#FL STUDIO SIDECHAIN HOW TO#
#FL STUDIO SIDECHAIN PRO#

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Well done! Now go to the Fruity Peak Controller on your lead channel and play with the settings to shape the reverb.

Then set the mapping formula to вЂњInvertedвЂќ and click вЂњAcceptвЂќ.

In the drop-down box, click on вЂњPeak ctrl вЂ“ PeakвЂќ.

Go to your reverb channel and right click on the volume slide.

Go to your lead channel and open the вЂњFruity Peak ControllerвЂќ.

You can just shape the reverb however you like in the slots below your reverb plugin.

Now go to your lead channel and use the вЂњfeedвЂќ knob to feed the lead into the reverb channel.

Make sure itвЂ™s fully wet (no dry signal coming through). ItвЂ™s now just called an вЂњinsertвЂќ channel.

#FL STUDIO SIDECHAIN HOW TO#

Now letвЂ™s find out how to use sidechain compression to create a reverse reverb effect. In fact, you can even push the reverb volume a bit higher, without destroying your mix. This prevents muddiness or blurriness to occur. For example, when you apply sidechaining on the reverb of a lead, the reverb signal ducks when the lead hits. It can really clean up your mix quite a lot. I invite you to try this out!ДЄnother big benefit of using sidechain compression is the mixing aspect. It creates that typical reverse reverb effect.ДЄnother good practice is to use sidechain compression on a lead/sound and a kick. For example, itвЂ™s very cool and effective on a reverb. Sidechaining is a very creative method to achieve certain sounds. It changes based on how you tweak the controls (volume, intensity, tension, etc.). If signal 1 hits, the volume of signal 2 changes. When you use вЂњsidechain compressionвЂќ however, you simply control the volume of a signal based on another signal. It limits the volume spikes of a signal at a certain time window, depending on your choices. In an extreme way, compression can be seen as a limiter. It automatically controls the volume of a signal input based on how you set it up.

вЂњCompressionвЂќ is just a fancy word of saying вЂњdynamic volume controlвЂќ. So, what is sidechain compression? Compression What does it mean? Sidechain is the short name for sidechain compression. What is sidechaining?Д«ut first, letвЂ™s clear up the word вЂњsidechainвЂќ.

#FL STUDIO SIDECHAIN PRO#

At the end youвЂ™ll know how to use reverb like a pro and create that typical reverse reverb effect. In this lesson youвЂ™ll learn how to sidechain in FL Studio.

Fl studio sidechain