

Select your kick track, right click on the bottom arrow of the bass track and select “sidechain to this track.” Now the kick is routed to your bass track without any volume being sent to it. So in the example, we went over, you will add this to your bass track. Starting with Fruity Limiter, add it to the track you want to duck out of the way. But the 3 best ways are through Fruity Limiter, Fruity Peak Controller and good ole’ automation. In FL Studio, there are many ways to achieve this. Because low-end frequencies carry the most energy, these sounds will clash with each other, creating unpleasant phasing and making the low end less powerful than before. This is useful for taming two sounds that simultaneously play together and share the same frequency range. Thank you.Typically, this was used to lower the volume of the bass whenever the kick drum hit. Please share this if you think it may be of use for someone. Follow me by adding your email in the right sidebar and stay up-to-date with my various blog posts! I hope you enjoyed this simple and quick alternative tutorial to side-chaining on FL Studio. However this can be conveniently bypassed by duplicating the kick in another channel and using the first simply for the effect, while also muting the kick for the effect. However, since it is controlled by the kick, volume control of the kick and other effects inserted in Channel 2 is effect by whatever effect you insert. The Pros of Using the limiter is there is more control between dynamics of the pumping/side-chain effect. Your Synth/Audio should be pumping in and out with the kick now.

Notice how you can visually substantiate what is happening with the audio, now.

And set up your Audio (Synth, Bass, Whatever you want to deliver the side-chain effect. Once again set up Your 4-on-the-Floor Kicks. It is effective for creating room and space in your mix, while also giving the track a sense of excitement. Giving it a notorious pumping effect, having the rise in between the beats of the music. The effect is that waving in and out of volume. This is the variant of the side chain method, using a limiter.Ī side chain effect, is an effect most commonly used in electro-house music and is becoming more popular in underground and mainstream club songs. I’ve shared how to do a simple side chain on FL Studio with the Peak Controller.
