Author Topic: Best way to add a side chain compressor to just the low end? (Read 7895 times)

JunoDivided · « **on:** January 13, 2016, 04:27:29 pm »

Hey guys I am wondering what you guys do to side chain the low end of a bass but not the mids. Currently Im making 2 layers of an audio effect rack in ableton and do a high and low pass filter cutting off at around 300 hz. This works pretty well but the bass isn't as punchy now.

Artless Venture · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2016, 06:44:40 pm »

Hi JunoDivided,
I am using a free multiband compressor called 5ROCERY, it let's you feed in a external signal and even adjust the band crossover frequencys, I'm absolutely in love with this thing.

Artless Venture

VOIID · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2016, 08:13:14 am »

Volume Shaper 4

Xan · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2016, 02:12:48 pm »

If you're an ableton user, couldn't you just use ableton multiband compressor or create a grouping with another multiband EQ and compress just the low end?

dslyecix · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2016, 03:01:08 pm »

I'm still a noob so maybe this isn't the best way, but I would start by linking a peak controller with an EQ to duck the appropriate frequencies of the sound. Then you won't have to worry about your split audio sounding different from your original when recombined.

svnteen · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2016, 05:05:02 am »

Do what Xan said. Make an audio effect rack with 3 multiband compressors. Solo the highs, mids, and lows on each one respectively. Then put the sidechain compression on the low band multicomp.

Ferio · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2016, 01:18:14 pm »

Quote from: VOIID on January 14, 2016, 08:13:14 am

Volume Shaper 4

This :-)

deathy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2016, 03:59:31 pm »

If you're only going to sidechange the lows, don't create a three channel effect, just two channel, bass in first, other two in second. Even when left at zero, separated EQs like that will color the sound where they crossover, so avoid having unnecessary EQs on your channels.

My standard side chain bass cut in Ableton looks like:

GROUP
+ 0db --- Low EQ | Compressor
+ 0db --- Mid+Hi EQ

Author Topic: Best way to add a side chain compressor to just the low end? (Read 7895 times)

JunoDivided

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VOIID

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