Best Way To Sidechain in FL Studio!

This tutorial will show you how to sidechain in FL Studio 20. Sidechaining is one of the most important mixing tools available to you as a music producer. Sidechaining is essential to create space for your kick and bass in the mix. Without sidechaining, your mix will often end up sounding muddy and muffled. So what exactly is sidechaining? Sidechaining is basically volume ducking. It ensures that various elements in the mix duck in volume and gets out of the way so that the kick and bass can cut through the mix without problems. If you want to learn mixing and mastering, sidechaining is something you need to know how to use and set up, and in this video I will show you several different ways to set up and use sidechaining in FL Studio 20. The first method I will show you is how to set up and use old-school sidechain compression using a compressor. This is the correct way to use sidechaining, and it will work on anything, no matter what kind of kick pattern you use. I will also show you how to set up sidechaining using plugins such as LFOtool, grossbeat etc. These plugins basically emulate sidechaining by utilizing automated volume ducking. This works well as long as you use a standard four to the floor beat. However, it won't work on more advanced rhythms, for that you'll need real sidechaining with a compressor and a trigger. Sidechaining is relatively easy to set up and use in FL Studio, and this video will show you how to do it, as well as explain shortly what sidechaining is and why we use it. Note: I recommend that you use a dedicated sidechain trigger for your sidechaining, instead of the main kick. In that case, you need to make sure that the trigger pattern is an exact duplicate of the kick pattern at all times, or else the sidechaining won't match your main kick, which is the whole point. If you want to know more about what sidechaining in FL Studio then check out these videos: Sidechaining explained: https://youtu.be/1bqRFeXsedE How to sidechain with peak controller in FL Studio: https://youtu.be/tXaJ3O0bJNU 00:00 Introduction 00:28 What is sidechaining? 01:13 How to sidechain using a compressor 03:00 compressor basics explained 04:37 Sidechaining a nonstandard beat 04:57 When to use sidechaining and how much 06:25 How to sidechain using plugins such as LFO tool etc. 07:22 Sidechain on leads, vocals etc in modern EDM ------------------------------------------------------------------ RECOMMENDED STUDIO GEAR: (Amazon links below) AUDIO INTERFACE: ☑️ Focusrite Scarlett Solo: https://geni.us/scarlettsolo-3rd-gen ☑️ Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 (3rd Gen): https://geni.us/scarlett-4i4 REFERENCE HEADPHONES: ☑️ AKG 612 PRO: https://geni.us/akg-k612pro ☑️ Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO: https://geni.us/DT-990-pro BUDGET MONITORS: ☑️ 5": Yamaha HS5: https://geni.us/Yamaha-HS5 ☑️ 7": ADAM Audio: https://geni.us/Adam-Audio-T7V ☑️ 8": Yamaha HS8: https://geni.us/Yamaha-HS8 PROFESSIONAL MONITORS: ☑️ 7": ADAM Audio A7V: https://geni.us/ADAM-A7V SUBWOOFER: ☑️ KRK 10S2 V2: https://geni.us/krk-10s2v2 MICROPHONE: ☑️ Audio-Technica Cardioid Condenser Studio XLR Microphone: https://geni.us/at2020microphone ☑️ Vocal recording booth / stand for microphone: https://geni.us/microphonebooth XLR CABLES: ☑️ TISINO 35 ft Balanced XLR cable for mic: https://geni.us/xlr3ftoxlr3m ☑️ Monoprice 6 ft Balanced XLR Cable for monitors: https://geni.us/monoprice104761 SHORTCUT KEYBOARD: ☑️ Backlit FL Studio Shortcut Keyboard: https://geni.us/flstudio-keyboard ☑️Get The Complete Idiot's Guide To Music Theory Here: https://geni.us/idiotsguidemusictheory As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ✔️ VST & Effect Plugins: https://pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=5d496680b59cd ✔️ Premium Loops And Sample Packs: https://www.loopmasters.com/?a_aid=5d496680b59cd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out my mixing and mastering tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL73IwwBy5M&list=PLHXwArmcoXThzspl4cn9e2rqbxyFWrC7q FL Studio tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7SDWpSk1h4&list=PLHXwArmcoXTgTCt1bJ6od7CdADqTD35kw FL Studio quick tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZrWXVD-6XU&list=PLHXwArmcoXTgmxg_XWVnwG6Vtk1Wdivy2 ❤️ Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/firewalkmusic ❤️ Support us with a one-time PayPal donation: https://www.paypal.me/firewalkmusic 🎹 Do you need professional feedback on your music? Or perhaps mastering? Check out my gigs on Fiverr: http://www.fiverr.com/firewalk Follow FireWalk on social media: http://www.facebook.com/djfirewalk http://www.soundcloud.com/djfirewalk http://www.instagram.com/firewalk_music http://www.twitter.com/firewalk_music 📧 Business inquiries: firewalk.official@gmail.com