Best sidechain in reason 10

[howtobecalm]

I don't usually post on this forum but I want to suggest a FREE that NOBODY ever mentions.

Distort Chain : https://www.propellerheads.com/shop/rac ... ion-chain/

It has a follower section.
1. You route whatever input signal you want in the back.
2. Go to the little "F" on the top left corner
3. The higher you turn up the input on the follower section, the more pronounced the pumping will be.
4. Set your attack and release to taste.
5. Go to the "M" right below the "F"
6. Click on the little button right next to the "Vol" setting
7. In layman's terms, theres 3 settings here: orange, green, and blue. Turn the blue one all the way to the left (or down).
Voila

I'll be honest, I didn't know this RE existed up until about a week ago or so. I was considering buying a new RE just to get a "snappier" sidechain effect. Not that the ones stock in Reason aren't good enough.. I just noticed they all have their own "sound." Don't let the way it looks nor the amount of steps fool you. I genuinely feel it sounds great and was surprised I never even heard of it. The video on the page gave me a rough of idea that it was even possible.

I didn't end up spending any money, that's always a plus.
Sorry if I resurrected a dead thread. But I feel people need to know about this.
Let me know if this was useful to anybody.

sounds cool is this a good way ?

[ortxedys]

I don't usually post on this forum but I want to suggest a FREE that NOBODY ever mentions.

Distort Chain : https://www.propellerheads.com/shop/rac ... ion-chain/

It has a follower section.
1. You route whatever input signal you want in the back.
2. Go to the little "F" on the top left corner
3. The higher you turn up the input on the follower section, the more pronounced the pumping will be.
4. Set your attack and release to taste.
5. Go to the "M" right below the "F"
6. Click on the little button right next to the "Vol" setting
7. In layman's terms, theres 3 settings here: orange, green, and blue. Turn the blue one all the way to the left (or down).
Voila

I'll be honest, I didn't know this RE existed up until about a week ago or so. I was considering buying a new RE just to get a "snappier" sidechain effect. Not that the ones stock in Reason aren't good enough.. I just noticed they all have their own "sound." Don't let the way it looks nor the amount of steps fool you. I genuinely feel it sounds great and was surprised I never even heard of it. The video on the page gave me a rough of idea that it was even possible.

I didn't end up spending any money, that's always a plus.
Sorry if I resurrected a dead thread. But I feel people need to know about this.
Let me know if this was useful to anybody.

sounds cool is this a good way ?

For me its all about how it sounds. All sidechains have a different sound depending on the compressor and I like the sound of this one. You can get a harsh pumping sound out of it. Like, you can have it duck all the way to -0db. Its fairly quick to accomplish once you know what you're doing.

I would suggest you try it out. It is free after all. It wont cost you anything.

[howtobecalm]

sounds cool is this a good way ?

For me its all about how it sounds. All sidechains have a different sound depending on the compressor and I like the sound of this one. You can get a harsh pumping sound out of it. Like, you can have it duck all the way to -0db. Its fairly quick to accomplish once you know what you're doing.

I would suggest you try it out. It is free after all. It wont cost you anything.

could u set save up a little template to show me if u have time cheers bud

[howtobecalm]

sounds cool is this a good way ?

For me its all about how it sounds. All sidechains have a different sound depending on the compressor and I like the sound of this one. You can get a harsh pumping sound out of it. Like, you can have it duck all the way to -0db. Its fairly quick to accomplish once you know what you're doing.

I would suggest you try it out. It is free after all. It wont cost you anything.

im trying it out but i dont know exactly how to use it this way sounds ibteresting i want to learn it so what routes in the back the kickdrum ?

[ortxedys]

For me its all about how it sounds. All sidechains have a different sound depending on the compressor and I like the sound of this one. You can get a harsh pumping sound out of it. Like, you can have it duck all the way to -0db. Its fairly quick to accomplish once you know what you're doing.

I would suggest you try it out. It is free after all. It wont cost you anything.

im trying it out but i dont know exactly how to use it this way sounds ibteresting i want to learn it so what routes in the back the kickdrum ?

Im considering making a video about it. I'll keep you posted on when I put it up. Sometimes its easier to just show people.

[howtobecalm]

im trying it out but i dont know exactly how to use it this way sounds ibteresting i want to learn it so what routes in the back the kickdrum ?

Im considering making a video about it. I'll keep you posted on when I put it up. Sometimes its easier to just show people.

a template would do me lol i could see how you wired it but a video would be awesome thanks

[El-Maniaque]

I refresh the plot because I faced a sidehain problem in my finished spacesynth-style track. I want the kick not to overlap with the bass too much in frequency and I don't know how to make the sidehain good. The bass plays with short sixteenths in time signature 4 /. How to make Pump or Synchronous compress only when the kick is playing and when the bass itself is left intact.

Regards

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I refresh the plot because I faced a sidehain problem in my finished spacesynth-style track. I want the kick not to overlap with the bass too much in frequency and I don't know how to make the sidehain good. The bass plays with short sixteenths in time signature 4 /. How to make Pump or Synchronous compress only when the kick is playing and when the bass itself is left intact.

Regards

Just shape the bass using Sweeper or Synchronous

[jam-s]

I refresh the plot because I faced a sidehain problem in my finished spacesynth-style track. I want the kick not to overlap with the bass too much in frequency and I don't know how to make the sidehain good. The bass plays with short sixteenths in time signature 4 /. How to make Pump or Synchronous compress only when the kick is playing and when the bass itself is left intact.

Regards

You could use an actual sidechain input on a compressor instead of a time based ducker/pumper.

[El-Maniaque]

I am just starting my adventure with sidehain. How to combine it? My drums are done in redrum on patterns. Each instrument is channeled redrum to a separate mix channel. I have the bass from a combinator based on an arpeggiator. How to connect it with cables? Mixchannel with a dynamic range stick in the bass mixchannel? And turn on the SSL compressor on the bass channel or something else? I'm lost here.

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I am just starting my adventure with sidehain. How to combine it? My drums are done in redrum on patterns. Each instrument is channeled redrum to a separate mix channel. I have the bass from a combinator based on an arpeggiator. How to connect it with cables? Mixchannel with a dynamic range stick in the bass mixchannel? And turn on the SSL compressor on the bass channel or something else? I'm lost here.

Turn the rack around. Send the parallel output of your kick drum to the sidechain input of your bass. Turn on the compressor on the SSL. Usually set the compressor at a fast attack and low threshold, adjust the release as required.

[El-Maniaque]

I am just starting my adventure with sidehain. How to combine it? My drums are done in redrum on patterns. Each instrument is channeled redrum to a separate mix channel. I have the bass from a combinator based on an arpeggiator. How to connect it with cables? Mixchannel with a dynamic range stick in the bass mixchannel? And turn on the SSL compressor on the bass channel or something else? I'm lost here.

Turn the rack around. Send the parallel output of your kick drum to the sidechain input of your bass. Turn on the compressor on the SSL. Usually set the compressor at a fast attack and low threshold, adjust the release as required.

Yeah !!1 it works Big thx