u/thesirblondie

Hi! First time using sidechain and I'm struggling a bit. I've got a dynamics processing set up on Bus A and a Send Side-Chain on Track 1 which connects to the Bus A dynamics processing. The Dynamics Processing is set up to have a 2000ms release time on both Level Detector and Gain Processor, yet as soon as it gets quiet on Track 1 the volume goes right back up.

The release seems to work alright most of the time, as if I lower the release I can hear the music go up and down between every word, but when the track is empty, the side chain seems to turn off. I've tried adding something to the track and turning the volume down, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.

I'm sure it's user error and something I'm not understanding, but I would be very happy if someone could help me figure out what the issues is so I can learn for the future!

I swear, I can be on the other side of the map and he'll ping me for half health.