[RWP] Side chains and Reaper

[Patrick Perdue]

Using hardware that has a side-chain input in parallel with a graphic or 
parametric EQ, I've done things like rolling off the extreme low-end on 
the signal that gets sent to the compressor's side-chain input, or 
peaking things up so that certain parts of the frequency spectrum make 
the compressor hit harder than others. With enough resources, you can 
use these techniques to fake multi-band compression. Not particularly 
something you need to worry about with plugins around, but if you're 
well versed in the theory, you can make this happen.
For example, using two compressors in parallel with  lowpass and 
highpass filter to split the incoming side-chain signal at one crossover 
point, or center frequency, with settings optimized for each half, below 
and above the crossover point. You'd do this to get things louder 
without pumping, for example.

On 10/8/2014 10:48 AM, Jes wrote:
> Hi list.
> So, I've got the concept of a side chain and have mastered how to send
> channels 1 and 2 of one track to channels 3 and 4 of another so that the
> signal ducks down when a compressor is applied.
> But what else can you do with a side-chain besides audio ducking?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jes
>
>
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