Insane Sidechaining with Duck by Devious Machines | Sidechain Tutorial

Check out Duck | Check out Plugin Deals | Access 3.5 million sounds w/ Loopcloud Free Trial | Check out the Sample Pack Used | Check out Devious Machines | In this video tutorial, Joshua Casper will show you the true power of sidechaining with Duck by Devious Machines. Duck is a dynamics processor with a volume envelope shaper that can be used as an LFO or it can be triggered by external sources; both audio and MIDI. Among the many great features of Duck, Joshua demonstrates the Trigger filtering and amount system to make sure on the precise parts of the trigger audio is triggering the volume shaper and the multiband functionality to make sure only the right frequency range is being effect and to the right degree. This tutorial focuses specifically on mixing the bass and kick drum, but surely you can just imagine the possibilities Duck brings to the table for mixing your music and even being creative! This plugin is truly something special. Easily make precise and surgical sidechaining for the perfect mix! About Duck by Devious Machines Perfect Sidechain Ducking Ducking, or sidechain compression, is one of the defining effects of modern music. From classic house to modern EDM, tracks by Daft Punk, Noisia and Eric Prydz ooze that pumping, ducking effect. So, whether you’re producing pumping house or broken beats, Duck delivers in seconds. Duck makes it easy to design a custom volume shape that repeats at a speed and depth of your choice, or use one of 58 presets to find new and inspiring effects. As well as sidechain compression Duck is capable of trance-gating, tremolo and any other volume effect you can think of. For more control, enable split band mode and adjust the separate low and high frequency controls. And Duck can be triggered with audio from a sidechain input or by MIDI notes, making it easier than ever for hip-hop and bass music producers. Why You Need Duck Instant sidechain pumping as soon as you load the plugin Cleaner, louder and more exciting mixes Choose from 8 preset curves or 58 creative and useful Duck patches Draw your own curves and rhythms to use now, or save them later Set the overall pump, or apply to low and high bands with adjustable crossover Run Duck in Repeat mode, or use sidechained audio or MIDI signals to trigger Smoothing control to remove clicks: including super-accurate pre-smoothing algorithm when in LFO mode Run on individual tracks, groups or your master bus for different pump effects Low CPU usage means you can run Duck on loads of tracks Mac and Windows: VST/AU/AAX plugin #DuckVST #DeviousMachines #PluginBoutique
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