AUDIO BASICS: Sidechain Compression HOW & WHY | SpectreSoundStudios TUTORIAL

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[NickyJamesTV]

man you remind me of my dad. And I havent hugged my dad in a long time.

[RudyAyoub]

Didnt think i could love you more but I was wrong

[phunniguy]

You can also sidechain a multiband compressor to duck only certain frequencies, like cleaning up low end clashes or making space in rhythm guitars for a solo track. Very useful in a pinch.

[KapowBand]

I'm loving this series. Every time someone has a question about audio I always point them in your direction. Never stop!

[gamma_noize]

Very nice!
But Sidechain Compression is one of the first things you learn, if you're doing EDM. ^^
So one word of advice to aspiring engineers:
Look to other genres and learn their techniques too. They might help you out a lot in what you're doing!

[boristsonev]

Your audio production vids just make me wanna sit behind my desk and start working! You're inspiring, man!

[isawazlan]

watching while drinking
taking notes so I don't forget
this is one of those videos that make your mixing 3x better

[rockerwill]

Oh my god so much makes sense now! I've never seen/thought of this technique before, and have gone to crazy lengths to get the same effect! Glenn, youre a legend mate, keep it up!

[pvampman]

Glen, Thanks for all you do with your channel. Thanks for all the tips, tricks and knowledge that you pass on to us. Super appreciated!

[thnksfrthvnm]

Glenn, the information in this video has opened up my recordings tenfold. It's astounding how much this technique cleans up the low end. Thank you for all you share with the world!

[KiltedTupiniquin]

Thanks Glenn!! Very informative. I knew about compression but never heard of sidechain compression before.

[nyanray]

Man, these videos are great. To the point, concise and informative. They're really helping me anchor and solidify stuff I've kind of learned over the years. Kudos!

[dougthemoleman]

I love that you provide specific examples in context, e.g. why you're changing the release time and by how much.

[haczabim]

1:26 I understand that concept! Finally the last and very simple key piece of the puzzle to understand sidechain compression

[TheIndignation]

Thanks so much for doing these tutorials - they're great! Side-chain compression is something I've never really taken advantage of, so this has got me thinking that I should try it out some more on some things.

[atarasu-ch]

This series is some of your best work, super helpful, thanks Glenn!

[NiCadHeliPilot]

Thanks, Glenn. To be honest, ever since I've started watchin' your vids (& you talkin' about sidechaining), I've often wondered "what exactly IS sidechaining?" & here's my answer.
Now, to go through a few of my older recordings & experiment with sidechaining on those.

[FinalBaton]

Wow! those two applications (on bass and on overhead) made a really big difference for the better! Didn't even knew this technique existed. Thanks for featuring this

[danosimp]

Amazing! Ive been having difficulty getting vox to sit nicely with a distorted 7 and 6 string. This technique worked great by side-chaining the guitars with the lead vox. Bamm! Thanks Glen!

[_war_cry]

Thanks man. Almost all my mixing knowledge comes from your videos. I have like 30 A4 size sheets filed till now with notes. And my mixes are starting to sound interesting. Thanks !