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External assigns the external Key Input as the sidechain source (when Key Input is available). It lets you
trigger the compressor from another source and is used in ducking or when you want to trigger the compressor
with a signal from another instrument.
The Sidechain controls include a router to switch between sidechain sources: Internal, Pre-EQ, or External.
Default: Internal
Sidechain Filters
The sidechains can be filtered for High Pass, Low Pass, Band Pass, or Band Reject, so that compression or
gating can be triggered solely by the energy in a certain frequency range. When a sidechain filter is engaged, its
filter shape is indicated on the Frequency Response graph.
Range: HPF, LPF, BPF, BRF
Default: Comp: LPF; Gate: HPF
Frequency
Determines the cutoff frequency of the sidechain filter.
Range: 16 Hz to 21,357 Hz
Default: 733 Hz
BW
Controls the bandwidth of the band-pass or band-reject filters (in octaves) between the -3 dB points.
Range: 0.10 to 8.00
Default: 1.00
Sidechain Listen
To listen to the filtered (or external) sidechain, click the Listen control (horn icon). This passes the sidechain signal
to the plugin output for audition. This allows you to better locate the sidechain frequency that governs gain reduction.
GATE SIDECHAIN GRAPHIC DISPLAY
When the gate sidechain is active, its curve appears in the graph as a
blue line above a shaded area.