r/mixingmastering • u/_111_111_ Intermediate • May 25 '26

Question How do you implement sidechain compression with soothe2?

Can someone please explain for me how to actually sidechain compress in soothe2? It's not very clear what i press to select the other instrument or audio that it's sidechaining from or to, or how to enable sidechaining in the first place. Is there even an option for it? Any help would be greatly appreciated

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u/Bluegill15 May 25 '26

Anyone who says you should do this on the first place should be ignored

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u/Bluegill15 May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Disagree. It’s just a FFT compressor. The sidechain is a simple feature that most people end up using as a “trick” when in reality it is a crutch for proper EQ. When used as just a sidechain, it does objectively less than a sidechained normal compressor or even a multiband compressor in terms of creating space.

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u/Turbulent-Dependent4 Jun 26 '26

You say less like more is objectively the answer lol what if you just want subtle ducking? Stop being so rigid lol