Typically, you will want to sidechain the bassline or the kick drum to other elements in your mix, such as pads or synths.
Step 1: Choose the tracks you want to sidechainīefore you begin sidechaining, you need to decide which tracks you want to use. This creates a pulsing effect that is particularly effective on elements like kick drums and basslines.
The compressor then reduces the volume of the track it's applied to when the sidechain input is present. When you apply sidechain compression, the compressor is triggered by the signal from another track, known as the sidechain input. This technique is used to create rhythmic pumping effects and to make elements in a mix stand out. Sidechain compression is a mixing technique that involves using the volume of one track to control the compression of another. In this blog post, we will go over how to sidechain in FL Studio 21, step by step. It allows you to create pumping and groovy rhythms by using the volume of one track to control the compression of another. Sidechain compression is a powerful mixing technique that has become ubiquitous in modern electronic dance music.
