gating-ducking help plz.

[mehrad]

Hi all,

I'm a LE 8 user.
I have two tracks in a project both routing to the main output.I tried to use the expander/gate Dyn 3 on one of them (the target) and feed it's side chain input whith the incoming signal of the other track (source) in order to Duck it.
but whenever a signal comes into the sidechain,I here my traget track plays simultanesly with the source one..what I need is to revere the process of gating here..how can I achieve it with protools plugins ?

hope i could explain my aim well.

[ondruspat]

It sound clicked the button to monitor the side-chain input, just click it again....

[O.G. Killa]

Originally Posted by mehrad

Hi all,

I'm a LE 8 user.
I have two tracks in a project both routing to the main output.I tried to use the expander/gate Dyn 3 on one of them (the target) and feed it's side chain input whith the incoming signal of the other track (source) in order to Duck it.
but whenever a signal comes into the sidechain,I here my traget track plays simultanesly with the source one..what I need is to revere the process of gating here..how can I achieve it with protools plugins ?

hope i could explain my aim well.

Use the compressor instead of the gate...(Compressor/Limiter Dyn 3)

Set the threshold really low, attack very fast, release medium. Gain at 0, ratio 100:1. Whenever the signal is present in the side chain, it will pull the audio track down to the threshold level.

You'll have to play with it a little bit to get it just right. Maybe a 10:1 ratio will work better for you... maybe different attack and release settings or different knee settings.

But I use this all the time for listenback mics. I use a 1KHz sine wave on a track sent to the key input of the compressor on the listenback mic. I set the threshold to -60, attack 10us, ratio 100:1, release 1000ms. Whenever I hit play and the Sine wave starts playing, it effectively mutes/ducks the listenback mic so I can't hear it. As soon as I hit stop, the compressor opens up and the mic signal is heard again.

You can do the same thing to a lesser extent by playing with the threshold, ratio and att/rel settings.

[mehrad]

Tnx very much for quick replies friends