Sidechaining and visuals

[okaygunter]

I've been trying to make the best FL project template for my production style for some time.
So far I have been sidechaining 4 busses (bass, melodic, fx and main reverb and delay send groups) in the mixer with a click that is not routed to the master, using a Fruity Limiter on each bus.
This has the quirk of having to adjust each compressor to get the result I want. I don't actually know if it's better to sidechain those groups differently or wheter they should be sidechained with the same exact settings.
I modified that template with a custom Control Surface setup, linking together the threshold, release, knee and curve type of all 4 bus sidechain compressors. This has the disadvantage of not seeing the values in ms/dB when adjusting through the Control Surface.
I've also tried using the Envelope Controller + Balance combo for more granular control (alá Mr. Bill), however I still don't know how I feel about it.

Is it beneficial to sidechain using just you ear or do you pay attention to exact values? What are your personal sidechaining techniques?

I know it might be a trivial thing to think about sidechaining this much, but I'd appreciate your feedback and opinions!

[ReedIndeed]

You should probably be adjusting the settings f...

[okaygunter]

ReedIndeed wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:42 pm You...