one portion, you had some New York Compression and added a High Pass Filter. Lately I've been doing a lot of parallel compression to my entire drum bus, to achieve a punchier sound. On my Parallel Compression Bus, I tried doing a High Pass Filter like you, however, when combined with the original signal (Main Drum Bus), this causes phasing issues and screws up the entire sound. Do you know of a way around this so that the Main Drum Bus and New York Compression Bus can be combined together, with a HPF on the NY Compression Bus without causing phase issues? Thank you. (I also tried using Linear Phase EQ but this causes Latency issues and the pre ringing effect which is undesirable). Thanks Stranjah

[@DJLouda]

Id love to know more about the goal we are looking for when sidechaining, i get ducking, making room for sounds etc, but when do you over do it? I assume its all to personal taste. Second, parallel compression, im so lost, what is it, what is the goal, what does it do to help enhance my track? Thanks again, i did learn alot from this video, but as you know, there are always more questions lol, big up!

[@buzzandjim4265]

Yesyes

[@Alldogarefromthemoon]

When’s the roller template coming out 🥺

[@miguelwelanetz534]

How’d you make the automation bend like that

[@djsubliminalreeve]

people forget you can side chain stuff like pianos ato make the melody stand out against like an atmospheric background of pads.

[@riezzo1350]

Ableton built in compressor aand pro q 3

[@mirceastaicu4131]

Why do we need Duck/Bass when Multiband Dynamics does exactly that?

[@1995dlink]

Someone said my bass was too steep. What does that mean?

[@taljones1]

The new Star Wars movies are terrible. Kind of like FL Studio. Whoops....I meant Fruity Loops. Try using a real DAW today! ProC2, stock if you have to. Waves ok. LFO Tool is where it's at.

[@dylvasey]

I thought Daft Punk invented the technique?

[@unrussleablejimmies4428]

Well, ill be ducked...