TECHNEWS IN ASSOCIATION WITH POINT BLANK’S PRODUCTION TIP OF THE WEEK FREE AUTO SIDECHAIN PLUGIN


DANIEL HERBERT SHOWS OFF HIS CUSTOM MAX FOR LIVE SIDECHAIN PLUGIN


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This week Daniel Herbert takes the reins:


“Everyone seems to be using


sidechain compression at some point in their productions and now it’s got a whole lot easier! We are giving you exclusive access to a Max for Live device called the Point Blank Auto Sidechain Device. This free plugin simplifi es the whole process and also offers you the ability to sculpt and shape the attack and release. This can be used to just tighten up the sound, or even help you achieve that killer groove and energy in your productions which you’ve been looking for. If you’re not sure what Sidechain Compression is about then check out Eric Prydz’ ‘Call on Me’ or ‘Human’ by the Killers and you can hear that classic pumping effect synced to the kick. Sidechain Compression has a whole variety of uses, whether


for practical mix purposes or for more creative reasons and the infamous pumping effect has long been synonymous with modern day dance music. It was a popular production technique during the ‘90s with the sound of French electro house, but if you check out any modern dance production chances are there is some form of sidechaining going on! This type of production techniques is covered on a number of Point Blank courses, and typically when creating this effect we’d just route the kick to the sidechain input of a compressor either inserted on a bus or individual channel. But with the Point Blank Auto Sidechain device we’ve simplifi ed the whole process for you, so you literally just drop the device in, and it instantly starts ducking the audio right on the beat; you can use it on pads, textures, sweeps, basses, beats, pretty much anything!


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