Waves Multiband Compressor Sidechain

Let s briefly review the function of a compressor before getting into how to sidechain.

Waves multiband compressor sidechain.

Hey y all i m back with another video. This one s just an insight on the sidechaining process that i use in fl studio. Well for now i ll simply stick to ableton s sidechain compressor and use waves for everything else effect wise. Waves c6 user guide listen is used to monitor the sidechain.

The main job of an audio compressor job is to amplify attenuate the peak volumes of a track in order to create volumes closer to the overall average volume. Each band has a dedicated sidechain section for independent side chain control. A multiband compressor allows you to split a track into different frequency ranges called bands and compress them independently. This is my first ever tutorial video.

Building upon their beloved c4 multi band compressor the waves c6 gives engineers a powerful toolset. Read more about it here. The addition of a sidechain allows the compressor to react to external sources if you need to trigger the gain reduction. Source is used to choose the sidechain source.

Renaissance compressor is a classic warm compressor and expander with a simple optimized interface. The waves audio c6 multiband compressor commonly used for sidechaining. Hope you enjoy my links. This is a bit above beginner levels stuff and since i only h.

17th april 2012 7. I made this for the waves tutorial competition. All the features of the c4 are still present and have been augmented with two additional floating bands and a sidechain among other features. Internal external.

I prefer simply choosing an external source and saving the time though. The following information is taken from the waves renaissance compressor manual and has been adapted slightly to explain its usefulness and industry standard effectiveness as a side chain compressor. Softube also gave the 1973 mid side functionality giving engineers the ability to. Compression is triggered by an external key input.

Ideal for one stop vocal and instrument shaping the c6 multiband compressor plugin includes four crossover bands and two floating bands plus a sidechain feature. The waves audio c6 multiband compressor is an updated version of the company s c4 which for many years was the standard in multiband compressor plug ins.