cubase 'SIDECHAINING' - i know! but nothing makes sense on the searched articles..

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Posted by richg101 on Mar-06-2006 11:46:

cubase 'SIDECHAINING' - i know! but nothing makes sense on the searched articles..

FLAMERS- please dont waste yours and my time

USEFUL HELP FROM NICE PATIENT PEOPLE - apprieciated

i have been using cubase sl/sx 2.0 for about 2.5 years and now feel my tracks will benefit from sidechaining the bass to the kick drum.

not cos 'benny benessi' uses it and i wanna copy him. i just want to free up some headroom for my kick when i want a nice full long note bassline running parallel with a kick.

im using the standard vst dynamics compressor. that comes with cubase.

how do i route the signal from my kick sample track so it affects the compressor on the bass track?

i admit i have read articles posted here but it did not make sense to me.

thanks in advance!

rich

Posted by T-Soma on Mar-06-2006 12:31:

Since im not familier with cube i just googled it.
http://www.experimedia.net/page.php?id=102
Im guessing cubase would have some kind of efx channels or sends and recievs. You just rout the kick and bass to that.
Ok.. so what i said wasnt so helpfull but that link looks like it might be.

Posted by wrzonance on Mar-06-2006 14:27:

Only way I have found as of yet, is using the dB direct-x plug-ins. I personally think they are too harsh, but they do work. I am sad that unlike ProTools Nuendo/Cubase is devoid of any kind of internal bussing system, meaning.

You can't send a kick to a "bus" track, and then have your compressor listen to that bus track for key input. Im pretty sure standard Cubase/Nuendo plug-ins are not going to do it for you.

However.

Setup goes like this

AudioTrack(Bass)->Insert dB Compressor: RECV-A
AudioTrack(Kick)->Insert dB Compressor: SEND-A

screenshot:

I saw another thread on this earlier, forgot where. But whatever. I think it's a question every Cubase/Nuendo user has once they learn of side-chaining compression and how Benny-Bennassi-tastic it is. Heh. I kid.

Know of any other good side-chaining plug ins that work for Nuendo/Cubase, post them here

edit:
SideKick looks like it will also do it for you
It's free too:
http://www.twistedlemon.nl/site/ind...id=19&Itemid=32
I think other people have mentioned it/use it before. But I found it by my lonesome.

Posted by richg101 on Mar-06-2006 17:40:

thanks guys

you have been very helpful!

dj freaq- diamond! ill get playing when i get into the studio later!

cheers again

rich

Posted by Vizay on Mar-07-2006 08:40:

I suggest checking THIS COMPRESSOR out, it's free and it's the only way to sidechain in stereo in Cubase atm. (at least that I know of)

It works really well for it's purpose so go check it out

Posted by walterpearce on Mar-07-2006 09:50:

Voxegena Crunchessor supports sidechaining in cubase, works like a charm.

Directions - http://www.voxengo.com/doc/crunchessor/

Posted by sterilis on Apr-23-2006 22:28:

does anyone know how to sidechain when rewiring reason into cubase?

thanks!