SideChain Like A Pro with Ableton Live 8 Compressor - Setting the PERFECT Release EVERY TIME !

[@zaneharrington7366]

I'm so glad you're video popped up just as I was able to give in. I have spent hundreds of dollars as a new producer wondering why the hell I get clicks from the normal Ableton compressor Ive purchased 3rd party devices like LFO tool and Volume shaper and the problem was still there! I'm glad I can now build my template using this in the box side chain method to save CPU and that will make that will make my drums super Effing crispy. I've spent soooooo long trying to figure out the best way to side chain and had been doing my head in, it's so simple but can really make or break your mix and in my opinion is very powerful in making any EDM style.Hands down best video on Ableton side chain there is on KZbin I hope everyone gets as much out of this video as I did! THANK YOU - new sub for sure!

[@BigJerr]

boom no need to spend more money !

[@coryupton669]

Big Jerr,I love your teaching style. Your videos are fun to watch. Thank you for your service to the music community.

[@BigJerr]

makes me happy - let me know if there are videos you'd like to see maybe ill do it :)

[@athornsound304]

Nice work. This video explains what many Ableton producers are losing sleep over. We want to keep the sidechaining done with in-house plugins (save CPU) and use the power and ease of Ableton. When other videos even talk about dummy clips I shut them off because deep down I knew the answer wasn’t so ridiculous and time consuming. Thank you.

[@BigJerr]

well said !

[@voidedalter]

I just wanted to say thank you for this video. I always dreaded the tedium of LFOtool or Volumeshaper to get sidechain compression that didnt suck. I've been doing it the hard way for years, but no more!!

[@BigJerr]

so happy this worked for you !

[@richml1992]

I just heard about sidechaining for the first time last week and have been reading up on it, but this is definitely the clearest description that I've come across. Bonus points for Ableton. Instant subscribe.

[@BigJerr]

so happy it helped!

[@hannahbackward]

Right on! I recently bought Kickstart 2 because no one explained Ableton's SC capabilities correctly to me. Kickstart 2 I bought because it seemed really simple compared to ShaperBox's not-compatibility with Ableton.

[@Ill06Taco]

BigJerr does it again. So glad for your channel!

[@BigJerr]

happy it helped

[@Joeman7890]

I just tried this today and it worked awesome on the song I was working on. I slowed down some of the attack settings on the Live 10 compressor until it got rid of clicks and it seemed to work too (around 2 or 3ms attack time), I haven’t gotten around to installing the Live 8 compressor, a tutorial on that would be helpful. Thanks so much

[@BigJerr]

you dont need a tutorial for that just download it with the link i provided then drag it from your downloads folder to your ableton session. drag a copy into your user library so its there for future use. and i woudl HIGHLY recommend taking the 6 mins and doing it youll thanks me !

[@popwa6977]

Thank you it's ultra well explain ... very good work!

[@DJLeeStreet]

really good explanation and good energy throughout cheers Dude all the way from the UK !!

[@BigJerr]

dope so glad it helped!

[@kaydenoskins413]

You deserve so many more subscribers.

[@michaelduff2382]

Thanks so much for this, easily the best tutorial on sidechaining in ableton

[@sarabsingh5]

this video is sooo dope. some serious knowledge in here, and so good to know re the Live 8 compressor. thank you for this brother!!

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Thanks you have always had pros with my SC not doing what I wanted!

[@BigJerr]

glad it helped

[@endrek3967]

who the fuck presses the thumbs down....omg people need to get a life and end up being so unhappy !! this tutorials are always gold!!

[@squidcatbass]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the download

[@BigJerr]

of course

[@chimpit7913]

Thanks again man! What is the purpose of using delay tables to set release times?

[@BigJerr]

so it actually releases and "pumps" with your song !

[@endrek3967]

thank you bro!! much appreciate your help and time :)

[@BigJerr]

of course happy it helped

[@paul6925]

That was a great explanation. The only thing is I don’t understand why you would sidechain everything? In EDM tutorials I only see them putting it on the bass line

[@BigJerr]

well 1. to my knowledge most EDM artists side china or volume duck everything to the kick and snare and 2. I love a strong kick and snare :)

[@paul6925]

BigJerr I realized that later by watching more tuts. I guess the other ones were just focused on how to do it on bass

[@ryanwalters6659]

amazing tutorial and i would love to use but why can't i drag this into abelton 10/ find in my library? Mac user

[@BigJerr]

literally drag it from your downloads folder right onto your track and then from your track to your user library

[@koningvaro7298]

Amigo thank you very much!! Great channel and info

[@vaughnburton4521]

Maaaan excellent video 🔥🔥🔥

[@BigJerr]

thanks means alot

[@Duaqurancentral]

thank you for the video

[@alessandrotorres3537]

Hi! Today I tried it and it works fine but for some reason my 808s and melodies are clicking whenever the sidechain comes in. How can I fix that?

[@BigJerr]

simple use the live 8 compressor

[@alessandrotorres3537]

BigJerr I see, I had trouble importing it to Ableton, whenever I decompressed the zip file the adv. file would pop up far a few seconds and then disappear, do you know how can I fix that?

[@mpchead621]

thanks for this tutorial. i tried dragging the file that came in the zip right onto a track but it's not landing, i'm getting the circle with the / through it... using ableton 9 suite... any ideas?

[@MultiOpposites]

What if you’re sidechaining the bass to the kick? Is it still important to use the SC function of the kick to focus on just the click? Won’t this cause low end clashes between the tail of the kick and the sub? Assuming your release setting for the compressor is short enough.

[@Wolfishhippo1]

once you download it and run with ableton where does the live 8 compressor end up? i searched it in my audio effects and it doesnt come up. someone help? it didnt ask me where to install it or anything just like a normal live pack it just installs with ableton and then it should be available in audio effects so what's my problem here?

[@theok9472]

How do you get the file of the compressor into a project? I mean do I have to transfer it in a specific file inside Live, as I might do with some MIDI softwares for example?

[@BigJerr]

just drag it from your downloads folder directly into the session

[@seanpal9374]

Thanks!

[@Nedvio]

What do I have to do for the Live 8 compressor to show up in Live 10?

[@BigJerr]

drag it in

[@dangayle]

Wouldn't routing every track through the same channel force Ableton to use only one processor thread, making your computer run out of CPU?

[@anotherpuppet]

Sorry to be a turd, I noticed that in this set you have the kick and hats etc on seperate tracks. In the drop science set you have all the percussion on the one rack/track yet only the kick and snare trigger the compressor and the hihats, clicks, dont. How did you do that? 😛

[@bryanhingerton3766]

Why did you choose the delay time for 1/16 ?

[@BigJerr]

just sounded good to me, like i said in the video you can choose any from the list - there all correct ! up top you what you like for your track :)

[@williamshea535]

Hey thanks for the great tutorial. Very useful, however I still get some very audible clicking coming thru using this method. I also noticed that especially using the 10ms lookahead, i get some weird phasing happening with the click that interferes with the higher end of the kick itself. Any solutions for this issue? PS I am using Live 9 compressor

[@BigJerr]

hey glad you liked it, so you said your geting a click...you HAVE TO use the LIVE 8 compressor for your sound to be Click Free - you can set your compressor the exact same but by simply using the Live 8 compressor it will fix the issue with the click ! try it i provided a link to where you can download !

[@williamshea535]

@@BigJerr I downloaded it and there was nothing in the file, also the permissions stated that you would have access to view, change or delete my youtube vids? whats up with that?

[@BigJerr]

@@williamshea535 yeah thats just tone den kinda sucks maybe I won't use that anymore

[@Xopher30]

dumb question - how to install live 8 compressor?

[@BigJerr]

just drag it into yoru ableton session (save it in your user library)

[@ortofon88]

I'm trying to download but it says that you want to have access to my KZbin channel/have access to permanently DELETE my videos...or else I can't download. WTF??

[@rubenvanderdoes3761]

nice

[@omzho2378]

F*k Yeah bruh this shit solid thank you~

[@xczm225]

daaaamn man! I like u!

[@BigJerr]

thanks man so glad it helped

[@2ndperspective418]

dude im having a hard time finding the tempo to a song i want to record on i got from youtube. Why the hell is finding the tempo of a song so damn hard in ableton? can you do a video on this please. i downloaded a instrumental from youtube and it doesnt tell me the tempo so i use tap tempo but everytime i tap the tempo the instrumental readjust to the tap and becomes out of sync. SMH

[@BigJerr]

your over thinkng it - just take your track into session view - launch it as a clip then hit the tap tempo button :)

[@BigJerr]

warping on the other hand can be a pain if you dont know how - just putting it out there i do 1-1 lessons if you ever need help

[@2ndperspective418]

@@BigJerr thanks!!

[@michaelduff2382]

Alternatively, in arrangement view you can just open the clip and turn off warping

[@pedroavellaneda2778]

Why i can’t see this video :(

[@BigJerr]

i have no idea

[@LawrenceAaronLuther]

The compressor is legit right?Ive got a live suite licence but does Ableton not offer legacy downloads? It seems sketch that I would dl a live plug-in from a place besides Ableton

[@BigJerr]

either use the link i provided or do a google search - its not hard to find :)

[@StendhalRecords]

How can i install it? it doesnt make me load it in Live 9.6. any trick ?

[@BigJerr]

lol drag it into your session

[@spinEbO]

Isnt this all just common sense?

[@BigJerr]

I guess everythings easy when you know how...I'm just here trying to help those in need:)

[@spinEbO]

@@BigJerr Right, sorry I just realized it sounded kinda condescending

[@BigJerr]

its ok man, glad you were already in the know, i just hope this video can help others get there too !

[@spinEbO]

​@@BigJerr I got an even better tip, or two inf act. One is using LFO tool, but it's another VST one needs to buy. My other solution is send the Midi that the kick receives to another channel that has a very simple Operator. In that OP you can set the attack, decay, release of said note, so it always plays with the kick. Then you mute it, BUT you can use this one Operator click/beep as a side chain source for whatever you want. That means that not only can you also modify how loud that thing is when it triggers the side chain, but you can give it some sustain, a very short release, a longer one, whatever you want. Makes things easier especially if the kick isn't the final version, else you'd have to do it all over again.

[@BigJerr]

@@spinEbO thats all so much extra work - if you just understand how to use the compressor you dont have to do all that - thats the point of this video

[@anthonymaloney6838]

toneden.io wants access to my KZbin account with permission to delete my videos, comments, and ratings? I can't download without giving them those permissions. Keep the compressor dude.

[@BigJerr]

yeah thats lame im not gonan do that anymore just download it from google its free