Fl Studio: Sidechain compression with Fruity Limiter
Fl Studio
Demo summary
A step-by-step walkthrough of sidechaining a bass to a kick using Fruity Limiter, including setting the sidechain input, ratio, and threshold.
Step-by-step
- Add a Fruity Limiter to your bass track
- Switch the Fruity Limiter to Compressor mode
- Right-click the kick track on the mixer and select Sidechain to this track
- Go to the Limiter on the bass track and right-click the Sidechain selector to select the kick
- Increase the Ratio
- Increase the Attack slightly and decrease the Release
- Pull down the Threshold to trigger the ducking effect
Watch out for
- Do not select 'Sidechain to this track only' because the kick must remain linked to the Master track
Tips
- Increasing the Ratio will result in more aggressive ducking
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