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I have already noted down some topics I would like to cover and I have some great ideas about some Dance Music Secrets I want to share
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Sidechain compression is more and more popular these days and while there are many ways to do it, I have found an easy and free plug-in that you can use in any VST sequencer. The name is “Twisted Lemon - Sidekick” and it works perfectly. Since it’s freely available I’ve made a tutorial to show how to quickly compress a bassline using a simple bassdrum as a source.
Set Sidekick on BOTH the source and destination channels (for ease of use, set the source first and the destination second)
If you set the source first, leave the plug-in as it is - by default it will transmit on channel ALPHA
Activate the destination channel plug-in, set it in “DUCKING” mode and select channel “ALPHA” so that it will receive the signal from itand compress (duck) the destination sound.
