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Umlaaat · 21st July 2004

Since reading about sidechain compression for kick to bass, i've been experimienting with this and wonder:

Is this the norm for mixing low end?

The basic premise of this is that the kick triggers the compressor to work on the bass, thereby making a clearing for the kick.
I've tried it the other way around and can't really seem to hear any kind of change.

A problem I've got with this method is the pumping that happens to the bass after recovering from a kick trigger.. Is this avoidable at all?

I guess this wouldn't be used in all applications, so another method that i've gathered is have each on its own freq. plane, scoop low out of the kick and have it made up on the bass...

But as far as sidechaining goes... what other ways would it be used for?

21st July 2004	#1
Umlaaat Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,103 Thread Starter	Kick and Bass via Sidechain Compression as well as general Low End Theory Since reading about sidechain compression for kick to bass, i've been experimienting with this and wonder: Is this the norm for mixing low end? The basic premise of this is that the kick triggers the compressor to work on the bass, thereby making a clearing for the kick. I've tried it the other way around and can't really seem to hear any kind of change. A problem I've got with this method is the pumping that happens to the bass after recovering from a kick trigger.. Is this avoidable at all? I guess this wouldn't be used in all applications, so another method that i've gathered is have each on its own freq. plane, scoop low out of the kick and have it made up on the bass... But as far as sidechaining goes... what other ways would it be used for?