#Sidechain compression fl studio 12 how to#

This will bring up 2 windows: Sytrus and a 'Channel settings' window. Click the Sytrus button inside of your Step Sequencer. Start off by linking your bass-line to Track 5 of the Mixer. Step 6: Apply Fruity Limiter to your bass-line Using the 'Pencil' tool (or Brush tool), 'pencil in' your bass-line as shown below: This should open up your Piano Roll window. Right click your Sytrus button and select 'Piano Roll'. Step 4: Create your bass-line inside your Piano Roll It is best to use a preset with long hold time. You can do this by either clicking through your entire preset collection using the 2 small left and right arrows located on the top right corner, or by simply right-clicking them with your mouse to get the entire collection overview. Right click your Kick button and select 'Fill each 4 steps' (or simple click on the 1st step of each one of the 4 bars)Д¬lick the Sytrus button (purple one), and find a preset called 'Conspiracy'. Step 2: Insert a Kick and select your bass-line Right click on any of the buttons (Kick, Snare, Clap, Hat) and insert a Sytrus.

Setting your Beats Per Minute (BPM) is optional, however I usually begin working at around 124-126 range. Step 1: Start a new project and insert SytrusДЄfter you start FL Studio, you should get a 'Step Sequencer' that looks something like the image below. It takes less time and fewer steps to achieve this task (just compare it to the long version of the tutorial for older versions of FL Studio, following this one). Sidechaning has been greatly improved in FL Studio 9 over the previous versions.

If you want to hear one of the best examples of sidechaning in action, just listen to some of the music by deadmau5. The easiest way to explain sidechaning is to actually hear it, however if you require an explanation, it is basically used to 'duck' certain sounds (bass-lines for example) in order to have other sounds more defined (kick for example).

#Sidechain compression fl studio 12 how to#

This tutorial will show you how to sidechain using FL Studio.