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Duck a bass under the kick

Feed an effect's sidechain from another track so one sound ducks under another.

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Step by step

  1. 01

    Add an effect with a sidechain input to the track you want to duck, such as the bass.

  2. 02

    Open the insert's options menu and choose Sidechain.

  3. 03

    Pick the source track, such as the kick.

  4. 04

    If Sidechain is greyed out, that effect has no sidechain input.

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