How is a trick to getting that famous Sidechain effect without using a compressor in Ableton Live. You are able to have more control over your sounds as well.
Huston Singletary explains and demonstrates the popular "pumping and breathing" effect used on countless electronic and dance tracks. Live 8's intuitive Compressor-Sidechain effect is explained and a custom preset is created in the studio showing the characteristics of this classic audio effect.
Here I download a drum loop from Soundsnap.com and open it in Ableton Live 7. I then crop the sample and use the new Slice to Midi feature. One done the audio is in a new Drum Rack with all the sounds on separate audio channels. I re-arrange the midi notes, add a Ping Pong delay and use the Drum...