Understanding Compression - Pt 2 - Sidechaining and Examples

In the second part of the mini-series, I show some specific examples of compression in my own project and then explain sidechain compression.

To get an idea of how the Maschine compressor can actually be used, I show instances of the effect on my drum group, bass, sample group, and finally the master bus.

For drums, the compressor adds some presence and fatness; for bass, it acts almost like a saturator, adding punch and some harmonics.

I use sidechain compression on the sample group to get a ducking/pumping effect. Here, learn how to select a sidechain input source and fine-tune it with gain and filter controls.

To finish the video, I show how the compressor can be used on the master bus.