What is Sidechain

Mentalizer · Post by **Mentalizer** » 06 Mar 2011, 17:48

Hey, i know it is a stupid question, but i don't know what sidechain is

Can anyone of you tell me what sidechain is ?

battlejellyfish · Post by **battlejellyfish** » 06 Mar 2011, 17:51

Sorry, I can't explain to you, hope this video will help:

Almanac · Post by **Almanac** » 06 Mar 2011, 17:54

As far as I know, a sidechain is an automation of a channel volume to coincide with the beat. Daft Punk used it alot, it made that sort of "breathing" sound, like in One More Time.

French house producers started it I think, but then annoyances like Deadmau5 took over with it and made crappy boring mainstream house.

theekop · Post by **theekop** » 06 Mar 2011, 21:21

Sidechaining is when one sound makes place for another. If your kick is playing, and you´re sidechaining your synth to your kick (or the other way around

), the volume of the synth will go down to make place for the kick.

Post by **andytf** » 08 Mar 2011, 02:32

I see noob people.

IV · Post by IV » 08 Mar 2011, 05:59

^ LOL

Post by **Vioda** » 08 Mar 2011, 11:36

Check any Compressor

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 08 Mar 2011, 11:41

andytf wrote:I see noob people.

If you see noob people why not explain it then?

Post by **andytf** » 08 Mar 2011, 17:26

The question is really good: "What exactly is sidechain ?" - The answers were all fool's crap.

Anyways;

Sidechain is when an second sound source triggers something on the first sound source. Like if you have an weapon and ask it to somebody scream to you when he sees the enemy, to you pull the trigger. This is mostly used on dynamics, like compressors, gates, expanders... because it's more "useful" for mixdown and creative effects, but this kind of thing is used on vocoders, distortions, synths, mastering things...

Gearhead409 · Post by **Gearhead409** » 28 May 2012, 15:59

it's how I make reverse basses atm

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