Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 166)

Action Procedure
Open/close the effect
window
Press SHIFT + Button 2 ( EDIT ).
You will find more details on Plug-in operation in section Plug-in Overview . For more details on the
specific operations available for Native Instruments Effects, see Using Native Instruments Plug-
ins .
15.2.3. Using the Side-Chain Input
For certain Plug-ins, MASCHINE+ allows you to use a side-chain input to control how the effects
process the audio.
What Is a Side-Chain Input?
If we consider an effect unit that processes the signal incoming at its main input, side-chaining
means using a secondary signal (the “side-chain signal”) fed to a secondary input of the unit (the
“side-chain input”) to control the behavior of the processing. Usually, the amplitude of the side-
chain signal will determine
how much
the main signal will be processed by the unit.
In music production, the side-chain signal is most of the time another audio track of the project. A
common example is the use of the kick drum track as a side-chain for the compression of the
bass track: on each kick the compressor will compress the bass more, resulting in a typical
pumping effect between kick and bass that can be heard in various styles of dance music.
The Side-Chain Parameter Page
The following Internal, Native Instruments, and External Plug-ins support side-chaining:
• Internal Plug-ins: Compressor, Maximizer, Limiter, Gate, Filter.
• AU plug-ins (Native Instruments and External): Any AU plug-in with side-chain input.
• VST plug-ins (Native Instruments and External): Any VST plug-in with multiple inputs.
When you load any of these Plug-ins in a Sound or a Group, a
Side-Chain Input Parameter page
appears at the end of the page list.
Side-chaining is not possible at the Master level (i.e. if the Plug-in is loaded in a Plug-in slot
of the Master).
The Side-Chain Input page of the Compressor Plug-in in the Control area.
The SIDE-CHAIN INPUT page of the Compressor Plug-in
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