I've always practiced producing in Reason, and was quite happy with it's ease and all. Now I'm learning Ableton and I've noticed one huge thing; sidechaining in Ableton is way better.

When I connect the compressor of an instrument to be controlled by the kick drum in Reason, I find that it does do its job until I solo the instrument, and then it's back to normal. With Ableton even if I solo the sidechained instrument it still ducks and it sounds really good. I don't know if I was doing it wrong all along in Reason but it seems to me that with Ableton sidechaining is really more advanced and useful.

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Originally posted by FromAbove I've always practiced producing in Reason, and was quite happy with it's ease and all. Now I'm learning Ableton and I've noticed one huge thing; sidechaining in Ableton is way better. When I connect the compressor of an instrument to be controlled by the kick drum in Reason, I find that it does do its job until I solo the instrument, and then it's back to normal. With Ableton even if I solo the sidechained instrument it still ducks and it sounds really good. I don't know if I was doing it wrong all along in Reason but it seems to me that with Ableton sidechaining is really more advanced and useful.

that's because you've learnded one way off doing things in one daw and the same in a another.

now try the other way around do something different on ableton then in reason.