Forget Sidechain Compression, Do THIS Instead 🤯 (MORE Track Separation!)

Sidechain compression is a great method of creating separation between sounds, but there's a better way....Multiband Sidechain Compression.

In this video, Toronto music producer and mixer 5PiECE overviews how he uses multiband sidechain compression on competing sounds to achieve better separation between them.

This includes common applications such as sidechain compresion on the kick and bass, but also other sidechain compression techniques for mixing over 2-track beats - great if you're a DIY artist that doesn't have access to track-outs all the time.

If you are looking to learn how to use sidechain compression in Pro Tools, or really any DAW, then this is the video for you. This technique will help you achieve more transparent results than the standard sidechain compression we're all used to using.

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"AWE" by SRE - https://open.spotify.com/track/6YphNz...

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CHAPTERS
0:00 A Better Way To Sidechain Compress Tracks
0:24 What Is Sidechain Compression?
0:58 How Is Multiband Sidechain Compression Better?
1:42 Example Session Explained
2:15 Identifying Competing Sounds
2:43 Inserting Send on Key
3:10 Put Compressor on Sound To Be Reduced
3:45 Where Should I Put Compressor in Plugin Chain?
4:39 Set Up Compressor To Recognize Key
4:57 Identify Key Frequency Range
6:47 Set Up Multiband Sidechain Compressor
7:26 Multiband Compressor Starter Settings
7:33 Set The Ratio
8:04 Set The Range
8:22 Set The Attack & Release
8:33 Set The Threshold
9:59 Pumping & Ducking Considerations
10:14 Revise The Attack & Release
10:20 Revising The Attack
11:36 Revising The Release
13:36 Other Use Cases
15:24 Applying This To Vocal & Instrumental Subgroups
16:07 Setting Everything Up (Again)
16:34 Identifying Vocal (Key) Frequency Range
18:23 Multiband Sidechain Compression Settings
18:59 Setting Threshold
20:21 Identifying Exactly What We're Losing
20:59 Alternative Ways To Apply Multiband Sidechain Compression
21:23 Revising The Attack & Release
22:54 Should I Add Make-Up Gain?
23:17 Using The Dry/Wet Mix Function
24:45 Alternative Ways To Create Separation Between Sounds

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