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Side Chain Tips for Electronic Music Production

5 side chain tips extracted from 5 tutorials by Alice Efe - Mercurial Tones Academy and Sam Smyers and 1 more. Each tip links to the exact timestamp in the source video.

#side-chain#reference-tracks#mixinghouse
Capture and save side chain reference presets
Problem: Reusing side chain reference settings across sessions
#side-chain#mixing#sound-design#serumedmfuture-bass
Side chain with kickstart for pumping effect
Problem: lack of rhythmic interaction between kick and bass
#side-chain#compression#mixing#bassdrum-and-bass
Side chain compress sub bass to duck on kick
Problem: muddy, competing kick and bass
#side-chain#mixing#basshousetrance
Reduce bass side-chaining depth for more foundational presence
Problem: bass over-pumps with melody
#side-chain#compression#rhythmtrance
Use side chain compression for rhythmic control
Problem: lack of rhythmic dynamics in the mix