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.
Re: What's this sidechain technique?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:21 am
by 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?
Re: What's this sidechain technique?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:36 pm
by 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?
Re: What's this sidechain technique?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:48 pm
by 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.
Re: What's this sidechain technique?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:13 pm
by AxeD
I wouldn't use sidechaining here. Just automate filter etc..
