What's this sidechain technique?

[azo]

I'm wondering about a technique in this track. At 1:00 it starts. I can't discern whether the layer that is sidechained is the original pad or another layer altogether. Please help.

[outbound]

If you're on about that quite distorted sound then I do not believe this is sidechained. Just sounds like a synth with a slow attack so that when it's pressed it slowly keeps in volume until it's pressed on the next hit. Is this the one you were on about?

[azo]

The distorted synth? It's not the bass if that's what you mean. The synth I'm referring to sounds like a voice pad of sorts. Is it a new synth altogether? I assume it plays the same notes as the bass just at a higher octave?

[mthrfnk]

Two things are being sidechained to me:
1) a synthy/stringy pad, sidechaining with quick attack and release on a 4x4 beat or being filtered by an LFO - in the intro this is not sidechained/modulated - it plays straight notes.
2) the airy/vocal/distorted pad, sidechaining with a quick attack but slow release on every other beat.

I think you want the 2nd, in which case the easiest ways would be to sidechain you kick to the synth and add a long release time, or to exclude sidechaining in your synth do the opposite and make the sound have a long attack but quick release.

This way you can have the sound filling the space between the drum hits in what I think of as a "breathing motion". Play with the attack/release settings in either method to best fit the timing of your drums.

[AxeD]

I wouldn't use sidechaining here. Just automate filter etc..

Well cheesy btw

[azo]

All right thanks guys

[Audiofan]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but in case anyone wants or is looking for a basic explanation on how sidechain works, you can see here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/getting-star ... chain.html