Should You Be Using Sidechain Compression?
If you're new to Music Production you may have heard of Sidechain Compression.
But are you sure you know what that all entails and whether or not you should be utilizing it in your own mixes?
First things first, sidechaining is the process of using the output of one track in your project to control the action of a different track. This is all done using one thing, a compressor/limiter.
Important note: sidechaining can also be used with gates, but in this article we will specifically be discussing sidechaining with compressors/limiters. We will be touching on this in a future article, so stay tuned!
Most DAW’s today come equipped with compressors/limiters that will allow you to add a sidechain input.
For your own understanding, it would make life a whole lot easier to understand how a compressor/limiter works in general. However, you really don't have to get too in-depth when sidechaining.
Sidechaining can be used a few different ways in your productions, and you have the option of using it lightly or really slamming it!
Let's break it down below.
source https://www.aimm.edu/blog/how-to-use-sidechain-compression
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