Middleman


Good sources above but just a couple of comments.

1. Can be used for ducking a track or group. Radio does this when you hear the voice come forward and the music behind go down, but just when the voice is talking. 

I use that, thats the one everyone understands :)


and the person on the trampoline affecting the levelness etc of the thing and it being dynamic AND being able to change in strength.

Middleman



3. Frequency specific ducking. Put an EQ in front of the compressor so that only a specific range is available when the compression starts. Let's say you want an acoustic guitar to duck slightly in the vocal range keyed by the voice or even the frequency range of another guitar.  
4. Frequency specific ducking for reverb to control the reverb when a voice comes in loud.

Frequency specific compression is also what de-essing is. Sidechain an EQ to a compressor and decrease the sibilant sounds in a vocal track.

Yep. So unless you find a really cool de-essor, you can make your own.

oops

Sidechaining is very common (more of a law;) in House and Trance Music.
It is used to make more "pump" and a bit of a swing in the music.


Often used with kickdrum and bass, when you want to avoid the low frequencies of drum and bass to collide.


However, used in other music as well.


Listen to Avicii or Swedish House Mafia, use it a lot;)

Frostysnake


Truthfully...I do not understand the concept of sidechaining. Can someone point me to how, why and where and when to use it? ...or maybe point me to a good source of info on it? Thanks!

Or listen to this tune... don't forget to listen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fCqg92qks&ob=av3e

Smedberg


Or listen to this tune... don't forget to listen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fCqg92qks&ob=av3e

Good example there:) Almost forgot this song;)

Smedberg


Or listen to this tune... don't forget to listen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fCqg92qks&ob=av3e

That IMO is overdoing it a bit...not sure I like it when everything in the mix is ducked like that...kind of makes my eyes water.

Smedberg wrote: Or listen to this tune... don't forget to listen... I have seen only...........

Another use for side chaining is to duck an echo with a lot of feedback on a guitar solo.