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Originally Posted by Mark Warren

Basically if you're processing your mix without the sidechain, the compressor is seeing the bass and it's triggering the compressor, usually creating unwanted pumping.

So basically you could first eq your mix and cut out the bass until the compressor is acting the way you want it, and you can do this with plug-in eq's or hardware eq's, etc.

Then this eq'd mix is the one you send to the sidechain, and you do that by mult'ing your main mix. So you could set up some sends on your master fader (not sure what you're using to play the mix) and on those sends you insert the eq to cut out all the bass, and then feed that to the sidechain input on your compressor.

When the sidechain is engaged the compressor is now acting on your main mix, but reacting to what is coming in the sidechain. Once you have it set up just keep manipulating the eq until the compressor is having the desired effect on your mix without pumping to the bass like it was before.

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