How to Sidechain (Perfect Method) in FL Studio 10 - Video Tutorial

[InnovativeMindzTV]

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[MAVROro]

great tutorial cheers for the fl studio toy to bad its the only program that can run on my pc without going apeshit but i still like it...

[LucaSantos16]

Good one, but I think it's better using Gross Beat

[NBK6661]

anyone know a good tutorial on how to sidechain with a muted kick so that it still has the sidechain effect without the kick. I want to sidechain a vocal sample and I can't figure it out.

[Agniveshbaghel]

@NBK6661 check out my newest tutorial -Title - FL Studio Tutorial - #3 Bassline and Sidechain

[MrDiddo]

@NBK6661 Gross Beat.

[lunasbeats]

@NBK6661 yes my site on youtube using peakcontrol to mute the kick. search lunasbeats sidechain with peak and compressor this is the perfect metohde

[lunasbeats]

by the side we have (legal version 10.9)

[ZitrokLaus]

@NBK6661 just non-root your kick with this method ;)

[AtikusRem]

bro in your mixer you see what your kicks and sounds look like. how do i get my fl studio 10 to do that as well please

[shikao0]

How do you make the piano effect?,its like extended,i dont know how to

[ViperoTV]

How do I make it so it's kinda like Deadmau5, kinda when the sweep decreases after each kick>

[ThechosenDemon]

FX: 1

Mixer->Insert->Gross Beat->Sidechain.

Done.

[m0dified1]

You are perfect in music! :) Is this trance? Thanks for the tutorial!

[LeFauxFox]

480p, bro.

[Cosme422]

naaa dude.. you have to talk and explain. whats the point on even uploading this?

[blackoutvendera]

The problem with this way is the effects from the chanels you sidechain bleed on to your kick. or am i doing something wrong?

[maxlarsen]

u make great tracks good sounds, but thats not how u sidechain on the right method compressors are not made for sidechain effects at all :P the correct and first way to make side chain is to use peakcontroller with blanace in an opposite/negative way, thats built only for sidechain effect :P goodluck

[DORKYBA55ATTACK]

@maxlarsen Sidechain "Compression...?"

That's all I'm saying.

[3NSHEA]

a little note for newbies out there. try using a high hat with the same beat placement as your kicks. then use your high hat to sidechain. so that the cut off doesn't last as long. then mute your high hat and leave your kick on. this can be used for tracks with faster placed kicks.

[lpfann]

Help...i accidentally sidechained the synth to the kick, snare, and hats by accident..

How do i UN-sidechain??

[PrizePirate]

@lpfann I never believed in there being a stupid question to ask, but now I suddenly do.

[lpfann]

@PrizePirate yes i know i'm an idiot and a n00b blah blah blah, can you just answer my question?

It doesn't seem to work when i just try and right click side chain again...like it locks once i sidechain.

[mcviga]

nice pad

[kissmarton]

Step at like 1:08 doesn't work for me :(

[TheOrtolazaJMusic]

this was very helpful...tho when I raise the Gain in Limiter on my Bass, the kick and bass clash all over again...could I apply Limiter to my kick and turn up the gain?

[hammer663tube]

Wow, the was pretty.

[rocwellsTV]

wow don't turn up the knob to 100% after you've clicked 'Sidechain to this track'! Leave it at zero (all the way down to the left)!

[djCYBERchannel]

@rocwellsTV haha I had 15 minutes horror! Thanks for the tip!

[Afewdollarsmore1]

Great stuff, but what if I dont want the stutter effect? what if I want my strings to sound smooth with no stutter?

[TheMike255]

cheers mate,great video ...!

[Senjan]

Very easy to understand and follow. Thanks for the guide! :D

[theofficialDeFalco]

I still don't really understand what sidechaining actually does...

[djslash20]

@theofficialDeFalco Its an automation method that makes some sounds silents while the kick is punching and make them audible when the kick goes off. Its intended to prevent the kick get buried for the rest of the instruments, specially pads and basslines or to keep the levels undistorted.

[theofficialDeFalco]

@djslash20 Oh, that's really cool!  Thanks for letting me know. :)

[DJTorqu3TV]

@djslash20 thanks for ur comment! =) but how to know wat sounds to sidechain?? would it be more for leads and pads that this would be recommended to do??

[TAEKEDEHAAN]

@djslash20 thanks a lot

[Godisen007]

@djslash20 Haha, no, it's a way to double the kick and get phasing issues. Really, turn that knob down and just use the regular volume control.

[Slashloo]

what FL skin is that? Like the waveforms in the mixer? How do I get that?

[MD4RR]

Cheerz 4 dat

[PS3xMedia]

wtf even is sidechaining

[Luftah]

@PS3xMedia Well, its something that makes your kicks stand out a bit more, and make it a bit more professional.

[GreedPainLove]

THanks man, this has really been troubling my mind! :) Cheers

[AidanFirmLegend]

i prefer using the peak controller. but this is much simpler

[SajjkBeats]

Thank's, this worked great for me!i never really liked using the peak controller! cheers and marry xmas

[WJWProductionz]

fuck, i wanna master my tracks and make them sound more professional but i never see any point to this, i see no difference

[Apapilootoe]

@WJWProductionz You should use a pair of headphones so you can listen the differences.

[fillehj]

When i sidechain alot of channels my kick is impossible to sound like I want it to

[ky13harbor]

Thanks so much! I finally get it!

[rockeryrock]

okay first of all.... wtf is sidechaining? ;p

[ky13harbor]

@rockeryrock

When the volume of one track goes up, I believe it is subtracted (with a complex adjustable formula) from the output of the side chained "synth."

[dackovg]

I use peak controller, do you think that's good, or is it better this way? Btw check me out if you find some spare time :)

[theNEOBREED]

Curious as to what u used to create such an awesome PAD???

[djwondermike]

very nice explained, but it grooves weird on the strings. the internal solutions from logic and live seem to be the only good ones, since in all other daws you hear a delay on the sidechains -.-

[TheoO18]

uaaa sweet ! thank you for sharing!

[baloeto123]

what if you dont want to hear the kick drum, but still want the sidechain effect. how do I do that

[guitarboy1234]

@baloeto123 YES, i came here in search of that answer, i want that nice sidechain, but without the kick for epic trance pumping breakdowns.

[Inverse3005]

@guitarboy1234 then take a shortened percussion sound take the volume down for that specific channel and sidechain it to that.

[doftpunk101]

@guitarboy1234

Unlink the kick channel from the master. That should work.

[TheOfficialKrysism]

@guitarboy1234 or you could use gross beat and its a volume preset called "Sidechain"

[DJEBsmallz]

Gross beat rules! Standard from version 9, wonderful tool, sidechaining with almost one click!

[S9868144944]

where can i get the Atmosphere Vst???

[captinp3anuts]

@S9868144944 the hell is that?

[S9868144944]

@captinp3anuts when i downloaded the save .flp file and load it

it says that Atmosphere plugin is missing though u can run the file without it

BDW i solved the problem myself

i downloaded the Vst its about 3.4GB itself

[Vintage27]

Best sidechaining tutorial I've seen for this program! Thanks fam

[MoneyKur]

Ah, ok. Just figured my problem below out. I was wrong. The previous commenter was right. I like that this tutorial is short and well to the point, but there's a mistake after he sends the kick to the bass insert in the mixer. He then turns up the volume of the send. You're don't do that unless you want doubled kicks with one of them using the effects in the bass insert.

[69e5d9e4]

@MoneyKur

Simple fix, thanks for the help man. ;D

[MoneyKur]

Oh ok. Hm, just read another comment further down saying that the issue with the tutorial is when he turns up the volume knob after sending the Kick to the Bass sidechain. He says you shouldn't, and that it is a problem with the tutorial. Not sure if my way is correct, this other poster's solution is correct, or both would work? Grrr...

[MoneyKur]

Is this a kind of a mistake in the video? Shouldn't you "sidechain to this track only" or disable the send to master? Otherwise, you get the sidechained sound coming from the Bass insert AND the dry sound coming from the Kick insert going to the master. In other words, doubled kicks. I'm keeping careful control over dB levels of everything in the track I'm working on, and suddenly my kick was several dBs louder than expected until I clicked "Disable send from Kick to Master" from Kick insert.

[Inphanity]

Ok I got the side chaining to work but when I click on my kick channel, i then click on my synth channel and click on the arrow and then click side chain to this track. It works and all but my kick audio actually comes out the synth channel using its effects like distortion and stuff... I see you didn't have any effects on there so i couldn't tell if this is supposed to happen but whats the point of side chaining like this if it does happen?

[Inphanity]

OMG I've been trying to side chain with the fruity peak controller on a track with 5 + synths and sweeps so i had to make different muted kicks for all of them because you can only link 1 thing to a controller thanks!!!

[69e5d9e4]

How do you set up a ghost kick, and also when I have Bass, Pads, or whatever I have side chained to my kick some some of the effects I use on the parts side chained to the kick carry over. Like If I load up a delay or reverb I will hear it on the Kick as well. Not sure how to fix that. Amazing tutorial,

Much thanks

[AKASLOVERBOY]

so this is the purpose Of sidechaining

Do i use it for RnB

or acoustic house ?

[ChrisConn2286]

this i never seen before thanks im now subscribed and want to see what else you got 

[thechildrenzplace]

what do we usually sidechain???

[ChrisConn2286]

@thechildrenzplace pads and basslines are commonly sidechained 

[TheCrackerBrony]

how do u get your mixer channels to have that effect?

[GunthorThePie]

How do you get that effect on the mixer channels, instead of it being peak control? If you understand me? :/ I don't think I do haha

[mixtoMO1]

great tutorial really helped me !!!

[iiDBeats]

THANKKK YOUUUUUUUU!

[AeonFlexMusic]

does anyone else get latency while sidechaining with limiter?

[TheKillander]

Sidechaining makes beats sound sexy

[CanadianBudt0k3r]

thank's :) you helped me alot !

[manden22]

Doesnt work for me either..

[killlagger468]

i dont understand. i have sidechained to my kick drum but when i go to use FL limiter its always on pause and never shows the sound even when i hit play. whats going on?

[ZgtPe3PP3eRzzz]

@killlagger468 When you see the big PAUSE in capital letters, click right on that word and it will unpause it. Then, you can see the audio being detected again in the Fruity Limiter.

[killlagger468]

@ZgtPe3PP3eRzzz Dude, c'mon you think i didnt try that?! I Forgot to Enable the FX slot in the Mixer...Weird why would you disable that as a feature? o.0

[dungphan142]

can u re-up FLP with another link? i cant download this file with lime...

thanks

[TripNosYs]

wouldnt it be easier to put a limiter in the entire track or that would mess up the sounds? please respond im kinda new at this thnx :)

[wicketts16]

I appreciate all of the the replies I got but I know what sidechaining is now, and I get assloads of comments everyday telling me what it is ahah.

[WARHEAD4201]

Bumpin

[gumdrops27]

@PassionPrevails could unexplain a little more? How would i do that?

[mateuszgitara]

How to mute the kick sidechain?

[RumandAce]

When I try this, my kick drum gets the reverb that's on my pads. Any idea how I can prevent the kick from taking the reverb?

[vzyk]

@RumandAce when sidechaining, dont move the knobs to increase the volume, because the sound of your kick is going to the master and the other channel too, and from that channel to the master again, this tutorial has an error, that is!!!!, just right click and sidechain, but dont increase the volume...

[eleckson]

@vzyk This needs to be passed around.

[gumdrops27]

Is there a way to make the sidechain only respond to low frequencies? Like say i want the kick and snare on the same track and I have them side chaining to a pad track. Is there a way to make the pad only "duck" to the kick drum and not the snare?

[PassionPrevaiIs]

@gumdrops27

i dont think there is really a way? but what id do if i were you is add another track with a kick with no low frequences at very low volume and have your pad side chained to that instead, it may even bring more brightness to your kick

[GabeOnTheRun]

i think its inportant to side chain, and not just side chain the lead synths with the kick or the bass but many other things to make sure that the kick is driving with nothing cluttering it up. experiment with sidechaining almost anything. you would be suprised as to what results you can get.

[HalomasterA69]

What screen recorder was he using? And i just side chased a beat and bass i made...Now im braindead and going what da hell did i just do? Haha fun!

[cheefslaya]

could actually be a sick beat if you added to it. Nice tutorial mate. cheers.

[whatabeautifulscene]

There is a much easier way to do that. Just duplicate a kick drum on the beat track, and get the peak controller out. Keep that kick muted (since that's just your sidechain only track). Then, just group your synths to one track (unless you want a more personalized EQ) and link those tracks to the sidechain track. It's a lot easier, and it's a quicker method. The result is the same, and you save time.

[amdispersed]

hell of tune man which synth preeset is it

i cant produce that after 1 30 which vsti is it ??

[VeeRoss100]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, ive been looking for this kinda thing.

Thanks again !

[gumdrops27]

Sounds amazing

[iteachvader]

My mixer doesn't look like that...

[gumdrops27]

@iteachvader

U have to click on the mixer's drop down menu then "view" then "wide tracks"

[cr1mes2688]

whats a side chain? lol

[PinkERaver]

=( its hard to understand what you are doing without you explaining, and just clicking the mouse. i have bad eyes so its hard for me to see...

[oskrock]

For EVERYONE asking where the send knob is. Check out this image:

flstudio (dot) image-line (dot) com /help/html/img_shot/mixer_main (dot) jpg

It is #18. Put volume to zero. Remember to use "sidechain to this track only", otherwise you will have to turn the volume down on the master's send knob as well.

[glitchman161]

1:01 That's where it gets confusing. How the hell do you use Limiter?

[c32linder]

@glitchman161 its really easy, you probably almost are there. If you still have questions ask me

[finsoto]

5 people and growing will need the latest version of FL Studios "Special Needs Edition". :)

[MsMacky2011]

started shit but when u fifished it was cool :)

[malatia7575]

flstudio homepage

[malatia7575]

sidechain with the kick faggot, sig from kick routed to the input of your synth channel, the lower tresh, increase rat, gain a bit and so on, one limiter on master and second limiter on the synth channel. Make your tutorial faster too, so that beginners cannot follow you , ooops I mean only very smart ass LEZY WILDCAT can folllow you.

[malatia7575]

why do you go so fast, many people ( who are beginners) will not be able to follow you, this is not called sharing you fucking cunt, like you don't really want to share, you indian cunt. Your tutorial should be a bit slower with clear instructions, ok, otherwise get the fuck out of youtube with your faggot selfish no share channel.

[KayWildcat]

@malatia7575 Just because you're too stupid to follow along, that doesn't make it the uploader's fault at any point. You "get the fuck out of youtube with your faggot selfish" attitude!

[Fa1led]

Agniveshbaghel ,what recording program do you use?

[klandestino22]

Great help/info... Thanks mate'!

[DuffanyHero2]

Sylenth1 - BS Unison Bass ?

[wicketts16]

Can anyone tell me the purpose of sidechaining.

[ChristophMC]

@wicketts16 the kickdrum gots more space to breaktrough the mix.

[cellcruise]

@wicketts16 Sidechaining is an arrangement ( in sequence ) of the out put of the controller's signal path i.e. Reverb, gate, compressor ... All these are dynamics ... which control Sound signal.When you Sidechain or "Daisy Chain - old school" you essentially Direct the beat i.e. Kick to a compressor which if connected to the other synth i.e. strings (trance music) Via Bus & auxiliary it creates a depletion of sound or compression - Every time the kick comes in it compresses the sound of strings

[cellcruise]

@wicketts16 making it seem like the strings get stronger in signal causing the amplitude (volume) to rise. This effect is used in many modern songs but is predominantly found in Electronic music such as Trance, Progressive house, Dubstep, Electro house etc....

[cellcruise]

P.s

I meant to say compresses the sound of strings for a very short time then the compression recedes allowing for the String's signal to gain amplitude. WHew

[86toMOOSE]

@wicketts16 it stops basses and pads from drowning out other instruments in the track. after applying a sidechain effect the track sounds less cluttered but sometimes it can be overdone in my opinion, especially when people aply heavy compression to vocals. if done just right sidechain compression can make a house track sound much better.

[wicketts16]

@86toMOOSE Thanks I totally understand what it does now.

[MarqLouieIVI]

@wicketts16 itgives that fade in effect that you hear in house/techno/pop music where the kick drum hits and the bass/ pad fades in right after it

[Reflexxmusic]

@MarqLouieIVI it basicly brings down the sound volume (for example a synth or bassline) everythime when the sound you're sidechaining hits or makes sound (for example the kick) & indeed if you sidechain it alot like he did in this video you'll get a fade effected (Gated) Pad or synth

[MarqLouieIVI]

@Reflexxmusic i know

[TheMetalicwolf]

@wicketts16 To give a pulsing kind of beat, it adds to the music.

[cileth]

@wicketts16 It's to get the song pumping. The other tracks compress when the kick drum triggers the compressor. So the volume of the other track goes up and down based on the kick/compressor settings. Used to make the kick more pronounced as well in some music.(more of a subtle thing) But in dance music it's all about the pumping :P

[Aiiemusic]

@wicketts16 It's very simple - When you sidechain your kickdrum, you overload it so when the synth / lead is added, it will give like a fading punch effect :-)

Hope that helped :-)

[Agniveshbaghel]

@wicketts16 check out link in description to know about sidechaining

[sandervanhommelen]

@Agniveshbaghel Even when not turning up the volume, my kick and drums change in sound when I sidechain with an instrument/pad.

[jakobliedholm]

@wicketts16 you get soooo much more power because of it

[Letsgetbleepedtonite]

@wicketts16 to make the sounds duck everytime a kick hits in. it makes the track more dancable

[CubertBeMySuitePee]

@wicketts16 Enables the kick and bass to come through flawlessly without distortion or excessive noise.

[hasithh6204]

@wicketts16 makes the kick more prominent and sets the beat aswell

[DownFlex]

@wicketts16

1) The Kick Freqs dont cut the freqs of the bassline...

2) it sounds awesome ! ;)

[TRNCakaprodigy]

hey i have a question. im havin trouble sampling. when i add drums to the sample, the volume of the sample lowers. how do i keep the volume of the sample at the same level with drums as it was by itself?

[moneyforreald]

nice

[rootofgood]

I'm new to FL studio.

What exactly is sidechain?

What does it do?

[2jaymeister]

@rootofgood well, when when a mommy and- nah jk it slightly deacreses the volume of a selected channel on cue, the cue in most cases, the kick

[xJoKeRx702x]

Thanks! :D

[Phexlar]

so you would do the same with a kick exaclty?

[GetBackCrackerJack]

Am I correct in saying that sidechaining is primarily used in electro type music?

[2jaymeister]

@GetBackCrackerJack not really, its used in house, dubstep on occasian, and alot in techno.

[cristospacruce]

well done



[bboyfabolous1994]

man, you're making good music with fl studio's presets! You're a boss

[88res]

Thanks for the vid man. Just wondering, is there a reason to this instead of using a peak controller on the kick?

[REMkings]

What did you use for the synth?

[mignane24]

Can you explain what isthe sidechain for.Im new to this

[ElevenGuitars]

How do you get the Wave Formed mixer?

[internowta]

IMO Peak controller i think is better...

[NeverGetsTheNuke]

I never remember to Like Favorite or Subscribe. But I just did all three. More tuts plz.

[alextorti3]

nice vid can you help me make my sidechain offbeat?

[mechwarreir2]

Is it just me, or does bass needs to be a bit louder because after you side chain/compress it? I can barely hear the sound while the kick is playing over it. Idk maybe its just me. :)

[DetzkyUK]

hey please help me, how do u get the audio tracks to show on the mixer? it looks soooooo cool! btw i subbed :)

[kuxvibes]

yes but with this way the kick i hear duble and if i will put eq on bass line will changing and kick... sorry for my english

[Agniveshbaghel]

@MisoHunT sytrus > amyleigh