How to Use Side-Chain Processing in Mixing and Mastering

How, why, when and where should you use sidechain dynamics processing? Justin Colletti gives you the overview of all the principles and common applications.

#mixing #sidechain #compression

[nekromachine]

Only clicked as I noticed you're representing with the old but gold Digidesign SMACK!
That is one of my favourite of the older Pro Tools only compressor plug-ins which I still love and use often.
I've never had any problems when it comes to making use of external sidechain inputs/keying inputs as I started on tape with outboard, therefore in order to get the most out of what one had to work with, every option was explored and exploited to the nth degree. I'll never forget getting my hands on a very nicely priced, used Valley people dynamite, that device which I still have and would never get rid of as it is as sentimental now to me as it is just a damned swiss army knife of VCA based dynamics manipulation.
Nowadays it is just mind-boggling what can be done/achieved via plug-ins that feature a sidechain input, the multi-band options which allow for utilizing a different filter/EQ on each band for example is something that'd take aeons to attempt to replicate using outboard.
Cheers Justin fella, all the best and the same to all.
Dean

[MrOnyxen]

Who said the voice has to be the only sound on a PodCast😉

Thanks for a great content!

[vocalproductionandeditings]

Very informative and great style of explaining it. Well done as always Justin C.

[mvh]

Side chain a delay or reverb using the vocal as the trigger. I’m not a huge fan of the kick causing a complete mix to pump which seems to be popular at the moment. Great information, thanks for sharing.
mvh

[guyneh]

I have a nice method regarding sidechain while mastering / mixing that might interest pepole here to try, when mastering squashed mixes or squashed music like some EDM genres or hip hop or metal, before the clipper and/or limiter, put a multiband compressor / expander , like the pro-mb by Fabfilter . set one band to the low frequncies as an expander and set it in sidechain to get triggered by your main bass element/main kick drum or short sine wave ghost triger (which allows much more control of the attack and relaease in the band settings) that appears when your main bass element is playing, after that set a band on the high end as a compressor and compress to your taste/refrence and add make up gain relative to your compression and set that also in sidechain to the same triger.

By doing that you can create a musical movement effect and balance the dynamic relationship between low end and high end and let the low end more room to breathe before it get squashed by the limiter

[gediminasjunda]

Good explanation thanks man! I needed that! 🥳

[Alan.Musical.Freak.Show.]

Amazing and inspiring as always! I like to sidechain using MSpectralDynamics from Melda Production, sometimes in mid side to let the vocals live in front of a wall of synths!

[rickyguitarman]

simple question: I have the Kick drum and Bass, where do i add the sidechain, on Kick track or bass track?

[dimenzeband]

i found this video really helpful! Thanks!

[DavidRice-ln]

I'm only wondering what's going on in my own stereo and how to manipulate it

[keithforrester]

Did I miss the link to old video in the DAW?

[DavidRice-ln]

How to cause compression in your car stereo???

[UncleBenjs]

I've noticed when I side chain to a compressor, the signal I'm sending to the side chain seems to bleed through into that channel, any idea why this is/how to avoid?

[Freaky_mix]

Can I pay for mixing breakthrough course in installments?

[nexusobserve]

Sometimes overdoing things is fun... pause to think about life. :P

[TheRealCalijokes]

Man I can’t find 1 single video of someone showing how to patch the side chain everyone just talks about it 😢

[samuelvoas]

There are some sibilance issues in this video. Still amazing content, though.