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Pro-C side-chaining on an Return channel in Ableton
Robosapien — Jan 12, 2013
I've just tested this myself in Ableton 8, and indeed it simply doesn't seem possible in Ableton Live to send a signal to a side-chain of a plug-in on a Send channel!
Maybe it's a good idea to send Ableton a feature request about this. I don't see why this woudn't be possible...
Cheers
Floris (FabFIlter) — Jan 14, 2013
Is there any way to do this?
I want to side chain multiple signals using only one instance of the plug.
However, if Pro-C is sitting on the returnaux channel, the option to send the trigger audio to the VST on the return/aux does not appear on the drop down.
Help? I know how to do this with audio channels, no problem. But I think it could be useful to be able to dial in on the sends and maintaining the original signal volume. Perhaps this defeats the point of using the Pro-C, I don't know.
Any advice? I really am just looking for a way to cut down on CPU drain by just having one instance of the plug running rather than setting up multiple instances of it on each audio track I want to process.
Any replies appreciated.
Thanks!