By ArKyve-31
Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:39 am
Although I'm having bug issues with Record, I still love Reason. Drop all tips and tricks here.
I'll start with this
Side-chain Compression as effect
Now I'll be honest, my technical vocab isn't always the best, I was self taught and I just hook stuff to other "stuff" knowing what it does but not know the correct "term".
Basically if you create a combinator add a mclass compressor, and a redrum, possibly a delay, to the combi and hook it up like this
-redrum stereo out to mclass comp's side chain
-Mclass output to Combi "from devices"
-Mclass input to Combi "to devices"
-Combi main output to your channel mixer
- Now the combi inputs will be hooked to whatever synth or sound you want. Lets say I'm using a thor, you hook the Thors out to the Combi's main input
It should look like this
now go into the redrum and find a real deep bass, and program a pattern with that bass drum lets say ever four steps, if you set the threshold all the way to the left, the ratio all the way to the left, set the attack all the way to the left (short attack) and release all the way to the left (longest release time). Now the bass drum with these setting will cut the sound (in this case the Thor, in and out and make it wobble or move) or least thats how i descibe it. You can use this for multiple things, i do it often to samples used for atmospheric effect, like air or white noise, but it gives it movement, and if you sync tempo in reason to your mpc the effect will move in time or on beat.
If i skipped a step or missed a part let me know
I'll start with this
Side-chain Compression as effect
Now I'll be honest, my technical vocab isn't always the best, I was self taught and I just hook stuff to other "stuff" knowing what it does but not know the correct "term".
Basically if you create a combinator add a mclass compressor, and a redrum, possibly a delay, to the combi and hook it up like this
-redrum stereo out to mclass comp's side chain
-Mclass output to Combi "from devices"
-Mclass input to Combi "to devices"
-Combi main output to your channel mixer
- Now the combi inputs will be hooked to whatever synth or sound you want. Lets say I'm using a thor, you hook the Thors out to the Combi's main input
It should look like this
now go into the redrum and find a real deep bass, and program a pattern with that bass drum lets say ever four steps, if you set the threshold all the way to the left, the ratio all the way to the left, set the attack all the way to the left (short attack) and release all the way to the left (longest release time). Now the bass drum with these setting will cut the sound (in this case the Thor, in and out and make it wobble or move) or least thats how i descibe it. You can use this for multiple things, i do it often to samples used for atmospheric effect, like air or white noise, but it gives it movement, and if you sync tempo in reason to your mpc the effect will move in time or on beat.
If i skipped a step or missed a part let me know
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Last edited by ArKyve-31 on Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.